The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-21
METEOROLOGICAL SUMMARY.
statistics OF Montnnn Weather Furnished
by Observer Glass.

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| The temperature for tho month OF jan
uary, IN Montana, ns furnished by Obgerver
| Glass; waa considerably above the normal.
Tho moan temperature for the state was
1873; for the western portion 22.S; for the
| eastern portion AL. The highest moan
temperature occurred nt Great Falls. 325;
lowest at Camp Poplar River, 49, Maxi
| mum temperature for tho month, S6 at
Great rails on the 9th; minimum temper
ature, 46 below zero ut Powder Eiyer on
the 18th. January was noted for tho un,
| usual mild weather in the western por-
ton OF the state with tho exception
of cold spell from tho 9Th to
the 10th. the coldsat weather occurring
on the ioth and nth. The temperature
ranged IL below zero at Helena, to 81 be-
| low zero at the college of Montana, Deer
Lodge. This cold spell was general
| throughout the state Three unusually
warm waves passed over the western por-
ton OF the state. occurring on the 14th, 10th
| And 9th. The latter was general throughout
the state. some stations recording the high
eht temperature on record. The eastern
portion feporta temperature ranging below
zero from the Sth to the Goth. The most
severe weather occurred on the 18th and
| 10Th, when tho temperature was 40 below nt
Fort Buford, Al below at Fort Keoph, AZ be-
low at Camp Poplar river. 43 below nj Glen
dive, 45 below at Miles City and 4G below
at Powder river.
| The wind was very mild throughout the
stase. No blizzaros occnrred during the
month Highest wind veocties reported
are sixty miles per honr from the northwest
4 on the 2lHt, as Assinbbine; forty two miles
| from the southwcst on the 21st at Helena;
| thirty-eight miles from the west on the 10th
at Fort Buford, and twenty-four miles
| City.
| Among the miscellaneous phenomena re-
ported was an anrora on the 9th observed
at Boulder, Fort Buford and Glendiye. An
earthquake was reported at Virginia City
(no date given. Lunar halns were OBJ
served on the I1th, 14th, 15th 18th and 9lst.
Solar halos were observed on the lOyh.
/ General remarks by observers, relative to
crops, grazing. storms, high winds, drouths,
and other phenomena are included in OBJ
server Glass report. The observer at
Assinaboine says: n he cattle in this vicinity
were treated with excellent weather during
the whole month, and stockmen are happy.
There were from trace to three inches Of
snow OH the ground from the 7th to the
2sth, and no blizzards during the month.
The highest temperature ever recorded
here in January occurred ON the 10Th, when
the maximum temperature reached 5G de-
grees. Regular unadulterated California
weather has been prevailing here the past
two weeks"
The Glendive observer saye ''Stock of
all klndS are IN good condition, and plenty
Of feed in sight. Yellowstone river closed
Nov. lG, and is still bridRed. On the 10Th
the temperature rose So degrees in six
hour6."
Dearborn canyon observes says: "Pre-
vailing direction of the wind. from the
west, and generally high from nine a. m. to
five p. m. No snow on the ground. Grass
good and abundant. Stock grazing and
are doing we'll. Snow, apparently, con-
tlnually falling In the mountains.'
The Great Fails observer says: with the
exception Of one cold wave, between the
9th and 10th, this has been an exceptional
warm and pleasant month";
LivlnRston's observer says: yellowstone
river open the entire month"