The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-09-29
WEST VA. WEATHER REPORT.
Summary for the Preceding Month for
the State

TEMPERATURES lin degrees Fahren-
heit) The mean for the state as
compiled from reports received from
rs sta ems, was 71.5. Mean max
imum, { /, minimum, SO. The highest
temperature, 103, occurred at Nuttall
burg on the 10th, the lowest, 3S,oc-
Cured at Davis on the 9Th and 9Th.
The greatest monthly range, 81, oc-
cured at Nuttallburg, the least
monthly, SO at Tannery. Average
absolute range 46. Average mum Der
of days the maximum temperature
was 80, or above, 5.
PRECIPITATION Tin inches and hun
dredths) J: The mean for the State as
compiled from reports received from
36 stations, was 203. average daily
OF. Greatest rainfall in any "a con
secutive hours 203 at Weston on
the 9th. A hundredth or more of rain
fell at various points in the State on
Is days; trace fell on the 4th and
Sth, 18th, oath, and 2Sth, none on the
9Th, to 8th, 18th, 22nd, 23rd, 10Th,
and 30th. Average number of days
on which oil or more rain fell at SO
stations, 6. The greatest monthly,
515, occurred at Cloverdale: the
least, OPP, occurred at New Cumber
and.
MISCELLANEOUS DATA AND RE-
MARKS: Dates of thunderstorms End,
10th, 18th, 18th, 18th; 18th, 10Th,
oath, 9th, 31st Hail occurred at
Grafton on the 2nd and at Clio
verdale on The 10th and l1th. Light
frost AT Davis and Pleasant Hill on
the 9Th and 9th. Average number
of clear days, Ia; partly cloudy, ~;
cloudy 5. The prevailing direction
Of the wind was from the south
west. Very smoky over almost the
entire State from the 2Sth to close
Of the month. Severe storm at
Grafton on the End, heavy rain, some
hail, land and roads washed badly.
The rivers are at very low stage,
the lowest in many years: the Oh
server at Weston reports that on
the 18th the river gauge reading at
that place was | foot and tenths
below the zero of gauge, this is the
lowest it is said to have ever been."
The general weather characteris-
tics were about as follows: The
month opened warm but was follow
ed by cool wave on the 4th 9Th and
9th, warm from Sth to 18th: cool
wave on 18th normally warm dur
ing rest of month. Good rains fell
on the End and 3rd, from the 10th to
the 18th; 18th; 10th; 10Th; and Goth
During this month the drought
appeared to affect the northern and
central COMMITTEES most, in eastern
and southern counties conditions
had improved slightly toward close
of month. Sunshine was generally
somewhat excessive. Stations were
established as follows: Creston, Writ
County, Mr.. J. r. Fell Observer.
Leachton Wood Comfy, Mr. Oscar
Buckner, Observer. Heavy storms at
Parkersburg 10th and Goth on latter
date lightning killed one person, a
man about 40 years old consbiera-
bic rain fell during both storms.
Parkersburg, w. Va, Sept. %, 1894.
H. w. RICHARDSON,
Observer, Weather Bureau, Director.
THIS Hon" Jno. H. Holt, who is
one of the Republican speakers on
the 9th is the same who some years
ago was a Democrat and who made
Democratic speeches in this C unity
when Cleveland was nominated the
first time for the Presidency He is
the same man who in speech after
Cleveland was elected Governor of
New York by 10000 majort, de
clared that when he contemplated
that majority he "knew the Lord
God Omnipotent reigned and that
He Smote the Republican Party"
a PARTY OF Philadelphia capital
lists were recently looking over the
line of the "Blaekbotfle" railroad
and contiguous territory. They were
reather reticent as to the object Of
their vist but enough was learned
to know that they were looking for
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