The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-04-13
WARM WEATHER
DURING MARCH

The climatic conditions for Hood
River during the months of February
and March have been very peculiar.
The temperature in February, while
not the coldest that has been Known
during that month in Hood Riv-
or, the mean for the month was
6.5, which is one half degree warmer
than the mean temperature of all the
years since 1889 which is 36. Since
1889 there are but four years when the
temperature reached a lower point
than on February II this year, that
was in the years lS90-3-4 and SO, when
the mercury dropped to 3, 10, and
below respectively; but it must be
remembered that the records we're kept
at higher altitude during those years
than at present which will make a
difference of several degrees.
The maximum temperature for Feb
ruary was 68 degrees ON the 24th.
Since 1889 this has been exceeded but
once, in 1891, when the temperature
reached SO above.
In precipitation February this year
was far below the normal, which is 5. II
inches Since 1884 there was but one
year, 1895, in which the precipitation
was less than this year for February,
l.22 inches, in that year it was l. 16
inches. Last year it was the heaviest
in all these years, or s. So inches.
For March the climatic conditions
were much the same as for February,
gradually gliding up the scale of tenn
peratures and aHording a more liberal
supply of moisture.
The minimum temperature for March
was 81 degrees on the 18th, the maxi
mum, II on the ON the ID. The latter
was the highest point reached by the
mercury in Hood River since 1889,
the nearest approach being in 1900
The mean maximum for March 1889
to 1904 inclusive is 60, that for the
present year is 81, three degrees below
normal, and yet the mercury climbed
three degrees higher this year than in
any other year during March since the
records have been kept. Another pc.
culiar feature is that the mean temper
ature, 48 degrees for March this year
is six degrees higher than the mean
temperature for March since 1889,
which is ~ degrees. The highest
mean temperature for March in all
these years was 81 in 1900, and the low
est 80 in 1897.
The precipitation for the month was
3.74 inches, which is very nearly
normal, 3.79 inches. Last year the
precipitation for March was go
inches. The heaviest precipitation
during March since 1884 was in 1904,
when it was l2.67 inches. This has
been exceeded but very few times
/ any month since the records have
been kept. In November 1896 it was
1855, the heaviest precipitation for
any one month of which we have any
record. The mean precipitation for
December for the years 1884 to 1904 |
inclusive is TIA, making it the banner
month for rainfall. The mean annual
rainfall for Hood River during these
years is 1888
Up to the first of April the condi-
tions were very favorable for a bump
or crop of all kinds of fruit in Hood
River. The plums, cherries, peaches
and pears, seemed to vie with each
other in their attempts to put on the
heaviest load of blossoms. What
effect of the present cold nights and
light frosts will have will be matter
Of great interest to the fruit growers
Of the valley; put as Hood River is
the only place in the world where we
can have hard killing, frost without
doing any damage to tender vegeta.
tion it is hoped the cold shoulder
mother nature is giving us now will
not result disastrously.
WEATHER FOR MARCH
The following is the report Of U. S. Volun.
tary Weather Observer d. n Byerlee, for
Hood River, for the month OF March 1905.