The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-06
THEODORE DAY ON WEATHER
Theodore Day, Gives Interesting
Statement of Weather Conditions
During Past MOnth-There Were
13 Clear Days, 13 Fair and
Cloudy-Lowest Tenn
perature 4 Degrees
nnlnty Vnrn

perature 4 Degrees
Below Zero.
Theodore Day, of Dyberry, Wayne
county's venerable weather man, was
calling on friends in this place Sat
urday and among others he called at
The Citizen Office where he is always
a welcome visitor. Mr.. Days wealth
er statistics are always interesting.
lie states that the first robin, the
harbinger of spring, was seen on the
14th of February. He also states
that although spring will begin on
the 21st of March, during the entire
month bad wintry weather and
storms will prevail, until the extreme
latter part. During the night Of
February 21 there was rain and
snow, lightning and thunder. and on
the 26th Of February the same
phenomenon occurred only there was
sleet instead of rain. On February
10th and 11th there was zero to 16
degrees below for forty hours.
February Weather Record, 1912.
Total rainfall with melted snow.
measured on seven days was two in
ches. This Is 1.35 inches less than
| last year and LA inches less than
February average of 3.14 inches for
AZ years; from six-tenths of an inch
in 1877, to 6.5S inches in 1893.
Total snow measured on six day
was inches, last year on ten days
1t measured "a inches. This year
| from November 5 to March /, 25
inches, to 63 inches last year to same
time. February snowfall ranges
from two inches in 1877 to 81 in
| ches in 1898; average 1914 inches
/ x
OF snow for this winter fell on Nov
and the most at one time was S
inches on January 8, not enough for
good sleighing at any one time dur
ing the entire month of February.
All who used sleighs had runners
well secured on stones and bare
ground.
February Temperature, 1912.
The highest temperature for each
day during the month carried from 4
degrees below zero on February 10,
to As degrees on February "a; aver
age l5.9 degrees, which is 3.3 de-
grees lower than last year. The
! highest in February for SO years was
sixty degrees on February 90, 1890.
Last year the highest in February
was 81 degrees on February %.
= Lowest temperature ranged from
81 degrees on February 20, down to
16 degrees below zero on February
| 10, average rs degrees which is 6 6
low than last year, and the lowest
on my records in February for SO
years was 81 degrees below zero on
February 10, 1888. Last year the
lowest temperature during the month
was II degrees below zero.
Daily range, two degrees on Feb.
| 26, to forty degrees on February IS; {;
average 1873 degrees. Last year it
was 14.6 degrees.
The warmest day was the 18th,
mean 81 degrees, which was one
lower than last year, fourth and
27; the coldest day was the 10th,
mean 10 degrees below zero, II low
er than the coolest day in February
OF last year. Daily mean tempera-
/ ture for the month was 16.9 degrees,
which is five degrees lower than last
year, and 4.6 degrees below Febru-
ary, average of 21.5 degrees for As
years; from IL degrees in 1907, to
! 3O.2 degrees in 1890. There were
s zero mornings, to 16 degrees be-
| low zero, seven of them were togeth-
er or from the 9th to the 18th. This
| winter to the end of February a to-
tai of 161 zero degrees; last year
same time 81 zero degrees. Thir-
| teen days were clear, same number
| fair and cloudy; average GA per cent.
of sunshine. Prevailing winds north
west. First record for spring was
| this morning, being degrees below
zero. One year ago my record for
| the same hour was degrees below
! zero.
THEODORE DAY,
Dyberry, Pa.
March l. Dyberry, Pa.