The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-04
WEATHER CHART
FOR FEBRUARY
n. Q. cowDRicK OF WEATHER
BUREAU RECEIVES WIND AND
WEATHER FORECAST DE-
cEMBER SUMMARY.

The monthly meteorological chart
o. the great lakes FOR the month OF
February. published 10Y authority OF
the secretary OF agriculture. has been
received 10y II. b. Cowdrlck, official ~
charge OF the HOughton station or the
weather bureau A few additions are
noted this month beside the tables eN-
PLANTATION and data issued I'm last
months chart and il is expected that
the fart will DE improved from time
10 dine, although Il already is coHsid-
cred invaluable by those whose inter
ests depend upon the weather TO some
extent
A long article by Henry l. HeisAe!L
marine meteorologist and chief OF the
division. describing the average con-
ditions OF wind and weather over the
great lakes during Fe9ruary provides
some interesting data, computed for
an average elevation OF 5S4 feet which
is the mean level OF the following
lakes: Superior. soils feet: Michigan,
5Sl3 feet; Huron. ISIS feet; Erie,
5729 feet; above mean tide at New
York.
The chart shows that the wind
ranges from southwest 10 northwest
over the entire Lake region. the pre-
vailing wind being from the north
west over Lake Superior. Huron and
Michigan.
What May Be Expected.
Mr. Hei kill also tells OF the storms
that have occurred during the month
OF February. and describes the wealth
er characteristic OF the month as fol-
lows:
The skies are generally overcast
during February. from TO II days
being clear The table. Character of
Weather" gives the percentages OF
days during the month on Which rain
snow. fog. and Gains were observed at
the land stations; no vessel reports
We're received. The figures between 1
the columns rain and snow are the
combined data. The highest percent |
ages are. rain, -. at cleveland, Ohio /
and Youngstown. y. Y; snow, 60. Buff |
falo n. Y; fog. ~, Escanaba. Mich; /
gales, y. Buffalo, y. Y; Gains. 80 /
White River. ont; and rain and snow |
combined, 30, Saugeen. ont
The percentage OF days In Febru- /
airy. on which the fOllowsng pheuonre-
ma were observed, based on obserya-
tions covering a period of 10 years, /
since the opening of the Houshtou .
station are as follows Rain l per I
cent, snow 43 per cent, fog 3 per cent
and Gains 40 per cent.
Lowest Temperatures.
The lowest temperatures ever re-
corded during February are as fol-
lows: Alpena, 81 degrees; Buffalo,
-13; Chicago, -21; Cleveland, -lC;
Detroit. 20: Duluth SO: Erie. -lG;
Escanaba. 80; Grand Haven. -e5:
Green Bay SO; Houghton. "a:
-27; Milwaukee pa;
oswego. is; Port Huron, 20: Ro-
chester, ~; sanduskv -l5; Sault
Ste. aMrie, rs; and Toledo, -l6.
During February. 1910, there was
marked deficiency I'm the amount cd
over all portions Of the
upper lakes, except over Lake Super
Tor. At Chicago, O.S9 inch is the
monthly amount recorded in
any February since 1877. on the low
er lakes the precipitation was I'm ex-
cess, and at many stations tho
amounts recorded were greater than
during any other February
Meteorologieal Summary.
The meteorological summary for the
month Of December was issued this
by Observer n. p. Cpwdrick.
The highest temperature for the
month was SO On the 18th, while the
lowest was below zero on the 25th.