Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-04-16
Advance Bulletin Issued for General Publ
cation by the New England Meteor
illogical Society.

SUMMARY OF TIE WEATHER IN NEW ENG
LAND FOR MARCH, 1891.
The month Of March was notable for
the following gereral features. LIST
The rortherly direction of the path Of
the cyclones during the first half of
the month. The first cyclone of the
mouth moved from the lower Missis-
sippi Nally to the lakes on the 4th.
while the second came from the gulf
up our coast on the 4th and 9TH. giving
one OF the heaviest SHOWS of the win
ter During this storm the snowfall
within few miles of the coast was
nearl y double that in western New
England. The third cyclone came
from the lower Mississippi Valley also.
reaching the lakes on The 9th Of the
month. This like the first was fol-
lowed by another which running I'D
the coast on the 9th and 10th gave
heavy rain and snow accompanied in
Connecticut hy severe thunder storm
2d-The southerly trend of the cyclones
during the last half Of the month
The sth, 9th and llth cyclones moved
easterIy of the Middle Atlantic coast
on the 2l>t, 23rd and 18th respective
~. 3rd-The spell of continuously
cloudy threatening weather with
strong easterlv winds from the 10Th TO
the 2ith, acc mpanyine the passage Of
poorly defucd cyc!ouic area over
New England on the 18th. 20th. and
,he passage of the sth and 9th cyclones
of the middle coast ith-The spell
OF nearly clear weather with stroug
temperature ranges from the 2jih to
the end OF the month, during which
tame The seventh Anti cyclone OF the
month hung per,i,tently over tile
eastern lakes aud New England
Inc average temperature for the
month was very near the normal.
The minimum occurred on the ~ and
ranged from l6 degrees above zero IN
the souh To- ~ degrees below in the
north. TIN maximum ranged from -
a. % degrees and occurred it, different
localities on the S,h. llth. 18th. 22i,
23l, -ath, Or 3Oth The precipitation
wa, about one inch above the nurnat.
bclng heaviest near the coast The
snowfall Was from five t. - inches.
The number If rainy DAYS was below
the normal and there VA, an excess Of
sunshine notwithstanding the prccIpta-
tpn was above the average
The season i somewhat ahead Of
the average. Ponds and rivers have
opeued from seven to fifteen iays
earlier than usual and the frost is
coming ont of the ground well. In
the north there i a good deal Of
snow on the ground in the woods
aud some ~ the fields III drifts aud
little has been done on the land But
N the south the snow hat practically
disappeared AT the end Of the month
and some farm work was being done
me dry weather put some high land
IN condition for ploughing and some
gardening i being done, peas planted
and early potatoes put in. The cool
weather durlng the month has been
beneficial 70 the fruit beds BY preyen.
ng too early gg0W'' n. s,aar
',''N'' M a very poor season till
! tnc last few days of the month, and
very little has been made except in the
more favored localities. The snow is
deep vet in the woods in the northern
sugar making region, 50 much 50 a.
to make it very difficult TO get about.
and with favorable weather Il good
crop will be secured. Robins, spar
rows aud other birds have appeared in
good numbers.