Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-10-15
TIE WISCONSIN WEATHER SERVICE.
In cooperation with v. S. Department of Agri-
culture, Weather Bureau HetoroIogI-
cal Summary for September, '9I.
Bulletin No Y.

The rainfall in Wisconsin during Sep
tember was much below the normal.
In the south central and southwest
counties the deficiency was from 3 to 4
inches. When 1t is stated that the nor
NAL for those counties is from 4. 3 to 4. 9
inches, it will be seen how light the act
ual precipitation was. In the remain
ing portion of the state it was from to
2 5nches less than the normal. In the
counties bordering on Green Bay the
deficiency was the least.
At Crandon. on the 18th, 2 inches of
rain fell between ii a. m. and 5. p. m.
The temperature averaged about 6
degrees above the normal over the
whole state. During the 1st and 2nd
low pressure area passed over the state,
raising the temperature on the morning
of the End to degrees above the nor
NAL. 1t was followed by high pres
sure area, clear weather and northwest
winds. and the morning of the 4th des--
tructive frosts occurred. Much corn
and buckwheaf were killed. The tenn
perature fell TO 20 degrees below the
normal, ice forming in the interior of
the state. The lowest temperature re-
corded was q degrees. at Florence, on
the 4th. The temperature remained
below the normal until the 10th On
the 14th high pressure area took posi-
ton in the southeast part of the count
~. As a result the winds were soon
blowing from the southeast, and by the
morning of the 18th the warm air of the
Gulf had been forced up into Wisconsin
and other Northwest states, raising the
temperature above the normal. From
this time until the 25th, this high pres
suIe occupied practically the same ter
ritory, and the flow of heat was uninter-
rupted for ten days. From the 10th to
18th inclusive there was not day that
the temperature did not equal or exceed
80 degrees at some of the Observation
stations in Wisconsin. The highest
temperature recorded, 90 degrees. was
at Whitehall, in the west contral part of
the state, on the 18th. The records
show that no such degree of heat has
prevailed for such length of time dur
ing the past 20 years.
Frost occurred as follows: Amherst
2nd and 9Th, Appleton 4th and 9Th,
Baraboo 4th. Barron 1st and 9Th, But
ternut 2nd TO 18th, inclusive, Cadiz 5rd
and 4th, Embarrass 4th and 18th, Flor
ence 4th, 9th, 9Th, 14th and 26th. Fond
du Lac 4th, Hammond 29th, Hayward
4th and 8th, Hillsborough 4th, Honey
Greek 4tb. OconOmowoc 5th. Oconto 3rd
and 18th. Osceola 3rd and 4th, Oshkosh
4th, Poshngo 14th. Shewano 4th. Black
River Falls 4th, 5h, 9TH, 9Th, 9th, 10th,
Goth, and 30th and Weston 4tb, 29tb,
and 30th.
Hail was reported as follows: Barron
14th, Butternut 14th, Osceola 14th and
Watertown 2Sth.
A meter was observed at Harvey on
the oath.
Auroras were observed at Appleton
on Sth, 18th and 18th, fairfield 9th;
Butternut 9th; Cadz 9th; Embarrass
9th; Hammond 9th; Harvey Sth 9th and
9th; HedfoId 3rd and 9th; Oconomowoc
9Th; Oconto 3rd, 9Th and 9th Osceola
28th; Poshtigo 2nd, Ord, Sth, 9th, and
10th; Shawano 9th; Westteld 9th and
10th; Waukesha 18th and Weston 9Th.
Solar halos were observed at Hills
borough on 10th and Weston on 9Th
Lunar halos were observed at Harvey
on the goth; Hedford IA and 18th; Os-
ceola 23rd Westfeld 23rd and Weston
18th.
Forest fires have ragged fercely over
large areas in the northern portion of
the state, from 14th TO 9th, when they
were ex;inguished by rain. Consider
able damage was done TO standing TIM
Der andhay and crops that were in stack.
WILLIS L. MOORE,
Director Wisconsin Weather Service.
Milwaukee, Wis, Oct Sth, 81.
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