The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-15
REVIEW OF WEATHER FOR PAST WINTER Average Temperature 0ne- Half Above Normal MARCH WAS QUITE WARM The Rainfall For Five Winter Months Exceeded the Normal By
 About Four-fifths of
 an Inch.
MARCH WAS QUITE WARM

| Montgomery April 4.-(Special0-1n thf
 first weather bulletin of the present grow
 ing season, Section Director Chaffee r'
 views temperatures and rainfall for the
 winter. He also summarizes the eondi-
 tions for the past week, as will be his
 practice for the summer.
 The temperature for the five months
 November to March, inclusive, averaged
 about one-half degree above the normal | November and February were rather cold,
 the temperature deficiency for each month | averaging about 2 degrees. Nearly nor
 maj temperatures prevailed during Decem-
 Der and January, though March was | quite warm, with mean temperature Of 1 about degrees above the normal. 1 The rainfall for the five months exceed 1 ed the normal by about four-ffths of an 1 inch. November, December and February | were rather wet, while March as a whole was quite dry, the rainfall during that
 month being about one inch less than the normal Slightly more than the average sunshine was received clear weather be- ing particularly prevalent during the months of November and March. Weekly Bulletin. For the week ending Monday, April l3, the general summary shows: The mean temperature averaged about
 10 degrees above the normal. The first five days were quite warm, with after noon temperatures ranging as high as VI degrees in some scattered counties on the 10th. The last two days were moderately cool
 The week, as a whole, was dry one, the rainfall being deficjent in all districts, | though fairly good rains occurred in scat | tered portions of the state during the 1 early part of the week, and there were some scattered showers during the last
 two days. The sunshine was generally ample in all districts.
 County Reports. l Blount, Oneonta: The average temper ature was 62 degrees, the highest being
 SO and the lowest 52 degrees. Rain fell on two days, the total for the week being O.92 inch The frost of the 4th inst. did but little damage, though the minimum temperature was 29 degrees on | that date.-Aquila J. Ketchum. Cherokee, Gaylesville; Generally fair and pleasant weather prevailed in this vicln- ity. The highest temperature was 80,
 and the lowest 50 degrese.-James w. D. Speer.
 Cleburne, Fruithurst: Fair and warm weather prevailed here during most Of the week. though it was cooler during the last two days.-Hattie l.. Asseltine. Colbert, Riverton: The highest temper atur was S6, and the lowest AT degrees. The total rainfall was 0.S0 inch, and it occurred on two days. Killing frost, with temperature of 29 degrees, occurred
 here on the 4th inst.-E. R. Nelles. Cullman, Cullman:': The highest tenn perature was S5, and the lowest AS de- grees. Rain fell on two days, the total rainfall being 1.2O inches. About 50 per cent of the average sunshine was re- ceived.-Eugene A. Grayot. Jefferson, Birmingham: The mean tenn perature. 70 degrees, was degrees in ex- cess of the normal. The highest temper ature was 84 degrees on the 9th, and the loves, AZ degrees, on the 12th. With the exception of 065 inch of rain on the 9th, fair weather prevailed.-United States Weather Bureau.
 Lamar, Crews Depot: Warm and part ly cloudy to cloudy weather prevailed during the week, with good rains during the early part.-J. J. Weeks. Limestone, Elkmont: Generally fair and warm weather prevailed in this sec tion.-Robert B. Evans.
 St. Clair, Ashville TheS highest tenn perature was S6, and the lowest 42 degrees.
 Rain occurred on the first two days of the week, the total being 0.53 inch.- George R. Gather.
 Walker, Cordova: A rain of 1.60 inch fell on the 9th; since that date fair weath-
 CT has prevailed here, with the day tern- >peratures rather high for the season.
 Scott Maxwell.