Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01
THE WEATHER.


Washington and the District of Columbia
was i'm no wise remarkable in its general
features. although the departure from
normal conditions of temperature and
rainfall were at times sufficiently pro-
nounced to command attention.
The year was fortunately free from Sc
we're storms The highest wind velocity
was forty-two miles an hour. from the
northwest, February Is. During a thun-
derstorm the afternoon of May "a a
number of trees were blown down in the
city and District, and the streets were
strewn with broken limbs and foliage.
J The wind at that time did not exceed a
velocity of thirty miles an hour, but the
heavy LEAKAGE of May easily accounted
for the damage
The summer months furnished their
usual number of warm days. but the
season was without any severe or pro-
lOnSed hot spells. AS a whole, the mid
summer heat averaged not far from nor
NAL March. April. September and Octo-
Der showed the greatest excuses in tenn
perature. that of March amounting to an
average of practically degrees a day
above the normal. May. June. November
and December We're comparatively cold
months. As regards a reversal of eX-
pected conditions. March and November
presented the most striking features.
each, in fact. surrendering its character
stic weather to the other: March with
its greatest excess of warmth of any
month in the year, and November I'M
usually tickle and inconStant in it's wealth
er features. being almost wholly without
the Indian summer conditions COM
monty experienced during the month in
this region. The temperatures OF Janu-
AIRY, February. July and August aver
aged not far from the normais for those
months.
The warmest day of the year was July
., when the temperature reached D. de-
srees. June II and September came
next, with record of - degrees. There
were just twentyfour days during the
year on which the temperature reached
80 degrees or above: this was one more
day than in 1900. and four more than in
1gDS. The periods of unusual warmth
were from March l to Z. March 10 to
April &. June 30 to 2:s. September 3 to 8
and September "a to %.
Only Nineteen Cold Days.
February held the title of being the
coolest day of 1910. until December 10
arrived and equaled the record. with
minimum temperature of degrees. Ac-
cording to the United States weather bu-
reau. there have been nineteen days dur
ing the year on which the minimum tenn
perature went below 20 degrees. Com
experienced from May l. to II. from
May 20 to June ) and from June to L.
The total precipitation for 1910. barring
its closing days, was just a fraction short
of 80 inches, or about 4 inches below the
normal amount. The total depth of I'M
melted snowfall was %: inches. occur
ring in January. February. March. No
vember and December. The greatest
init = in
May and the least O.JI in March The
month of August likewise deficient
in moisture and the drought at that time
was hurtful to pastures and late growth
generally. The longest consecutive pc
rod during the year without appreciable
rainfal1 was twenty-three days, extend
ing from March II to April >. To offset
this there were eight consecutive days In
June-frOm the 9th to the 16th-Wlth good
rains on each.
The December snowfall record has been
remarkable for the length of time the
ground has been covered, which has con-
timed since the beginning of the heavy
fall December =. Appreciate snow fell
January II. H. L., ~. -. % and % Feb
ruary IL and II. March 10 and II. No
vember and December 4. .. q. Z. 10 and
II, and light hurries were observed jan
uarv = ~ and 81. February and n, No
vember II and December | and =. No
vember broke all records for heavy early
snowfall. when inches fell on the 4th
of that month.
The total number of days Of prevailing
bright sunshine for the year was 100.
The days with overcast skies averaged
about two in seven. or total OF 1U'.
October gave the greatest number of
clear DAYS, twenty in all, while January
had but seven and November only nine.
The greatest number of cloudy days.
eighteen, occurred in January. Notwith-
standing this bad record for January. the
longest consecutive period of cloudy
fal lime lasting from the
9th to the 10Th of that month. October
ruled in the other extreme, there having
been practically continuous sunshine from
October TO -.