Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-02-18
Advance Summary for New England for
January, 1892. Issued for General Pub
location BY the New England Meteorolog-
ical Society,

COOPERATING WITH THE S. DEPART
MENT OF AGRICULTURE, WEATHER
BUREAU.
The year 1892 opened in New Eng
land with a month characterized by
unusually high maximum temperatures
and excessive ranges in temperature,
abnormal warmth ia the northern. sec
tons, large number of rainy days and
deficient snowfall. Ten cyclouic and
eight anti-cyclonic areas determined
the weather for the month. Three Of
the cyclones passed TO the north Of
New England. two across from west
to east and two from south to north,
one faded away to the west Of New
England. one moved from the Gulf of
Mexico up our eastern coast and one
passed from the Lakes to the south Of
New England aud then up the coast.
The highest pressure occurred on the
10th lth aud 18th. with the fourth
and fifth anti-cyclonic areas respective
ly. and the lowest Oh The 6th-7th dur
ing the passage of the second cyclone
Of the month which passed directly
across New England from south to
north.
The mean temperature at those sta
tons having records for more than ten
wears was about , degrees above the
normal; VARYING from "a above in
Maine to o. above in Connecticut.
The monthly crop bulletin issued BY
the National Bureau shows that an
area extending from southwestern New
England over the Middle States and
over Mississippi valley was from to
6 degrees below TIE normal. and that
over New Eugland, the Upper Lakes
and the Northwest it was warmer than
usual, the greatest excess above the
normal being over y degrees in the
upper Missouri valley. The daily
ranges were generally neither large nor
rapid; the most rapid fall of tempera-
ture occurred on the 10Th with the
sharp and sudden cold wave which
spread from Manitoba over the eastern
part OF our county. At Blue Hill OBJ
servatory the temperature fell - dogs.
I in the five hours following 6 A. NJ. at
/ Hartford. Conn. fall oc 20 degs
was registered between } and A. VI.
The maximum temperature in north
ern New England occurred on the "a
or 3rd-from A. dogs. 10 81 degs. and
/ over the other districts on the lih.
1t rose steadily though SLOWLY from a
low minimum IN the llth To from -
degs. TO 60 legs. on the l4th. then
fell steadily through the noon Of the
18th and with but slight rise on the
10th TO very low minimum on the
morning of the 9Th. The lowest for
the month occurred at different places
on the 10Th. llth, 18th. 2Uth. aud
| 9th. aud from 10 to - deg, below
zero in the north, making the range
for the month very large.
The total precipitation was nearly
one inca above the normal, the greater
part falling during the fir; half of the
month. The fall WAS heaviest Id the
central district, and least along the
coast and IN the northwest. The area
! OF excessive rainfall extended from
central New England sou,herlv To the
Gulf varying from one inch above nor
NAL in New England to II inchc,
above ii Alabama where consi,ierahl,
damage was done BY floods. In the
central Mississippi and lower Ohio val.
ieys and eastern Lake region the fall
was below the average. From four
or ten inches of snow fell in the south
and from one 10 two feet in the north.
In the southern coast districts the
ground was bare during the greater
part of the month. the most Of the snow
coming on the 9th and remaining on
the GROUND but few DAYS. In III.
central and northern sections the
ground was well covered from the 9Th
to the 18Th. and with varying amounts
from the 10Th to the end of the month
Some northern sections report about a
foot Of snow at the end OF the month
while In the central sections snow
ice and bare ground alternate The
exposure Of the fields aud the freezing
and tha"ing to which they have in
man, Cases been subjected have work ed
some injury to grass and fall grains.
One report Of thunder was heard a,
stratiord, n. H.. at | AN. on the Sd,
during thick foggy weather. and a,
Provincetown. Mass. between 8 and
9r. NJ, on the 2jth. distant lightning
from cloud bank low in the south
I southeast was observed.
PROF. w. NJ DAVIS.
Director.
j. WARREN SMITH.