The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-23
A YEAR WITHOUT A SUMNER.
Remarkable Weather Experienced
4 IN the United states During 1916.

Il Remarkable Experienced
IN the United states During 1916.
\ correspondent OF the Louisville
COurier-Jomndl is reminded, by the
storms and cold of the past
week or so, that the year 1916 was
called the Year Without a Summer"
Few persons now living can recollect
it: but it was the coolest even known
throughout Europe and America. The
following is a brief abstract of the
weather during the year:
January was mild-so much so as to
render fires almost needless in par
lors. December previous was very
cold.
February was not very cold: with
the exception OF a few days it was
mild like its predecessor.
March was cold and b~oistcrous dur
ing the first part OF it; the remainder
was mild. a great freshet on the
Ohio and Kentucky rivers caused
great loss of property.
April began warm. but grew colder
rs the month advanced, and ended in
NOW and ice With a Temperature
more Ike winter than spring.
Many was mOrr remarkable for
frownS than her smiles. Buds and
flowers were frozen: ice formed halt
al inch thick. corn was killed, and
the fields were again and again plant
ed until deemed too late.
June was the coolest ever known in
this latitude. Frost. ice and snow
were common. Almost every green
thing was killed. Fruit was nearly
all destroyed. snow fell TO the depth
OF ten inches in Vermont. sever inches
in Main AMI three inches in New
York aud also in Massachusetts. Con-
siderable damage was done at New
Orleans in consequence of the rapid
rise in the river: the suburbs were
covered with water and the roads
were only pasSable in boats.
July WAS accompanied with frost
and ice. On the 9th ice was formed
of the thickness Of cOn.inou window
glass throughout New England, New
York and sone parts of Pennsylvania.
Indian corn was nearly all Destroyed.
Some f%ayOraoly situated fields es-
capped. This was true of some of the
hill farms OF Massachusetts.
August was more cherries. if pos
siblc, than the summer months al
ready passed. Ice was formed half
an inch thick. Indian corn was so
frozen that the greater part of it was
cut down ani cured for fodder. Al
most every green thing was destroyed.
both in this country and Europe.
Papers received from Europe stated
hat il would be remembered By the
present generation that the year OF
1916 WAS 4 wear in which there wIs
no sumner. Very little corn ripcncG
in New England AMI the Middle
States. Farmer, supplied themselves
from the corn produced i'll 1915 for
the seed of the spring OF 1917. II sold
at lIom 81 to 81 per bu>hc!.
September furnished about two
weeks of the mildest weather OF the
season. Soon after tn; middle it be-
came very cold aud frosty and ice
formed Il quarter of an il CHI hex.
October produced more than ito
share OF cold wcathcr-frost and ice
abundamtly.
November WAS cold and blu>tcrv.
Enough SHOW tell TO make good sleigh
ing.
December was quite mild ana com-
Portable.
The above is 4 brief summary OF
the cold summer of 1916 as it vas
called TO distinguish il from the cold
seasons. The winter WIS mild. Frost
and ice were common in every month
Of the year. Very little vegetation
maturcd i'll the Eastern and Middle
States. The suns rays seemed 10 be
destitute of heat through the SUM-
mcr; all nature seemed to be clad in
sable hue aud men were anxious con-
corning future life. The average
price Of flour in the Philadelphia mar
kct during that year was Si5pcr bar
rel. The average price of wheat in
England was % shillings per quarter.