The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-07-10
NEW ENGLAND WEEKLY WEATHER
CROF1 RTrTIETIN.
Reported for the BANNER by the New England
Meteorological Society," cooperating With the
United States Signal Services

CROP BULLETIN.
iRenorted for the BANNER by the New England
Meteorological Society, cooperating With the
United States SignalSerYiees
The barometrlc pressure in New Eng
land 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 sum
cient energy to deserve the name OF cy-
clone The range of the barometer dur
ing the whole month was only about one
half inch, and was less than is many
times registered in weA-detined cy-
clone no high winds occurred except
in short SQUALLS during thunderstorms.
The general prevailing direction OF the
wind was from the southwest.
The mean temperature and total pre-
oipitation for the whole of New England
departed very little from the normal of
the month, but there were unusual ex-
tremes Of heat and cold and of drought
and moisture, and at individual stations
the departure of the precipitation from
the normal was quite marked, being at
some places below the normal and at
Others above, without much connection
as regards districts. High temperature
occurred and heavy rains fell over the
greater part of New England on the LIST
3rd, and thunder storms were general.
At Cornwall, vt, thunderstorm oc-
CURED at about o'clock, p. M, on the
LIST, which is reported as being the heav-
lest ever known there; LOG inches OF
rain fell in twenty minutes. At Lewis
ton, Me-, the thunderstorm of the 2nd
gave high northwest winds and consider
able hail
The general minimum temperature for
the month occurred ON the 9th and
hard frosts were felt ON that morning as
well as on the morning of the 9th, doing
considerable damage to strawberries and
garden crops. A heavy fog which pre-
vailed over most low lands checked the
evil influence of the frost. to great ex-
tent From the 9TH to the 10th the
weather was generally clear, with the ex-
ception of clouds and occasional rains on
the 18th and 18th, and during that time
westerly winds prevailed and the tenn
perature increased steadily from day to
day. 1t reached nearly 100 degrees on
the 18th and 10th throughout New Eng
land. a degree of heat not generally
reached at any time during June, and
especially so early in the month,
Thunder storms occurred on the lOth
and 18th, and with the shift OF wind to
sasterly, the temperature fell rapidly.
Cloudy, threatening weather with east
erly winds and general rain prevailed mn
til the 23rd, being very heavy during the
thunder storms on the 22nd. In Rhode
island considerable damage was done on
that date by water, as the rain fell in
torrents for about half hour. General
unsettled weather with light rain and
low temperatures continued till the end
of the month.
On the Goth a thunder storm moved
easterly over New England at the rate of
about fifty miles an hour, which devel /
oped a good deal of energy till it crossed
the Connecticut river valley, then it
spread out and decreased in energy as it
neared the coast. Considerable hail fell
near Hartland, vt, and at Chicopee,
Mass, the hail was severe. AT Fiskdale,
Mass, LIZ inches of rain fell in 20 min
utes. At East Haddam, Conn.,, team
of eight oxen was struck by lightning
and five of them killed.
The month cooled with poor hay-mak-
ing weather, but with the best prospects
for all crops than 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 was
growing well with prospects of an abund-
ant yield ahead. The fruit prospects
were very good at the close of the month.
PROF. w. NJ. DAVIS, Director.
J. WARREN SMITH, Assistant.
Cambridge, Mass, July 3rd, 1891.