Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-06-18
Advance Bulletin Issued for General Publ
cation by the New England Meteor
illogical Society.
SUMMARY OF TIE WEATHER IN NEW ENG


LAND FOR MAY, 1891.
The weather for MAY, 1891, as de-
termned by the observers OF the New
England Meteorological Society. was
cool. dry and cloudy Eight cvclonic
areas influenced the weather during the
month, only one of them beiug Of mark
cd energy, and none severe with high
winds. There were no strong or rapid
barometrlc changes and the pressure
remained near the normal throughout
the month. One Of the cvcIonic areas
developed over New England and
passed ca>tcriy up our Coast one came
up the coast and faded over New Euo-
land one passed easterly over New
England in The form Of long trough
Ike depression four passed from the
lakes to the north Of New England
and oue-the fifth OF the month. and
the Only one Of energy, wa, formed
over the New Jersey coast by one
Storm from of the Florida coast and
another from over the lakes l. passed
up our coast on the l6ih-l eth, clvln.
heavy rams and ihunder,torms on the
10th, and rain with snow on the II th.
accompanied 10y moderately high
winds.
The temperature for the month was
about one degree below the normal.
The days were generally warm but the
nights were very cool and the tempera-
ture ranges were stroug and well mark
81, The minimum temperature oc-
Cured on the morning Of the 9th.
while nearly the whole uited States
Mere covered by a large cyclonic area.
and irostS occurred on the 18th. 9Th.
OH and 9TH, Low temperatures With
moderate irosts occurred on the 18TH
18th. 10th and 18th. while on the 18th
severe frost Was experienced through
ont New England Much damage Wa,
done by this freeze to fruit trees in
the southern Connecticut valley and 10
early Strawberries in Massachusetts
Damaging frosts were also felt on the
25d. 2ith. 18th aud 2sth The maxi
mum temperatures were generally on
the 10th or llth, the temperatures
recorded being over 50 degrees except
along the Immediate coast. At West
boro', Mass, over 30 degrees was re-
corded on each Of those days High
temperatures occurred also on the l4th,
22d aud 3lst
The precipitation was about t inches
below the normal. the greatest de-
parture being in the soulh-over II
inches, and the least departure i'll the
north. AT Portland, Me, it was slight
y above the normal and at Luuen-
burg, VT, only slightly below. The
departure from the normal was less
than would be expected considering the
severe drought, and can be explained
by the fact that nearly all the precipi-
tatlon fell on the 18th and 29th Light
rains fell on the 3D., 18th and 26th,
and in some localities occasional light
showers on a few other days, but in
general the rain of the 10th was the
only fall OF importance till near the end
of the month. Light snow squalls oc-
cured on the 9th and 18th.
Ga May lst at about FOG o'clock
an earthquake was felt in central New
England that in some localities is re-
ported as the most severe experienced
1t was the most severe in northeast
ern Massachusetts and southern New
Hampshire, where houses were shaken,
doors and lamps swung and dishes rat
tied. 1t is reported that the houses in
several places were so shaken as to
cause their occupants to rush from
them in terror. 1t is described as being
one shock followed by rapid vibration.
lasting for five or ten seconds.
The month opened with the spring
several days ahead of the average, but
the cool dry weather and lack of sun
shine has served to so check vegeta-
ton that it is probably now about the
average.
PRoF W. NJ. DAVIS,
J. WARREN SMITH,
Signal Corps, Assistant.
Cambridge. Mass, June 4th, 1891.