Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-03-17

CO OPERATING WITH rae L. ;. DEPART
MEST or AGRICULTURE, WEATHER
BUREAU
The special phenomena for the month
Of February in New England were the
heavy snowfails during the first part.
the low temperatures during the mid
die and the protracted period OF cloudy
weather, northeast winds aud nearly
uniform temperature during the latter
part. The weather was controlled by
seven cyclones and the same number
of antiryclones. Most OF them we're
well defined and exerted marked in
huence on our weather and tempcra-
;ure. Three of the cyclones passed
down the st. Lawrence valley 10 the
north Of New England. two moved
across from west 10 east. one iadcd
away to the south OF New England aut
one lay over the middle Atlantic coast
at the end of The month
Tie MAXIMUM pressure occurred On
the 21th-2sth with the last anti, ycloue
over Canada. The center Of this area
was far 10 the north and was over $l.l
Inches Over sos inches were record
ed IN northern New England The
minimum pressure ed on the
ll.h-l2th, with the third cyclone
Thu, torm came from the northwest
over tue Lakes and across central New
England from west TO east snd then up
the coast with greatly increasing en-
ergy; the pressure fell below - o
inches in New England and below = =
over tile st. Lawrence Gait Thus tile
range ior the month was unusually
.arge
The mean temperature al Il ose ,ia-
ton, having records for more than Tub
wears was about , degrees above the
normal. THIS excess Of Temperature
was general over the entire United
States the monthly weather bulletin
issued by the /. ;. Department # AZ
riculture. Weather Burcan. shows That.
with the exception of small area IN
the middle Atlantic slope the temper
ature ranged from to 9 degrees ,itr
day above the normal. the greatest rx-
cess being ID the central valleys The
daily and monthly ranges If tempera-
,ure were BOT large and The DAY tenn
/ petatures averaged lower aai the night
temperatures higher than usual.
The maximum temperature for the
month ranged from i3 to "a degrees :;
II was generally highest in Maine on
the goth, in New Hampshire and Yer
mott on the PA or 25d. in eastern
Massachusetts on the 18th or 18Th ana
( III other sections on the Sth 18th or
I'D. HE minimum occurred general
y Oh the 18th in the northern Dalf and
on the 9th. 18th, or l.th in the south
ern; il ranged from ? degrees above
zero 70 zero in the south ana from zr-
70 TO % degrees below in the north.
HE total precipitation was from one
TO two inches below the average over
New England and the southern and
/ middle Atlantic states a. well As over
the section to The west Of the Rocky
MCuntaius. More than the usual
amount Of rain or snow fell over the
: greater part OF the Lake region aud
4 from Texas north To the Missouri val
ley. Ia New England from To 10
4 inches o. snow fell during the mon Ii
in the southern sections. from To %
inches 10 the central, and from , to
50 inches III the northern In the south
not more Than trace OF snow ha> lam
f, on the ground for any number Of ia,
at a time although II is not generally
| considered that the crops haze been in
/ juriously affected at Bristol. K. l..
there was little or 10 frost in The
ground al the end Of the month. In
: the central districts from to 5 inches
lay on the ground on the 18th aud a
trace on the 29th. In the north there
Was covering Of from to , - feet
, Oh the l5th and from 6 TO 3 inches at
, the end of the month The storm OF
the llth-l2th was especially severe IN
the western aud northern districts, be-
| lug badly drlfted in places. At Calais.
Me. the fall during this storm was 80
, inches.
An ice storm was noted at Peterbo-
70, y. H., on the eth Bluebirds were
seen at VoIuutown, Conn. on the 18th.
robins at >trattord, n H, on the
22d and wild geese were seen flyiug
north at East Machias. Me, on tile
10Th. The aurora on the 18th was no
ted throughout New England aud was
Que Of the most remarkable on record