Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-01-20

Nv iute ulOnt0S tDdu
sons OF the year. The highs are M
ually attended by fair weather anu
lower temperatures. while the lows
are accompanied with unsettled wealth
er. often with local or general precip'-
tation, higher temperatures. wihds
Of moderate to gale force. depending
on the intensity Of the Storm.
On account Of the geographical 10
cation Of the section. there IL q mark
ed difference in the length Of the sea
sons Winter weather prevails through
a period Of Ave 60 six months, and the
three seasons that embrace tho rest OF
the year are consequently short. Dur
ing the winter months the minimum
temperatures range from 4 degrees IN
the island Of Marthes' Vineyard, to
40 degrees in the northern portions Of
New Hampshire and Vermont. The
minimum temperature falls TO 81 de-
Erees below. on an average over the
whole section of 1888 days yearly. The
range in the several states Is from
100 days. In Rhode Island. 10 ld5 days
in New Hampshire. There are warm
spells during the summer fali
months during which the temperature
reach 90 degrees. or above. In nearly
all sections. The highest maximum
temperatures OF record range from 50
degrees. st Nantucket Island. 70 l0+
degrees, at Providence X I. Maximum
temperatures OF 100 and lo1 degrees are
Of record in parts OF all the States OF
the section. The annua average num-
Der OF days, whole section, with maxi
above. IS s. The heated terms are.
therefore, Of short duration, seldom
exceeding two to four successive days.
The annual mean temperature OF the
section Is 4.7 degrees, and ranges
from 63.2 degrees. In Vermont. to 400
degrees. In Phode Island. The annua
means in individual years, entire sec
ton. have ran ged from 41.0 degrees
to 500 degrees.
Spring Is a brief season in all parts
Of the section. The summers are lon
ger. well defnded, and generally OK
ceptionally pleasant. The few warm
days that are experienced are usually
followed by pleasantly cool nights,
In coast sections sea breezes are al
most a daily feature Of the weather OF
the summer months. The autunnns IL
possible. are often more enjoyable
than the embracing. as they
do, much sunny weather. moderate
temperatures, and. at times. a few
weeks OF the delightful weather con-
ditions popularity known as Indian
summer"
The annual precipita ton OF the sec
tion is 1890 inches. and varies from
1890 inches. in Veremont. to ~. 90
inches. in Rhode Island. The prscipi-
%tation is quite evenly distributed
through the several seasons. The
annual winter mean Is 100 inches
and the summer mean 900 inches,
and there are no marked departures
from these amounts In the means OF
spring and fall. A large portion of
the annual precipitation is in the
form of snow, and in northern sec
tions II is nearly wholly snow during
A. ,-,.. -~u. IT. .-., ,.,..
age snowfall OF tho section is 67l
inches. ranging in the several States
from 3s.f inches. In Rhode Island. "a
$50 inches. in Vermont. The small
est annual average in the section is
24.l inches. at Block Island. r. l.. and
the largest amount, llO6 inches, al
jacksonville. VI. snow falls in meas
urable amounts from October to May
inclusive,
Early and late frosts are an import
ant feature Of the climate OF portions
OF the section. The average date Of
from September 10. In New Hampshire
TO November ID. at Block Island. II. |
The earliest date Of killing frost in
autumn Is August ~, in Vermont. Tn.
average date OF the last killing fros,
In spring is from April rs. in Rhode
Island. to May SO. In New Hampshire
In OFF seasons frosts sufficiently severe
to Kill tender vegetation have occurred
In portions Of the northeren sections
In ell Of the summer months.
The average sunshine varies great,
over the section. In some localities II
the northern portion tho monthly
averages in winter full to 81 per cent
During the summer months and Otter
including September, the percentag,
ranges from IS TO 81 per cent. Til.
yearly average OF sunshine. for IN,
entire section, is about 81 per cent.
The monthly and annual precipita
tion data at certain stations is in.
cluded in the summary. The data for
Burlington 80 back to 1928 and in
many years by Charles &c. Allen, Dur.
ing the so years covered by the tabl,
July stands at the head In the amount
OF precipitation, with an average OF
&l% inches. and February has the
least. with 1.5a inches. The mean an.
nual precipitation In his city is S2,G,
inches. My