Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-01-07
WEATHER REPORT FOB 1891.

WEATHER: NO or clear Gays In
Jan. lesr fair. 10; cloudy. IL, hazy L.
IN b. 1t will be remembered that a
hazy atmosphere can occur on either a
fair ur cloudy day. For example, this
hazy day was the 9th, which was also
cloudy. 1t is hoped that this will
obviate any misunderstanding Feb.
clear, IL; fair, 9; cloudy, s; hazy, L.
Mar, clear, IA; fair, 5; cloudy. y; hazy
l. Apr. clear, Ia; fair. s; cloudy, 5;
lazy, 8. May, clear, 4; fair Is; cloudy
8; hazy. IL. June, clear. 8; fair, 8;
cloudy, IA; hazy, o. July, clear, s; fair
IL; cloudy, s; hazv, 1. Aug, clear, 20,
fair. s; cloudy. 8; hazy 4. Sept. clear,
8; fair, %; cloudy, z; hazy, Is. Oct,
clear, 81; fair. s; cloudy, S; hazy, 5.
Nov, clear. II; fair, 9; cloudy, 9: hazy,
Z; Dec, clear, 16; fair, s; cloudy. z;
hazy. g. Total for the year. clear, 142,
fair, 125; cloudy, IS; hazy 81. Although
the figures for the respective months
differ greatly from those of last year,
the totals are nearly the same.
ELECTRIC, Ere. Number of days
| with thunder. so; with lightning, 127.
This enumerates both the displays
known rs heat lightning, and those
accompanied with thunder. The great
est number of electrical phenomena
occurred in September. No displays
were nUted during the months of Jan.
aud Feb. This great amount of light
ming is accounted for when one reflects
, that flash is visabIe at distance of
about two hundred miles. a very
brilliant meteor was seen in the south
east ON the Oath of Oct, at l1:55 p. m..
at an elevation of about 35 deg. above
! the horizon. near which point it ex
ploded, making fine display.
HALos, Ere: Number of rainbows,
L.. Or these were in the west and l3
| in the east. Number of lunar halos
aud corUna, s; solar llalos and parheiia,
8. Comparatively few mirages were
seen.
WIND: Number of days with high
] wind 90, with light wind 2S3, calm 83.
II -
tember the most windy-tile velocity by
days being as follows: jan, high q
light D, calm l. Sept, high l9, light s..
calm 3. More deiulte observations OF
the winds velocity were taken than is
expressed by the adjrctives high and
Light" but these must suffice, as
exhaustive figures would occupy too
much space. Direction by days: Wind
south az, west 20, northwest 42. north
east 81, southwest 36, southeast So.
| The above eight numbers plus 33 calm
days equal 365. Prevailing direction
Feb southeast, Mar. north, Apr.
northwest. Hay southeast. June, July
Aug. and Sept. south, Oct. north. Nov.
west, Dec. south.
| TEMPERATURE: jan, warmest day,
zSth, mean temperature 43 deg; coldest
day 10th, mean tenn. II deg. Feb,
W. d. z3d, m. t. 81 deg, C. d. z5th, m.
t. 10 deg. Mar. W. d. 18th, m. t. SO
deg, C. d. sd, m. t. e.deg. Apr, w.d.
zeth, m. t. II deg. C. d. 1st, m. t. 33
deg. May, W. d. 3Ist. m. t. 70 deg; c.
d. zIst, m. t. 4o deg. June.w. d. z5th,
m. t. 81 deg; C. d. 9th, m. t. So deg.
July,w. d. zIst. m. t. 81 deg; C. d. 9TH.
m. t. 63 deg. Aug.,w. d. 9Th, m. t. 90
deg; c. d. z6th, m. t. 65 deg. Sept,
| w. d. IS. m. t. IS deg; C. d. z9th. m. t.
So deg. Oct.,w. d. ed, m. t. n deg;
C. d. 9Th, m. t. 81 deg. Nov. .w.d. 4th,
m. t. 66 deg; C. d. zzd, m. t. 20 deg.
Dec. W. d. Ist, m. t. SO deg; C. d,z5th,
. m. t. Iz deg. Maximum temperature,
IoI deg. at noon on Aug, sth; minimum
temperature, S degrees below zero or
. Mar sd. Greatest rise In twelve hour:
! 4s deg, on Apr. nth; greatest fall II