The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-06
WEATHER AND CROPS,
INFORMATION FURNISHED ny rur
WEATHER BUREAU.
Average aud Extreme Conditions OF Tho
More Important meteorological
Elements for Number OF
Years Rain Reports,

1t is believed that the facts tbps
forth VIII prove Of Interest to the minis
as wen as the special student. sbno,in,,
as they do the average and extreme con
ditlons Of the more important meteoro.
logical clements and the range whit,
which such variations may be exper,ed
70 Keep during any corresponding month
SAN ANTcNIo-EIGHT YEARS.
IempeFature-Mean or normal tempera-
.ute' Vv' the warmest March was that OF
49, WIN an average Of IS; the coolest
Aareh was that of 1855. with an average
OF %; the highest temperature during AZ.
March was g3 degrees on March iSe iSss
sne i9West temperature during any Mareh
/ ~ - uesIees on March !, 1880; average
! CURED IN spring., February {.
! 49,, eI ,p4t s paln and melted snow
4 average Tor the month, 207 inches. avsr
I ase nuinner OF days with .0t OF an inch or
I more, ); the greatest monthly preninitgt
( n9n Vas S.Sl inches in 1856; the least
m9nthly precipitation was O5i inches IL,
lss,. ms greatest amount Of precipitation
-.-@ lnches on March /, 1889 80
Clouds and Neather-Average ,ur,ho, !
u 4onqlesS days S; average number al /
party cloudy days, II; average number Of |
! CLOUDY Gays, ". Va
W W ino-Ihe prevailing winds have been
| from the northeast; the highest veIocifv
OF me wind during any March was NORTH, 1
west 90 LlIeS on March q, 1850
L. {, Passaiaigus, Observer
ABILENE-EIGHT YEARS,
Iemperature-Mean or normal tempera-
lure 81 degrees; the warmest March was
tlat OF lSsb with an average OF so de-
steesi the coolest March was that of 1891
with an average Of 80 degrees; the highest
t t5einIerature during any March was 90
tS Ssiees on March %, 1890; the lowest
degrees on March J. 1871; AVERAGE y d Mds on l,
suri,,,a 81. hllihS frost occurred On
Precipitation rain and melted s,o-.
a a,,o Tor the month. 1.2i inches; aver
ase NUMBER OF days with .0l of an inch
Or OF more, y the greatest monthly precipi
mohthi} precipitation was GS in iNS7. M ]
r. sd a, amount OF precipitation recorded
inches on March 2, 1886; tbe alrea , az
OF snowfall recorded in ~ con-
fer ~ iSst leuls record extending to win
a. % ~ Nv ieot-o ohiy) was 2. inches on March 9
q Ci Hl1i,5, and Weather-Average number
OF c,oudless days 10; average number of
parity cloudy days 12 average nnn3bet
Of cloudy days, 9. !
WindLFhe prevailing winds have been
rom the south; the highest velocity Of
me WIND during any March was sontb Il
west % miles on Mar, March 81 1885 i
Allen Buell. Observer.
Ell PASo-FOURTEEN YEARS
Temperature-NIean or normal ter,,,o,. h
= stt g. % tle warlnest March was that "
u Ie9h with an average Of 50: the coolest a
" ~ q T." was mat OF 1896, with average N
~ % tle highest temperature during any ~
w 'larth was Is on the Slst, 1Ss2; the low HI
~ temperature during any March was I'll
on the 18th, 1880. 9th 1891 N
Precipitation (rain and melted snow In
iverage Tor the month. 048 inches; ay- in
rage number of days with .0l of an inch II
tatton was zoo inches in 1883, the least "
monthly precipitation was OOi inches in or
j5,i stia Losoi me greatest amount of pre- he
IliLatloh recorded in any a consecutive 81
ours was l32 inches on the 18th, 1881: the nc