Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-01-05
BURLINGTON WEATHER.
December Very Cold Month, with
Great Amount of Cloudincss.

Great Amount of CIOudincss.
| Local Forecaster ]. X. Hooper of the
United States weather bureau reports
mean temperature for December of 16
degrees, with n maximum Of 80 degrees,
on the 10th, and a minimum of 10 degrees
below zero on the 3lst. The greatest
daily range was 40 degrees, on the 3Oth,
and the least daily range was three de-
grees, on the 2sth. The normal tempera-
turc for the month Of December is As
degrees. The precipitation Caln and
melted snow amounted to 2i6 inches in
Guiding Is inches of unmelted snow. The
normal precipitation for the month OF
December is 1872 inches. The prevailing
wind was from the SOUTH the total move
ment S,S97 miles. the average hourly We
locity 70 miles, and the maximum veloc-
ity 30 miles per hour. from the south on
the 23rd. There was only one clear day
in the month. with seven partly cloudy
and % cloudy days. Precipitation oc-
Cured on l6 days, and fog was noted on
the 2ith
SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR 1910.
Barometer, Gin inches) reduced to
sea level
Yearly mean, 2e.o9; highest OBJ
served 30.79 on December 81; lowest
observed, 1896 on December 20
TEMPERATURE,
Yearly mean, 4s.5 degrees which is
3 degrees above the normal for this
vicinity.
The monthly means were above nor
NAL during January, March, April.
July and October the greatest de-
partures occurring in March and April,
with average daily excuses Of 81 de-
grees and SIS degrees respectively.
They were below normal during Feb
ruary, May, June, August. September.
November and December. the greatest
departure occurring during December,
with an average daily deficiency Of
81 degrees The mean for tho latter
month, G5.s deerees), is the lowest
recorded in December since the OPEN
ing Of the present station in 1906, and
from the record OF temperature kept
by Mr. charles F.. Allen of this city. "
was the coolest December since 1888
with but two exceptions, 1867 and 1880
which had monthly means OF 14.6 de-
grees and 14s degrees respectively.
The highest temperature recorded
was 90 degrees on July 10; the yowest'
II degrees below zero on January
and February 7.
g The temperature was 90 degrees or
above on one day zero or below on -
devs. Ave In January, nine in Fep-
ruary. and thirteen in December
PRECIPITATION UN 'INCHEs)
One-hundredth OF an inch or more OF
Tho total fall for the year was Sl'03
inches. which is practically the normal
for this vicinity.
It was above normal during January
February. April. May, October and De-
cember; below normal during March'
June July. August, September and No
verber. The greatest monthly excess
n ca occurred during February, and the
greatest deficiency O.52) during March
The greatest amount Of precipitation
recorded in "a hours was 16S inches on
September and 6.
WIND.
The prevailing winds were from the
south.
Average hourly velocity for the entire
year, 1O7 miles per hour
Number of days on which the wind
attained for five minutes a velocity Of
40 miles per hour or more, y.
Greatest wind velocity recorded during
five minutes, &c miles per hour, from
the south, on March IS.
SKY.
There were % clear, $50 partly cloudy
and los cloudy days.
The percentage of sunshine for the
year was below the normal for this
vicinity.
MISCELLANEOUS DATA BEFORE
JULY /.
Greatest depth OF snow on ground at
p. m. 2l0 inches February IS
Greatest snowfall in "a hours, 90
inches, February II and 49,
Last killing frost May g.
Last light frost. June :.
First thunderstorm April 6.
MISCELLANEOUS DATA AFTER
JULY 1.
Inst thunderstorm, October l.
First light frost, September Is.
First killing frost october 90.
First snow. october z.
Greatest snowfall in "a hours, SIS
inches, December 20 and q.
Greatest depth of snow on ground at
p. m, 1910 inches, December 81,