Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-07-16
Advance Bulletin Issued for General Publ
cation BY the New England Meteor
illogical Society.
SUMMARY OF TIE WEATHER IN NEW ENG
LAND FOR JUNE. 1891.

SUMMARY OF TIE WEATHER IN NEW ENG
LAND FOR JUNE, 1891.
The barometric pressure in New
England during the month Of June,
1891, was slightly below the normal,
with no rapid or extreme changes
Only FIVE areas of low pressure passed
near New England during the month,
all OF scarcely sufficient energy 10 de-
serve the name of cyclone. The range
OF the barometer during the whole
month was only about one half inch.
and was less than is many times regis
tered in well defined cyclone. No
high winds occurred except in short
squalls during thundcr-storns. The
general prevailing direction of the
wind was from the southwest.
The mean temperature and total pre-
cipitation for the whole OF New Eng
land departed very little from The nor
NAL Of the month. but there were IN
usual extremes of heat and cold and Of
drought and moisture. and at iudivid-
ual stations The departure OF the pre-
cipitation from the normal was quite
marked. being Al some places below
the normal and at others above. with
ont much connection as regards dis
tricts. High temperatures occurred
and heavy rains fell over the greater
part Of New England on the l~t-3i.
and thunder-storms were general. At
Cornwall. Vt, thunder storm oc-
CURED nj about 1 o'clock, T.. NJ. on
the lst. which is reported as being
the heaviest ever known there. o6
inches Of rain fell IN twenty minutes
At Lewiston, Me. tie thunderstorm
Of the ~, gave high northwest winds
and considerable hail
he general minimum temperature
for the month occurred on the morning
OF The 9th. and hard fro>ts were felt
on that morning as we'll a on the 9Th /,
doing considerable damage to straw
berries and garden crop. \ heavy f..
which prevailed over most low lands
checked the evil influence Of the frost
t. a great extent From the 18th to
the l6ln the weather was generally
clear, with the exception of clouds and
occasional rams on the ! It'll and 18th,
aud during that time westerly winds
prevailed and the temperature incrcas-
ed steadily from day to day 1t reached
deariy loo degrees on the 18th aud
10th throughout New Englaud,a degree
Of heat not generally reached at any
time during June and especially so
early III the month.
Ihunderstorms occurred on the 10th
and l1th. and with the shift OF wind
10 eas;erly the temperature tell rapidly
Cloudy threatening weather with east
erly winds and general rain prevailed
until the 23i, being very heavy during
the thunder storms on the 22d In
Rhoie Island considerable damage
MAS done on that date by water As the
rain fell in torrents for about half an
hour. General unsettled weather with
light rain and low temperatures con
tinurd till the end OF the month.
On the 18th. a thunderstorm moved
easterly over New England, at the
rate Of about fifty miles an hour, which
developed q good deal Of energy till it
crossed the Connecticut river valley
then il spread out and decreased in en-
ergy as il neared the coast. Consider
able hail fell near llartland, W., and
OF Chicopee, Mass. the hail was severe.
Hail stones were found that measured
over one inch in diameter. At Fisk
dale. Mass, LIZ inches Of rain fell in
p minutes. AT East Haddam, Coun
team of eight oxen was struck by
Lightning and five OF them killed
The month closed with poor hay
making weather, nut with the best
prospects for all crops that was seen
at any time during the month. Early
grass and that on old fields was light
and generally past being influenced by
the most favorable weather. and it was
being harvested as fast as possible in
the south, but late grass and all hoed
crops and grain were growing well with
prospects OF an abundant yield ahead.
he fruit prospects were very good at
the close of the month
PRoF W. NJ. DAVIS,
Director.
}. WARREN SMITH,
Signal Corps. Assistant