The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-03-07
SUMMARY OF
N. D. WEATHER
GOVERNMENT WEATHER Ru-
REAU HAS JUST. MADE PUB
Liz THE ANNUAL SUMMARY
FOR 1911 OF THE NORTH
DAKOTA SECTION.

The annual summary of the North
Dakota section Of the climatological
service of the United States weather
bureau for 1911 has just been made
public. The general summary Is as
follows:
Although the temperature averaged
slightly below the normal and the to-
tai precipitation was above the normal.
the year. taken as a whole, was very
unfavorable. This was especially true
during the growing season.
The preceding year was the driest In
the Chronological history Of he state.
and while the opening months of the
year produced precipitation in excess
OF the normal, there was at the be-
ginning of the growing season q de-
| ficiency of nearly six inches. Unsea-
sonably high temperature and deficient
precipitation increased these unfavor-
able conditions during the growing
season to such an extent that certain
parts of the state suffered greatly
from drought.
During the harvesting, haying and
threshing seasons there We're an ex-
cess of precipitation, a lack of sun
shine annd much fogginess, that great
ly interfered with outdoor work. Dur
ing the year several severe storms
were reported, a few lives were lost
and much property destroyed.
The average temperature for the
state for the year was $3.50, or 0.3o
below the normal, and 2.7o lower than
the mean for 1910. The hinghest an
nual mean temperature reported was
430 at Mayville, Trail county; the
lowest was 1929 at Hannah, Cavalier
county. The highest temperature re-
ported was 1882 at New England, Het-
finger county, on June II; the lowest
was -43o at Marstonmoor, Stutsman
county, on Jan. 8.
During the twenty years that the
Chronological service has been estab-
lished in the state, the annual mean
temperature was lower nine times, and
higher ten times. The highest annual
mean temperature for the state was
l41o in 1900 and 1910; the lowest was
35.Soin 1893. The highest temperature
ever recorded in the state during the
above mentioned pediod was 1140 in
1900 and 1910; the lowest was -540 in
1898 and 1895. The temperature aver
aged above the normal during Feb
ruary, March, April, May, June and
December, and below the normal dur
ing January, July, August September.
October and November.
The average precipitation for the
state for the year was 1900 inches, or
1.25 inches above the normal, and 6,75
| inches more than the average for
1910. The greatest annual ~precipita-
ton reported was 1927 inches at
Jamestown, Stutsman county; the
least was SIT inches al Hettinger,
Adams county.
The greatest monthly amount re-
ported was 6.72 inches at jamestown,
Stutsman county in August; the least
was none at Hansboro, Towner coun-
ty; New England, Hettinger county;
and Park River, Walsh county, in
March.
During the twenty year, that the
climatologicaI service has been estab-
lished in North Dakota there were
thirteen years with less precipitation
one year with exactly the same, and
| FIVE years with more. Precipitation In
excess of the normal occurred in Jan
uary, February, May, August, Septem-
Der, October and November, was ex-
actly normal in April, and below the
normal in March, June. July and De-
cember. The average snowfall was
$751; inches. The greatest depth of
snowfall reported was $40 inches at
Lakota; the least was 14.6 inches at
Edgeley. The average number of days
with O.01 inch or more of precipita-
ton was 76. There was an average
lof 100 clear days, 100 partly cloudy
days and los cloudy days. The aver
age sunshine for the year was slightly
deficient. The prevailing wind was
northwest.