The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-03-05
r LATHEAD WEATHER..
James 7arbert SHOWS Wherein 1t Is
+ exceptionally Good.
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DiSh, Jul Seuldl anu eulCleuL weather
observer, | have been able to compile
| few statistics relative to western
| meteorological conditions which may
prove interesting to some who have
not taken the time or pains to look
the matter up. 1t is the belief of the
writer that most people residing in
F'lahead are loyal TO her climate but
there are few at least who are con-
stantly kicking on our climatic con-
dltions. At the outset | desire to say
that this valley has not only a good
climate, but the very best without
exception west of the Rocky noun
tains and | will present figures later
on which will conclusively prove to
the most incredulous that such is the
case. Mere heresay amounts to little
and carries very little weight with
the person seeking reliable informa-
ton, but facts and figures from the
highest authority in all the land
must be respected and believed by
all. There may De some people in
this world where they have joy and
sunshine year in and year out, if SO,
it must be either at the north or
south pole or in some Of the unex-
plored regions of Darkest Africa, but
to the best knowledge of our wealth
er bureau at Washington certainly no
such place exists in our fair land.
There is at least eight months in
of favorable weather in Flathead.
Our winters are not long and rarely
ever cover period to exceed four
months. Our spring months are as
a rule most propititious. Buds COM
mence to swell by March 1 and by
April l foliage of all kinds is we'll
advanced. Our wind movement dur
ing the spring months is small when
compared with that of other locali-
ties around us. | think that we are
all agreed that it is the high winds
so prevalent at this season Of the
year in most parts of the country
that makes the early spring months
so disagreeable. Our wind movement
for the year past was about $4,000
miles, which seems small when com
pared with Chicago, with her wind
movement of 100000 miles per an
mum. There is no place in the west,
of the sound country that has
as little wind as Flathead. Farmers
can go forth in hope and SOW their
seed the first week in April and II
may add that they most always reap
an abundant harvest. We do not claim
to be in the corn belt, although wei
do raise some very nice corn; neither
40 we claim to be in the banana belt,
and we positively cannot raise cocoa
nuts here, not even on the east shore
OF Flathead lake, but we can beat the
whole world on great many pro-
ducts, such as cereals of all kinds, |
apples and smaller fruits, potatoes
and garden truck generally. The soil
is so productive and our temperature
SO even that we can raise most every |
thing without irrigating, notwith-
standing that we have an annual rain
tall of about seventeen inches, but it
comes at season of the year when
t is most needed. July and August are
Usually our dry months, as the rain
all rarely exceeds one or two inches
or this period, however, at this sea-
son ram is not needed. The crops by
his time are well along and only the
is needed to ripen them.
)ur summer months are particularly
delightful and even the balmy CHM
tie Of Puget sound cannot compare
With ours during the midsummer
months. We are not subject to the
extremes experienced elsewhere.
During the existence of the weather
bureau here the thermometer has new
II reached 100 degrees above zero.
is something unheard of,
one may work out of
loors during the hottest days with
10 fear OF being Frustrated or over
covered by the heat. We have very
title extremely cold weather, and
here have been winters here the
thermometer did not touch the zero
mark. Last winter the mercury slid
Town to 10 degrees below, but this is
IN exception. Contrary to the belief
II many people in our midst (especi-
lily several former Missoulians) we
AVE an abundance of sunshine and
lear weather. The yaer just past gave
is over 100 clear days, while in Spo-
zane they had only 66, in Seattle "A,
II MlSSOula about 80, so it can be
eadlly seen that we are not lacking in
November and December
re our cloudiest months. The bal |
nee are trimming ever with lots of
lear weather.
The following is a brief summary
u me HeleOrOlOSla eXlSLlnS IN lSOO
or kalispell, Spokane, Havre, Helena.
lissoula and Seattle. I
kalispell-TOtal wind movement ,
1924 miles; rainfall II inches; clear
ays 1O2; average temperature A.
Spokane-TOtal wind movement. '
1924 miles, rainfall Is ga inches; i
lear days &c; average temperature +
0.
Havre-TOtal wind movement
1916 miles; rain fall II inches;
lear days las; average temperature s
/.
Helena = Total wind movement -,
1882 miles; rain fall II IL inches:
lear days 80; average temperature
6. i
MissOula Rain fall 16 inches. n
lear days "a: average temperature
s. Missoula is voluntary station,
onsequently cannot give wind move
tent. O
Seattle - Total wind movement il
s,421 miles: rain fall SO IL inches; ,,
ear days "a; average temperature =
IL. q