Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-12-03
Snow Fell Nov. 8, Thirteen Days Be-
hind Time.

ceptional month. Those who have fol.
lowed the predictions have found that
far from being verified. At this
season of the year as the cold weather
is gaining the ascendency over the
warm it is usual to have various kinds
of weather within short period. But
this year during this month, so many
sudden and unexpected changes have
taken place that they have at times set
at naught the skill of those VINO have
made a study of prediction for years.
The weather of the United States is
dominated largely by the cyclonlc
storms which move across the coun-
| try-rain and snow with clouds ex-
listing on their southern sides and
clear cold weather ON the northern
sides. 1t sometimes happens that the
|
mospheric movements are so evenly
balanced that very small disturb
ance arising will move storm area
one way or the other in a very uneX-
pected manner. The cyclone which
caused so much damage in Galveston
was a good illustration of this. 1t
came up from the southeast over
Florida and it's normal course would.
have been up along the eastern course
but an area of high barrometric, pres
sure suddenly appeared north of it
which DETECTED the cyclone to the
west across the Gulf into Texas and
from this place it moved off to the
northeast.
Similarity the atmospheric move
ments in November have been elratc
with consequent loss of accuracy in
prediction. Eight cyclones have pass
ed across the country during the
month. Some of these instead of mov-
ing continuously eastward have re-
trograded and others have sprung into
prominence with unusual suddenness.
While the actual conditions from
day to day have been uncertain yet
the record for the month show that
it has been very near the normal in
most respects.
The average monthly temperature
has varied in the last fourteen years
from 81 deg. to 43 deg. with gen
eral average of 40 deg. The past
month this temperature was 40 deg
exactly at normal.
The highest temperature ranges from
G1 deg. to ~ deg. with an average fol-
the fourteen years of B6 deg. and this
year it was 66 deg. falling exactly n
the normal. The average date Of this
highest temperature is the 18th ant
this year it occurred on the 18th
days later than normal.
The lowest temperature ranges from
4 deg. to 26 deg. with an average o
16 deg. This year 1t was II deg. o
four lower than normal The date o
lowest temperature ranges from tn
! 18th to the 30th with an average dat
of the Oath and this year it occurred
}. on the 10th or eight days earlier thai
: the normal date.
Dividing the month into three equn
Il periods the temperatures OF thes
4 periods have been as follows: Firs
'e third, 43 deg; 2nd third 3S deg, las
y :, third, 80 deg, which shows that til
n- middle of the month experienced th
e. coolest weather.
'e Precipitation, which includes raj
!. and melted snow, varies In amount |
st November from LBS in. to 5.02 in an
&C the normal is 3.16 in, The past mont
experienced 1856 In, which is in e,
" cess of normal by 0.73 in, and thi
" is seen to be small departure whe
at the range in this quantity is noticed.
Precipitation occurs ON from to /
m days with an average Of 13 days. TIL
"a year it occurred on ~ days, only on
less than normal.
- In the record of IA years one thu
der storm has occurred In Novembe
re only in the years 1888, 1898 and 100
at In snowfall only are there this yei
excessive figures. The amount vari'
at in the different years from OF in.
ne 10 in. with an average Of 3,4 in. I'll
record FOR this year is 11,o in., whic