Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-02-08

CATION did not open at Philadelphia till lat'
in March.
1857. An exceptionally cold year; Jan
uary goth, 30 degrees below zero.
1858. Very warm winter.
1859 A cold wet year.
1s6O-62. These years were noted fol
cool summers.
1868. Coldest in February.
1864. Snow fell in Virginia to the depth
of two feet, with frost in the ground till
April.
1865 January was extremely cold, the
thermometer falling II degrees below zero
The James river at Richmond Virginia, was
frozen oyer with ice five inches thick on
February 1st. Snow fell at Washington on
February Z. An early spring.
1866. This year was one of great range
Of temperature; on January s the ther-
mometer fell to 90 degrees below zero
slight snow on ground on 18th Of July,
Thermometer Indicating 102 degrees.
1867. A year Of even temperature, but
very wet-the rain fall being 81 "a inches
a great excess
1868. Winter very cold-for AZ days it
was below freezing point. The snow fall
was 75 inces.
1869. No extremely cold weather; early
and wet spring; heavy rain last two days
Of September that caused great freshets and
much damage in this section. The Della
ware was within four inches as high as in
1841, when it was the highest ever known.
1869-70. Winter exceptionally mild;
the lowest thermometer was 5 degrees above
zero. Qnarrymen made "a days in Decem-
Der and % in January. The summer was
above the average temperature.
1901. Winter cold, spring warm;
thermometer in April read 50 degrees; De-
cember 21st, 6 degrees below zero Hnd-
son river closed November 20.
1912. Cold spring; March the coldest
in IS years.
1s72-73 Cold winter; thermometer 10
January, % degrees below zero; February,
6 below; for 4S days it was below freezing
point. The Hudson was closed 145 days.
the longest since the record commenced
1643.
1874. Notable for the smallness Of the
range Of the thermometer.
1875. A cold wet year.
1876. Mild winter, long, dry and hot
summer only half che usual rain fall.
1877. The winter was the coldest in A
years. Summer longer and warmer than
the average.
1873. Warm winter and but little snow.
The year averaged the warmest for "A
years.
1879. Very cold winter and dry
autumn.
1885, Warm winter; May remarkably
warm-highest thermometer on record for
that month, 96 degrees. The year was dry
springs and wells lower than in 38 years.
1881. Winter cold; snow deep; for 153
DAYS the thermometer was three degrees be-
+ low freezing point. The summer and
autumn months were very warm, the 4th
of September averaged SO. s degrees, high
est Of any month Of any year recorded.
1889. The winter the warmest on record
summer dry and autumn exceptionally wet
80 inches Of rain fell at Paterson during
September.
1884. Winter long and cold. No ex-
cessive heat during summer.
|. 1885. An average year IN temperature
and rainfall. A very warm April.
1885. Similar to 1884.
1886. No great extremes in rainfall or
temperature.
1887. The average temperature during
the winter was half degree above freezing
point.
1888. The blizzard Of March IL and 13
was the unexampled storm Of this gener-
alton. The year was noted for its rainfall
and abundance OF its crops.
Note. There is no record Of 1855, but it
must have been an exceptionally mild year
as the Raritan canal opened on February
Is and did not close till Chrismas-313 days
the longest in its record Of 81 years.