Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-28

u," ,.'.,,,.tst,n In no case is me diff
ference greater than three tenths ot "
degree while in majority OF cases 'n's
exactly coincide.
IS no PERPETRATORS
Prscirltatisn: Average total i'',
ton. zB inches: greatest monthly
inches. at Warsaw least monthly ~.
inches. at Spottsvlic; greatest a.''un'
u any twtntv-f0ur consecutive hp'i7'
100 inchcs nt Petersburg. ON me I'n'
and Warsaw. ON the 1si. least amount
,u any twpnfy-f0ur cons acutive hours
095 of ou !nch a. SpOtisville, on the ls'
and 3D.
Middle virginia Average total precip.-
flfIan. 2-8 inches; greatest month.F. o.
inches AZ Rocky Mount. least monthly
0C9 inches. at AieXandr'a' 81
amount i'm any twenty-f0ur consecutive
hours 20D inches at Rocky Mount Oh
the sth. least amount in any twenty -four
consecutive hours go Of an men, dt
Alexandra. on the "a.
The Great Valley: Average total pre-
c,pitatiOn, 1Ss inches, greatest monthly
BIZ inches AT Buchanan least monthly,
OS0 Of an inch, M Hot Springs, greatest
amount In any twenty-four consecutive
hours. lis inches at Bristol. on the 9Th,
least amount IN any tvs nty-four consecu-
tive hours. go OF an inch, az BlacksDurg
on the Both
For the state: Average total pracipita-
ton 22s inches.
The same conditions which marked the
temperature for the month. are also pres
emit In the precipitation decline 10
amount from the coast west 90 the
mountains decrease in precipitation.
with a decrease in temperature. Again,
the greatest twenty-four-hour raInfalls
occurred on the day after the highest
temperatures were reached. while the
reverse is true OF the least tWenty-four-
hour rainfalls they occurring generally
during the period Of coolest weather
The average for the States inches
comes within 010 Of an inch az the
average for Middle Virginia. The pre-
cipitation IN the form of snow was con-
nned 10 the Middle Virginia and the
Great Valley sections. being east In the
former. and greatest in the latter
The average number Of days on which
O0l Of an inch. or more. of rain or
snow fen, was Z in Tidewater Virginia.
. IN Middle Virginia. and in the Great
Valley. Average for the State. g.
The prevailing directions Of the wind
I'm the different sections was as follows.
TideWater Virginia north. Middle Viz
GINA. northeast south. southwest; the
Great Valley, west Prevailing directions
for the state. north and northeast
Tidewater Virginia average number Of
clear days. IL. partly cloudy Z. cloudy
H. Middle Virginia. average number of
clear days, u. partly cloudy T. cloudy
9. The Great Valley. average number Of
clear days u. partly cloudy. @. cloudy
Q. For the State. average number Of
clear days, II, partly cloudy. s. cloudy
90
MISCELLANEOUS PHENOMENA
Fogs: Spottsviile-3d 9Th. Sth 18th.
and 2Sth. Birdsnest-Sth. 18Th. lith. 18TH
l6lh, 18th. and 18th Fredercksburg-lsth
and 18th Bon Air-25th
Fr0sts. Light-N Norfolk 3D.
Frosts. Killing Hampton 2lst
Gales. Observation-Disclosures. 25th and o6th.
Brst0l-l9th and 18th Dale Enterprise
25th
Hail: Manassas, 3D. Hot Springs. 10th.
Bon Air llth. Petersburg. 18th
Halos. Lunar: Stephens City Isl and
2d Norfolk, Path and 18th. spousyille.
26th
Iialos. Solar: spottsyme. 18TH and
23d
sleet: stanton. o. Dale Enterprise.
l0th and l7th.
Thunder-storms. Ashland. 18th and 18th.
J.
Bon Air, 10Th. Norfolk. 18th. Spottsyille.
18th.
OBSERVERS NOTES.
Ashland. At 3.3O = ~. of l7th two
pcals Of thunder were heard in the north
west No storm here. on the 18th, at 3
+ =. A.. thunder-cloud.
"Birlsnest. Ground frozen on the lst
Average temperature for November for
twenty-three years. 1919: for this Novem-
Der. 531 Excess over average. 3.S de-
grees Highest average for November,
300 I'M ISL. lowest average. 1874 in ls6s.
Average rainfall for November for TWEEN
ty-thrce yeais. 2SJ Inches. for this No
yember. 2J. Deficiency from the ave-
rage. 040 inches. Greatest monthly rain
FAN for November $50 inches. DO lss5i
least monthly rainfall. 900. in l~0.
"Spottsyille: Large meteor observed on
the OH al r. NJ. in the southeast
Month dry and pleasant, and favorable
for teamwork. Warmest days sth 9Th.
and 26th.
Manassas: We have not as yet had
sufficient rain TO cause streams 90 run.
Grass and wheat looking fairly we'll
"Nottoway: Heavy dew condensed on
trees on night of the Path.
"Blacksburg: Thunder and lightning on
She 18th 10 the northwest. followed by
blowing rain from same quarter.
bristol. First snow of the season on
the llth. ON the 18th rain al night. turn
ing into snow. with wind-st0rm and fall
in temperature; wind-stOrm night of 25th
Dale Enterprise Mountain-tops west
of this point were whitened vita snow on
the l9fh and 20th Unusually high winds
prevailed from the south on the 26th
Lightning flashes common along the
southwest sky ON night of the 18Th.
Monterey. Lightning on the lSth.
stanton. Rain. sleet and snow. on
the % Some very severe frOsts. and
freezing during the month The generally
mild weather has been favorable 20 wheat
and other small grains. Owing 10 the
severe drought farmers We're late IN get
ting seeding done.
Foreign Notes.