, 1900-02-03

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July ...65.S 1.16
August ....-......... ...b3.O O.S2
september ............ big O.56
loCtoL'T ..-..-.-....... ...4O.o LOU
November ............ ...36.4 O.13
December .......... ...21.1 0.69
Year ............ ...40.9 14.19
Temperature.-The mean tempera-
ture of the state for the year was 400
degrees, which is 1.6 degrees below the
average for the past eight years. The
mean temperatures for eight 1nonths
were below the normal, and above nor
NAL for the remaining four months.
The month of February gave the great
est deficiency in temperature, which
was Ill degrees below the normal:
November gave the greatest excess, as
degrees above the normal. February
was the coolest month, with a mean Of
11.3 degrees, and July was the warmest
month, with a meal of 65.8 degrees.
Sew Snteen stations in the state have
complete temperature records for the
year. OF the yearly means at these
stations, the highest is 45.5 degrees at
Fort Laramie, and the lowest is 1876
degrees at Dome Lake. The mean tenn
peratures at Burns and Big Piney are
also very low, being BAT degrees and
35.5 degrees respectively. The highest
temperature reported during the year
was 10S degrees at Bitter Creek on July
%, and the lowest was 81 degrees at
Basin on February 5 and at Lowell on
February 4, making an extreme range
OF 159 degrees for the state for the
year.
Precipitation-The average precipita-
ton for the state for the year was 14.19
inches, which Is OBS Of an inch below
the average for the past eight years.
The months Of January, February,
March, July, October, and December
gave averages above the normal, and
the remaining six months gave aver
ages below the normal. The month Of
February gave the greatest excess for
the year, while April gave the greatest
deficiency.
Winds.-The prevailing winds for
the year were from the west and south
west. Complete wind records for the
year were kept at Cheyenen and Lander.
At Cheyenne the total wind movement
for the yea was 100, SOL miles, or an
average velocity of Ills miles per hour
for the year; the maximum velocity
for the year was 60 miles per hour from
the west on January A.. At Lander the
total movement for the year was 40,361
miles, or an average velocity OF 4.6
miles per hour for the year; the max
imum velocity was SO miles per hour
from the west on July %.
Weather.-There was an average Of
1863 clear, 1875 partly cloudy, and II
cloudy days during the year, and an
average of rs days on which DOL OF an
inch or more of precipitation fell. At
Cheyenne there vas 65 per cent Of the
possible sunshine for the year; Sep
TENDER gave the greatest per cent, rs,
II kAC AS00ss W. t".H
GENERAL NOTES.
There are a few Genealogical fea-
lures of the year which need special
mention. The most marked feature
was the severe storms of February and
March, which, for the intensity of the
cold and for the prolonged period of
excessive snowfall, has probably no
equal in the history of Wyoming. The
whole state for two months Of Febru-
airy and March was subjected to storm
after storm, covering the state with a
depth Of snow seldom II ever equaled,
causing blockades and delays in great
number on the railroads Of the state.
and producing conditions which made
the grazing for stock very difficult, and
in many localities impossible. In the
mountain districts 10Y accumulated
to excessive depths, a measurement on
the last Of April showing an average
depth of 1874 inches. Many OF the drifts
above an elevation Of 10, 600 feet were
still in evidence at the close OF Decem-
Der. The state has experienced more
evere storms OF short duration than &C.
Cured during the last winter, but for
continued stormy and severe weather,
February and March have not been
equaled in the history Of Wyoming.
The minimum temperature of 81 de-
grees below zero, at Basin and Lowell
in February, Is the lowest temperature
ON record for the state. The lowest
temperature on record for the state for
the past eight years, last February's
excepted. was A degrees below zero at
Fort Fetterman on January H., 1884.
The highest temperature on record dur
ing the past eight year, IL lis degrees
at Casper on July 6, 1894. making an
extreme range Of 16s degrees for the
state during the past eight yearn
The tornado which occurred at Ar
cola, Laramie county, On ths1oth oesJs-
ly, notice Of whicA wa n the rspors
for that nontAsrts tAsrArst ~ Deera
for this state. The JRscky ~leeantaanI|
states ars nearly exempt from tAs