The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-11
RECORD FOR MARCH
WEATHER REPORTS SHOW MONTH
 COLDER THAN USUAL.
No Very Cold Days, No Very Warm Days, Bu<~the Records Show Low Average Tenn
 Dernturc.


 The month of March was marked for its low temperature in all districts of Alabama. There were no extreme ly warm nor cold periods. but through out the State the records of tempera- lures showed a difference of several degrees below the average tempera- ture for the corresponding month dur ing the last thirty-four years. The above statement Is made in the monthly report of the Ciimatological service of the Weather Bureau at Montgomery, which will appear in printed form in a short time
 Tn the amount of rainfall. the report states that the monthly average for all of Alabama was 9.26 inches, or 394 inches greater than in March of last year. The prevailing direction of the wind was from the North. Following is the general summary of climatoios icaI conditions as It will appear in the report:
 The month. as a whole. was notable for marked deficiency in tempera- ture in all districts. The mean Tor the State. determined from the records Of forty-four stations. was b1.6 degrees. or 4.6 degrees below the normal ana s.2 degrees lower than March, 1905. The mean for the northern district was 493 degrees, or 4.6 degrees below the normal. The mean for the southern district was 53.s degrees. or 4.S de- grees below the normal. The highest local monthly mean was 59.o degrees at Lucy, In the extreme southeastern part of the State. The highest tenn perature recorded was S5 degrees at Lucy on the 23rd. The lowest local monthly mean was 46.6 degrees at val ley Head, in the northeastern part of the State and at an elevation of more than 1000 feet above the sea level. The lowest recorded was 20 degrees at Val ley Head on the Fist. The monthly range for the entire State was e5 de- grees. The greatest local monthly range was s1 degrees at Lucy, and the least Al degrees at Birmingham and Mobile. The greatest daily range was 41 degrees at Cordova on the ist and at Marion on the 18th.
 There were no extremely warm or cold periods. On the morning of the 1st freezing temperatures were quite general throughout the northern dis trict and occurred at eighteen stations in the southern half of the State. From the 2nd to the 11th a gradual rise con- tinued, the highest readings of the month occurring at number of sta-' tions on the latter date. Comparative ly warm weather continued until the 14th, the 13th being one of the warm est days of the month. The follow ing week was cool; on the 21st. the coldest day of the month. light freeze extended nearly to the coast, and tenn peratures below 25 degrees were gen eral throughout the northern portion of the State. The 23rd to the 2sth con- stituted second warm period. with maximum temperatures of 75' degrees or higher in nearly all portions of the State.
 The monthly average for the entire ha rAanrdc nf sixty stations, was s.26 inches, or 3.s4 inches above the normal and 5.56 inches greater than for March. 1905. The average for the Northern District was $50 inches, or 3.42 inches above the normal. The average for the South ern District was 9.01 inches, or 4.46 inches above the normal, The greatest monthly amount was l5,7S inches at Dernopolis and the least s.s0 inches at Lucy. Monthly amounts exceeding LOO inches were recorded at twenty three stations. exceeding HOO inches at sixteen stations, 1900 inches at elev- en stations, 1900 inches at six stations. 1400 inches at three stations, and i5.00 inches at two stations. The greatest amount in any y-twenty-four consecutive hours was 6.so inches at Livingston in the West Central portion of the State, on the 18th and 18th.
 Light to moderately heavy rains were general on the 1st and 2nd and on the 7th and .Sth; greater amounts fell on the 14th and 18th, being excessive at many stations in the Northern Dis trict On the 18th and 18th excessive rains were quite general, more than six inches falling within twenty-four hours at several ttations. These rains caused damaging floods in all the riv- CTS of the State. Additional heavy to excessive rains fell throughout the State from the 27th to 3oth, causing secondary rises in the Alabama and Tombigbee rivers and their tributaries.
 While the number of rainy days was quite evenly distributed, and the rain fall throughout the State was generally in excess of the normal. the amounts varied widely in different portions of the State The monthly amounts were generally greatest over an area extend- ing from the West-Central to the Northeastern portion. with the heav- fest falls in the Central and West-Cen- tral counties. The average number of days upon which .0l inch or more of rain fell was 10
 A trace of sleet fell at Goodwater on the 30th.
 No appreciable amount of snow fell during the month, though traces were recorded at several stations in North ern counties on the goth.
 Comparative Data for March.
 Wind.
 The prevailing direction of the wind was from the North. The highest reg istered velocity was forty mUes per hour from the Southeast, at Dirming- ham on the 18th. The average hourly velocity, determined from the records of four regular Weather Bureau sta tions. was eight miles
 The average number of clear days was twelve; partT cloudy, five: cloudy. fourteen.
 Fog.-Burkevilles 12; Eufaula, 13 2s; Goodwater. 12; Mobile, 1S. 14. 27; Montgomery, 13, IS.
 Frost-Killing Cor minimum temper ature of 32 degrees or less); 1st, quite general in Northern and In some Gen. tral counties; 4th, 5th, 9th, and 17th. in some Northern counties; goth, general in Northern and In some Central coun- ties. Fist. quite general and extending nearly to the coast: 22nd, general in Northern and In some Central Coun- ties.
 Haios: Solar.-Anniston. 20; Mobile 6, Lunar.--Annlston, 1, 6, 10; Mobile, $, 5, Montgomery. 3, 6, 10; Valley Head, 1.
 Thunderstormsv v-Anniston. ?. 3. is. 26. 27; Ashvllle. 8 Bermuda. 2 10, 14, 2s. 20; Birmingham. 2, 10, 27, 29; Boil gee, ?, 3, 19 27; Cedar Bluff, ?; Cit ronelle, 2, IA, 1a. 2S: Clanton, ?, lS 27; Cordova, 27. 29: Eufaula. g. 2S; Flor ence. 26; Gadsden, 26; Greensboro, ?, II, IS; Mobile, 2, A. 1J, 2I 2S. 20, Montgomery, 9. IA. 19. 27 2S: Newbernc. 2, IA, IS. 27, 2S; Oneonto. IA. 19, 27.