The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-03
OCIOBER METEOROLOGY.
Summary of the Virgin State Weather
Service.

Service.
LYNCHBURG, VA, Dec. 2.-Folowing
is the monthly meteorological summary Of
the Virginia State Weather Service for
the month Of October:
Temperature degrees -Average month
~ mean, So; highest monthly mean.
els, at Hampton and Norfolk, lowest
monthly mean, $40 at Wytheville. maxi
mum temperature, 50. at Ashland and
Avon, on the 9th; minimum temperature
10. al Big Stone Gap and Lexington, on
the 30th greatest local monthly range
So. az Big Stone Gap; least local monthly
range. 81, at Cape Henry; average local
monthly range, sos: greatest average
daily range, PSI, at Big Stone Gap: least
average daily range H., at Cape Henry;
mean average daily range, 2o.3
Average daily departure from the nor
NAL temperature for month of October:
At Norfolk OIL degrees below; at Lynch
burg, IA degrees below; at Washington,
ID. c., 90 degrees below.
During the month OF October. the tenn
perature has averaged slightly below the
normal throughout the State. The warm
est periods We're on the 9th, and 2ith,
and 18th. The coolest periods We're the
10th TO 18th, and Both and 3lst. with freez-
ing temperature on the latter dates, eX-
cept on the coast.
Precipitation dnches) - Average from
IS stations total monthly precipitation.
563; greatest monthly, l26l, at Avon;
least monthly ,2.I0. at Cape Henry; greatest
amount in q consecutive hours, $50. at
Avon, on the 18th
The following stations report 200 inches,
or more. IN any p consecutive hours:
Alexandria, 2.36, on 18th and 18th; Ash
land. 2.69, on 18th and 18th; Avon, $50, on
18th; Bedford City, 200 on 18th; Big Stone
Cap, 290. on 18th; BIrdsnest, 2.3), on 18th;
Dale Enterprise. 2.lS. on 18th, and 2.SO. on
10Th and 2lst, Charlottesville, 23i, on
18th and 1ith, Falls Church, pa. on 18th
and l4th Irwin, 225. on 18th and 18th;
Iynchburg. go on 18th, end IA, on 2Jth
and 2lst; Marion. 200, on 18th; Richmond,
2O7. on I'D Salem, pol. on 18th and 18th;
Saluda. $40. on 22d: Spottsville, 3.59, on
22d; Stanardsyille 3.4S, on 18th; stanton,
2.S6. on 18th; Stephens city 2.53, on 18th
and 14th; Warsaw, 3.0j. on I'D and 20;
Wytheville, 295 on 18th. Woodstock, ~
on 18th: Christiansburs. 200, on l5th'
Clarksvine. 200, on 18Th, Buchanan, 2zH,
on 18th; and Riverton, 3O5, on 18TH ana
14th.
Departure from the normal precipation
for month OF October-At Norfolk' l.0o
inches below; at Lynchburs, 80 lnchea
above. oo, ,..,,,
Tbe number OF days on which 0.0l inch,
or more Of rainfall occurred aFerh6eu
0or 3S stations) and ranged from = d.
l,ynchburg and 1 at Hampton.
The amount OF rainfall over the state
during the month OF october aVeFaseu
about one and a half inches above me nor
NAL. but ranged from only about l"o
inches on the coast 10 over Twelve iHcHe9
in a portion OF Nelson county; II was
generally below the normal in the coast
region and was heaviest in the middle
piedmont section. Light rains occurred on
tho 1st. general rains on the 4th ana ON,
general and excessive rains on the l3th ana
iith. heavy general rains on the 2Dth 10
the ord and moderate general rains on
the 9th and 18th.
Misunderstanding direction northeast
solar balos-On the l2th at Lynchburs'
and 10Th at Irwin. ,...
Lunar halos. At Lynchburg on the l'tn'
Thunder-storms. On the 10Th 40 Big stone
Gap; 2lst. at Avon Dale Enterprise ana
18th at Ashland and Saluda.
Frost-First light frosts were reported ~
Stephens City on the %; Charlottess ne
on the 3D.: Bedford City, Big Stone Gap
Lexington, Salem, and Lynchburs on the
18th. Hampton, on the nth; NottoWay
G. H.. on the 18th: stanton. on the lsth'
Birdsnest, on the oath, and BlacksDurs'
on the 18th. First killing frosts were re-
ported on the lGtn, at Ashland ana
Wvtheyille: nth. at Birdsnest BlacksDurs
Dale Enterprise, Fails Church fIede-
ricksburg. Lexington. Petersburg, hich-
mond Saluda. Spottsville. stanton, and
warsaw; 18th, at BIG stone Gap. Salem
and stephens City: and 30th, at Avon,
Bedford CITY. Charlottesville, irwin, Ma
rion. Lynchburg. NOttoway c. H., and
Stanardsville.
MISUNDERSTANDING temperature tor =
years.. co.,: average for this October, 0DA;
Highest average, g.2, in 1881, lowest ave-
rage 500. I'm 1856 Average total precipita-
ton for October. 5.9l total during this
october, 40; greatest monthly. LBS, IN
1891: least monthly. 900. in 1884.
Irwin.-Very high wind with rain on the
18th. James river overlooked its banks
on the 18th and 23d, damaging corn on
the lowlands
SpOttsviiie.-High winds on 18th and 18th.
causing some damage 10 crops. Large
amount OF rainfall during the month, but
I'm the main was favorable for farm work.
Warsaw.-We have had a good month
seeding our wheat, and II has terminated
well.
Railroad Earnings.
The earnings OF the Richmond and Pc