The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-05-30
THERMOMETRIC RECORD.
"COld" Figures Showing This Has
Been the Coolest Winter in Years.
Abbeville, S. c., April

Abbeville, S. c., April y, l9o6.
Messrs. Press and Banner:
Gentlemen: You asked me to furnish yol
the thermometrlc record Of the past winter
beginning October Il. lsc6.
Sun rise Oct. IL. 1905. Days =. Total de-
grees 9S3. Average 40 degrees.
Killing frosts on the y, 2S. 24-3; light frost'
on the Y, IL, 2l-S. Total trosts u.
Rain days and nights 8:
Codest days: 3Sd 30 degrees, I'd and 24tf
sun rive Nov. to 2s. 1906 Days 80. To,a
degrees l036. Average "a degrees;
Killing lros!s on the r. II. y. 2S-4; ligh,
frosts on the l, 3. 1, 8, ll-6. Total frosls 10
Rain day or night g..
l7th 80 degrees. 18th 81 degrees, 4th. 8. n, 10Th
18th, 18th, 3Oth "a degrees.
Sun rise Dec. l to 81 1905 Days 81. Total
degrees ll3s. Average sc degrees.
Killing ,rosi1 OIL on The 8, 6, 1l2m4; II; lsht IT. ftosts
Rain days lay II II. Hazy $~M.
The coldest days: 7th IS degrees, 9Th 20 de-
grees, 9th % degrees, 26lh "a degrees, 18th q
degrees, I'd and 18th 2S degrees.
Sun rise Jan. l TO 81, 1905. Days 81. Total
degrees ll40. Average IS degrees.
Frosts on 10th So degrees, 9Th and 9Th IS de-
grees-S; and freezpgs on LIST, 10Th ~ degrees
5Ih "a degrees. S stn 50 Degrees I5th' 2a'h @Stn'
Rain, heavy 10, light and misty 3. Totsl Is.
Coolest days: 1sL, 10th 70 degrees, TIN "a de-
grees, 9th 80 degrees, llth 24,b 2Sth 3Oth, 3lst,
% degrees sth, l715, sSt5 Nth' 18th 81 degrees
Sun rise Feb. 10 2S, 1906. Days 2S. Tot.
degrees 926 26 days average So degrees.
Frosts and freezing q. on Srd "a degrees, lst
and 4th Is degrees, 9Th. 22d IS degrees 9th. Sth,
2oth 80 degrees, 3D. 18th. l6ln, 18th, 2lsl, 18th,
26lb 80 degrees, 7th, llth, 18th, 18th, 18th and
23d 81 degrees. Total 81.
Rains 8. Spow2. Total 5.
Cloudy and misty weather 5.
sun rise March TO 81, 1906. Days8l. Total
degrees 1857. Average 10 degrees.
Frosis II and Ice 2. /. al 20. %. 81, 8. 49,.
II, 10, II, IL and 18th. Total IL.
RainsS. Misllngs4. Total IL
Coolest Gays: lst, 22d % degrees, 5th 30 de-
grees. I'd, goth, 2lst, 23d 80 degrees, 9Th. 10th.
18th 81 degrees. 10Th, ll1h, oath SO degrees, lSLh
18th IS degrees. Total Is.
Please ind above simple record OF the
temperatures OF the past winter. From these
"cold" figures and the conditions OF weather
deducble and from which there can be n o es-
cape, / think you will realize that this has
been the coolest winter in years. or the III
days between the llth October and March 81
October 90 November so, December 81, jan
uary 81, February d and March 3) we have
under 50 degrees 93 days as follows:
October, l905-One day 80 degrees, two days
"a degrees, two days IS degrees-six days.
November. l9O5-One 26 degrees, one 2s de-
grees, two 80 degrees, four IS degrees-sixleen
days.
December. lsO5-one l6 degrees. one 20 de-
grees, one % degrees, one "a degrees, one ~ de.
grees, Two 2s degrees, one 80 degrees, three 80
degrees, three 81 degrees, four IS degrees
eighteen days.
January, lsO6-Two 20 degrees, one "a de-
gIees, one 30 degrees, five 50 degrees, five "a de
grees, one So degrees, Two IS degreeS-sevep-
teen days.
February. lsO6-One q degrees, two 26 de-
grees, two q degrees, three 80 degrees, seven
80 degrees. SIX "a 4degrees-twenty-0ne days.
March, l906-Two 20 degrees, one 80 degrees,
four so degI ees, three 81 degrees, three 81 de-
grees TWO IS degrees-hne| ays| Total SO
days. Or. say. 5S per cent So degrees.
and S7% per cent. under 81 8.
Very TRULY
Arthur Parker.