The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-14
YUKON CLIMATE.
Mr.. ogilvie's Observations, Covering
a Period of Twelve Months.

Mr. William Ogilvie, E r. G. S.. who is
an authority upon matters concerning the
far northern portion of America. has but
recently returned from Alaska, and de-
scribes very interestingly, in late edi-
ton OF the New York sun, the great gold
fields.
What to expect in the way of tempera-
ture IN the region of the Yukon one may
learn from extracts taken from Mr.. Ogil-
Vle's meteorological records, covering the
period from August, 1888, TO November,
1896, showing the highest and lowest tenn
peratures reached, IS follows:
1850.
Thermometer.
August. :. -. :. 81 ana below, times.
40 and below, IL times.
september :. - and below, Is times.
40 and below, 70 times.
OCTOBER. 81 and below, IS times.
~ and below, 81 times.
Lowest, 18th, 12-6 degrees, nrSt snow,
4th; showed on seven days.
November e. =. =. - ana below. 80 times.
and below, IL times.
Lowest, 18th, 1854 degrees; highest 7th,
80 degrees showed on fiVe days.
December -. ana below, 81 times.
40 and below, times.
80 and below, . times.
Lowest, oath, 800 degrees; highest, 14th,
degrees; zero and above seven times;
showed on six days.
1896
January. :. $500. and above, 1 time.
80 and below % times.
40 and below 10 times.
% ana below, Y times.
90 and below, Z times.
Lowest, 18th. $50 degrees; highest, 18th,
degrees; mean maximum temperature,
Y degrees; maximum temperature, 80 de-
grees; showed on four days.
February :. :. :. and below, % times.
80 and below IL times.
40 and below 10 times.
% and below, times.
90 and below. times.
Lowest, 64.5 degrees; highest. 10Th. %
a nd ON
March. 80. ...... and below, 10 times.
80 and below, L time.
and above, 81 times.
81 and above times.
Lowest, 10th, 37.2 degrees; highest, 18th,
40 degrees; showed on five days.
April 0 and below 10 times,
20 and below, times.
81 and above, times.
ana above, ~ times.
Lowest, 5th, 2S.2 degrees; highest, 10TH
40 degrees; showed on four days; rained
on two days.
May. .. go. go. go and below IS times.
~ and above u times.
80 and above p times
60 and above, times.
Lowest, LIST. End ana ord, degrees;
highest, 18th and Z3rd. O. degrees; showed
one day; rained four
Forty Mile river broke up the 11th; Yu-
kon river broke no 1lJh ana ran thickly
with ice untI the 23rd: nrst boat came
down that afternoon.
June. -. E. 49,. ~ and below times.
40 and below, II times.
40 and above, 80 times.
90 and above, 30 times.
90 and above, Y times.
70 and above, z times.
50 and above, Il time.
~On the 3Oth, which was the highest
reading for the month; rained on u days.
july. ...... 81 ana below, . times.
~ and below, 3 times.
40 and above, 81 times.
% ana above, 81 times.
o. and above, 80 times.
80 and above, 50 times.
50 and above. ? times.
Lowest, 18th, 20 degrees. highest, LIST
ana md, 81 degrees; ralned on three days.
August q and below, 81 times.
40 and below, Is times.
40 and below, 81 times.
80 and below, 81 times.
gu and below, u times.
~ and above, Z times.
Lowest, 3lst, 272 degrees; highest, 14th,
10 degrees; Ta1ned on eight days.
september 20 and below, 3 times.
81 and below, s times.
~ and below. % times.
40 and above, 26 times.
80 ana above, % times.
% and above. times.
Lowest, goth, 4.S degrees; highest, 18th,
81 degrees; showed on two days; rained
on two days.
Ice on RIVER on 18th which ran until
Oct. u, when it cleared cut and ran clear
until oct. y, but fOrty-Alile remained
more or less frozen.
October E. e. 800. % and below, Is times.
s. and below, % times.
and below, 2 times.
81 and above, Is times.
40 and above, times
30 and above, times.
Lowest, 9Th, 1 degrees; highest, 10th and
18th. 81 degrees.
Ice began running in river again after
clearing out as before stated: showed
none; rained on one day.
November :. e. =. y and below, 80 times.
and below, % times.
10 and below, Is times.
- and below, u times.
30 and below. times.
Lowest, 10Th, IS degrees; highest End.
22.5 degrees; showed six days; ice set in
the Yukon on the 5th.