CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-02-21
WIND AND SUN.
Colorado Has Less Wind and ncre
Sunshine Than Any Other
Point On Earth.

is very much greater than that of
the states east of the Missouri river.
1t is often urged against the climate.
"The climate of Colorado would be
perfect but for the wind" is not in
frequently heard. The only explana-
ton the writer can think of is that
the climate of Colorado is SO delight
full otherwise that people here spend
more time out of doors than they do
in the East, and hence notice the
wind more. That this opinion is
incorrect will be very easily demon
strated by little study of the statis-
tics kept by the Weather Bureau of
the U. s. department Of agriculture.
| have drawn down a comparative
table of the wind movement Of Den
yer, Pueblo, Omaha, Chicago, New
York and Boston for the six winter
months of October, November. and
December, 1899, and January, Febru-
ary and March. 1900, and have found
some very interesting facts. As no
record is kept at Canon City of the
wind movement | have taken the fig
ures from the records of Pueblo, as
that is the nearest point where wind
movement is measured. AS matter
of common observation it will De well
to state that the wind movement at
Pueblo, which is situated practically
on an open plain, is much greater
than that at Canon City. at the foot
Of the mountains which so well pro-
tect it especially from the west wind,
which is the prevailing wind.
For the months above mentioned
the average monthly wind movement
at Pueblo was 50l5 miles; at Denver
the average for the same months was
6l33 miles which is % per cent more
than at Pueblo. Taking a 500 mile
jump to Omaha We find the average
to be 6s63 or 81 per cent more than
at Pueblo. We next come to the
real windy city, p.s.s the U. S.-ca.,
cago-where is recorded q monthly
average for this period of 1895
miles, or l63 per cent more than at
Pueblo. Going on east to New York
the average is 1883 miles, which is
l39 per cent more than at Pueblo.
Boston has an average of S6l5 miles, /
~ per cent more than at Pueblo.
II this is not enough evidence on
this point plenty more may be had
which will show the same result not |
only in these cities and at this par
ticular time, but in many other cities
and at all seasons. Owing to the
lack of few instruments Of precis-
ion the writer is unable to make these
comparisons directly with Canon City |
which all who are familiar with the |
two Arkansas Valley towns will ad-
nit would show much more striking
contrast.
Nor is this all, for these winds with |
high degree of humidity, often ap-
preaching saturation of the air bring
many cloudy days, not cheerful for
well people and very depressing for
sick.
In these me six months there
were but so clear days in Chicago,
81 partly clear and 80 cloudy; two
and two-third months out Of six dur
ing which the sky was seven. tenths
or more cloudy each day. The actual
percentage of cloudiness was six
tenths or 60 per cent. New York |
and Boston are not far behind with
53 and "a cloudy days resp pectively, |
and percentage of cloudiness of 90 !
per cent and over. Canon City's |
record is llS clear days, 4l partly |
clear and % cloudy. Over two
months more of bright clear winter
days than in Chicago and two months
less of cloudy. cheerless days. Dem
yer in the same time had la clear,
al partly clear and q cloudy days
with 80 per cent of cloudiness or Go
per cent of the possible amount of
sunshine.
Is it any wonder then that people
come back to Canon City after trav-
cling from one end of the country to
the other in all seasons with the un-
varying report that they have found
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