Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-08-02
August Weather.

iod Of 80 years, have been complied
from the weather bureau records at
Bismarck, N. D. The are issued to
show the conditions that have pre-
vailed, during the month in question,
for the above period Of years, but
must not lbe construed as forecast
of the weather conditions for the com.
ing month. ..t. .
TEMPERATURE -
Mean or normal temperature, 67 de-
grees. .
The warmest month was that of
1900, with an average of 70 degrees.
The coolest month was that of 1885,
with an average of 62 degrees.
The highest temperature was 1906
degrees on 1886 and 1890.
The lowest temperature was 80 de-
grees on 31-1895.
The earliest date on which first
killing frost occurred in autumn,
August 17-1sSS.
Average date on which first "kill-
ing" frost occurred in autumn, Sep
TENDER Is.
Average date on which last killing"
frost occurred in spring, May Is. .
The latest date on which last "kill-
ing" frost occurred in spril $, June SO,
1885.
PRECIPITATION
Average for the month, 2.12 inches
Average number of days with OF of
an inch or more, 8.
The greatest monthly precipitation
was 6.55 inches in 1876.
The least monthly precipitation was
80 inches in 1882.
The greatest amount of precipita-
ton in any "a consecutive hours was
ESQ inches on 20 and 81, 1879.
CLOUDS AND WEATHER. go.
Average number of clear days, Il;
partly cloudy days 10; cloudy days, 4.
WIND.
The prevailing winds have been
from the northwest.
The average hourly velocity of the
wind is 8 miles.
The highest velocity of the, wind
was 81 miles from the northwest on
August 8, 1876.
B. H. Bronson,
July Weather for Thirty Years.
Atmospheric pressure-(reduced to
sea level; inches and hundredths.)-
Mean, 1898; highest, 1929, date "a.
Lowest, 1854, date II.
TEMPERATURES.
Highest 81, date IA; lowest AZ, date
81,
Greatest daily range 30, date Is.
Least daily range Ii, date 2.
Mean for this month in 1875, 60;
1876, 70; 1877, II; 1878, 70; 1879, 70;
1880, GO; 1881, r.; 1882, 81; 1883, g.;
1884, ga; 1885, SO; 1886, IS; 1887, 70;
1888, 70; 1889, SO; 1890, II; 1891, IS;
1892, SO; 1893, 70; 1894, "a; 1895, g.;
1896, So; 1897, 70; 1898, 70; 1899, g.;
1900, II; 1901, 70; 1902, 60; 1903, g.;
1904, IS; 1905, 81.
Mean of this month for 81 years SO.
Absolute maximum for this month
for 81 years, 1:06.
Absolute minimum for this month
for 81 years, 80. ...
! PRECIPITATION.
Total this month 1924; snow fall 0.
| Greatest precipitation in "a hours
1.5S, date 2 and 8.
Total precipitation this month il
1875, 1.54; 1876, LAB; 1877, 2.52; 1873
LIT; 1879, APT; 1880, 202; 1881, 1928;
1882, 4.31; 1883, 1872; 1884, 1852; 1885
al; 1885, LAB; 1887, 4.40; 1888, 1896
1889. 200; 1890, LA; 1891, 4.20; 1892
BIB; 1893, LAB; 1894, 30; 1895, 2.Os;
1896, 1.o3; 1897, 1.53; 1898, 1.64; 1899
As; 1900, La; 1901, 3.24; 1902, 2.54
| lSo5, I.lS; 1914, ~; l9U5, 3.24.
Average of this month for 81 years
2.2o.
! WIND.
Prevailing direction northwest
total movement $500 miles; average
hourly velocity 81; maximum velocity
(1or five minutes) 81 miles per hour
from west on 16.
| WEATHER.
! Number of clear days 18; partly
cloudy ~; cloudy /; on which .01
inch or more Of precipitation occurred
10.
| a.. B. H. Bronson,
Section Director, Weather Bureau
/ New ZeaIand's Scenery,
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