The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-13
CLIMAToLoGIcAL SUMMARY
For Alabama for Month of February
 1906

For Alabama for Month of February,
 I9O6
 U. s. Department of Agriculture. Climatological Service of the Weather
 Bureau. Alabama Section.
 The month was marked by uniformly State. determined by the records of forty-six stations. was 45.6 degrees. or OF degrees below the normal, and 6,4 degrees higher than for February, 1905. The mean for the Northern Dis trict was 43.5 degrees, or 0.S degrees above the normal. The mean for the Southern District was 47.S degrees, or 2.2 degrees below the normal. The highest local monthly mean was 5l 6 degrees at Lucy, in the extreme south eastern part of the State The highest temperature recorded was 75 degrees at Lucy on the 24th, and at Selma un the 26th. The lowest local monthly mean was 40.6 degrees, at Riverton. in the extreme northwestern part of the State. The lowest recorded was Il de- grees at Oneonta, on the 3rd. The monthly range for the entire State was 64 degrees. The greatest local monthly the least, 36 degrees at Mobile. The greatest daily range was 46 degrees al Cordova on the 18th.
 While there were no severely cold periods, temperatures of 20 degrees or lower were recorded at eleven stations on the 3rd. The 10th was another comparatively cold day. with readings or 25 degrees or lower, at twelve sta tions in the Northern District and of 30 degrees or lower at twelve stations in the southern half of the State. On the 2Sth temperatures below 25 degrees occurred throughout the Northern Dis trict and were 30 degrees or lower at twenty-three stations in the southern
 Moderately high temperatures pre- vailed on the 18th and 18th, readinge of 70 degrees or higher being recorded at six stations on the l2th. Compar- vailed from the 18th to the 18th, the 23rd, when readings of 70 degrees or higher were observed at thirty-five stations, being the warmest day of the month.
 Precipitation.
 The monthly average for the entire State, determined from the records of sixty stations, was 2.35 inches, or 3.22 inches below the normal and 4.s5 inches less than for February. 1905. The av- craze for the Northern District was 1. S2 inches, or 3.57 inches below the normal. The average for the Southern District was 2.96 inches, or 2.S6 inches below the normal. The greatest month ly amount was 4.S7 inches, at Mobile, and the least, 1.15 inches, at Decatur. The greatest amount in any twenty four consecutive hours was 1.37 inches, at Tuskegee, in the east-central part of the State, on the Sth.
 The rainfall was rather unevenly dis tributed, the monthly amounts being least in the northern and eastern coun- ties and greatest in the extreme south ern portions of the State. There were II days on which no appreviable preci- pitation occurred in any portion Of tho State; More rain fell over the e., south !nr during any other two consecutive days of the month, though the total amounts for these days were not excessive at were quite general over the entire State on the goth and Fist and on the 24th. Sleet occurred as follows: At Ashville on the 5th; at dis' Anniston' Good Sth; at Citronelle. Marion and New There was no snowfall worthy of Anniston on the 9th, 10 inch at Talla- 1ega on the Sth, and 10 inch at Valley Head on the 27th.
 Miscellaneous Phenomena.
 with Dates)
 Fog-Ashville, 13; Bermuda. 1920; 13, IA; Mabile: IS, 23. Mont 2s: selma; S2: ;s,on Tallaaega' 9s ga E pile. 16. 19; Lunar. Anniston, 1; Mont sieeGApniston. 6; Ashville ,5; Cit ,Hnstle TaTioe G9SI%afsr Ne%berne, s s. Greensboro O Thunderstorms-A 24; Ash vile, "A; Bermuda, 20. 21. "A, 25; Birm- 26; Citronelle. 24, 25: Clanton, 24, 26 Daphne, 20. 24, 25: Demopolis, 24; Flu 'aula, 25; Greensboro. 24. 26. Lock No !, 24 Mobile. 20. 24: 25; Montgomery, 20 Prattville, 24: Riverton, 24; Scottsboro, A.
 The prevailing directions of wind was rom the north The highest registered velocity was thirty-six miles per hour, rom the southeast. at Birmingham on he 24th. The average hourly velocity, from the records of four ,egular weather bureau stations. was tight miles.
 weather.
 The average number of clear rays was fifteen: partly cloudy. five; cloudy, two, with rain C0i inch or more,) 6.
 Frank P. Chaffee, Section Director, Montgomery, Ala.
 March 10 1906.