The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-03-15
.REVIEW OF WEATHER
FOR THE LAST MONTH
MANY COLD WAVES IN THIS
STATE
"a TYPICAL MONTH
February In South Carolina WAS
Most Severe Asoalh Of
Tbs YeaF
A TYPICAL MONTH

I 1he UniLsu states Qepaftment of
agriculture, climatogical service of
the weather bureau, South Carolina
section, has issued the following re-
view OF the weather conditions In
South Carolina last month";
General SumInafy--ebfuaFy was a
typical winter month, with marked
cold waves on the 18th and 12th, ac-
Ieompanied by cold rains and sleet on
the oath, 18th and 26th, attended by
record breaking snow storing, with 10
to lS inches over large part of the
section. The thermal conditions of
the month as a whole, were below
the seasonal average.
Temperature ranged above normal
during the first week and during a
short period about the 10th. The re-
mainder Of the month was colder than
usual, and after the 24th the tempera-
ture averaged about 10 degrees per
day below the noHmai
Precipitations resulted from four
important atmospheric disturbanceA
1.-TWO that entered the country from
the far northwest end adyanesd esst-
ward during the periods, 4ti1 to Sth,
ana 21st to 27th. nne that originated
onf the middle slope of the Rackyi
Mountains on the 18th, and disappear
| ed on the South Atlantic coast by the
21st, and one that deyeloped over the
East Gulf on the 18th and moved to
the northwestward as a coast storm,
:, -. -. = rvs tiuIitiu
i h5y the 10Th, Tine second and IourIn
storms were accompanied by the most
disagreeable weather, 81 81 tlls winter.
Pressure
The mean sealevSi atmospheric
pressure, determined from reports Of
lseyen reHulart rweau1aEg bureau. Ria-
tionS in the surrounding section was
S0.15 inches. The highest pressure
lof the month ranged from 30.5a inch
les at Charlotte N O., and s0 .55 inches
at Savannah, Ga.,, on the 9Th, to Sole
inches at Asheville, n. c., on the Same
date. The lowest pressure ranged.
from $3.50 inches at SaEahtiah on the
2Sth and 1858 inches at Eharleston on
the goth, to 1870 inches In Columbia
| on the latter date. & !
Temp peFatuge 81 !,
fIhs tnonthly mean tot ahe section
determined from reports from S7 OF
the stations, was AZ. Is iie egrrees pr, q
| degrees below She estab sifea afoPs
| NAL. 7.2 degrees above the lowest s6c-
tion average In 1895 ana 10 degrees
below the highest average ins 189iS
Ten previous Fsbrnaries In the patI
81 years we're colder than the las
month and "a were warmer.
The highest tetnp atpre was 70 de
lgress at Dillont Marion county, and
| IWalterboro, Golleton COUNTY on thk
| l3rd, and at Trenton, EdgesVeld county,
on the 4th. This Is g. degiees highef
! than tbs saHgas sss.ssssess Slias:s.l .sssss.
Temperature in 1906 and 8 degreeL
bel0w the record. in 1904. Twenty .p
the previous FTsbfuarfes have had TEN
lperetures of ze e5idegrees cs above end
seven have had maximum tempefas
Itures below. Ts degrees. The warmes
periods OF the month we're b,tweef
| the Bird and 9th, Inclusive, and from
| the 18th to the Goth.
Lowest temperature ii degrees &c
Titnsto, i5TiiT1E Etyni JUuIIty, uil sSiiS
2Jth or 25 degrs aboye the uoWes
iaection record 1SS and IL degrees
below the hig est section maxitnun
In 1898. Fiftee spreyious Februaris
have had tenap natures below IL de +
lgTees, and IL have had IA degrees
lhigher( The coldest period OF the
month was genA faits1 on the Gath and
25th.
The winter ssason closed with
imeHn femperntnre OF 45.9 degrees OF
l.2 degree heiGs the normal,
/ Il REseipss lion q, 4, y9ss
ne. sssraEa for the section, 46 Bta
tions reported, 4 10 inches: or OF
inch below the eHtA blished normal
I3.54 inches above the lowest Febrp
larry average In x8 8ss. and 3.a0 inchet
below the highest February averag
| In 1897. Precipi iFtion was. well dis
Itfibuted over the section and througsi
| tont Che month ana was confined prfhS
icipally TO the following periods:s btsl
I to 7ths 10th to i 14thy 18th to 2ist aIlG
I24th 20 2Sth. ms IfeAytest amountt
loncured On the coast districts, where
tlie measurements ranged from 6std
over 8 inches
Two notable storms secured dpf
Ing the month; E.iret, a general reiH
land sleet storm oia the 9TH and 18TH
(which covered 8 large portion OF thy
state With from 8 70 Us fnclles. Of Ies
land sleet. Sec6agl, d FSs15r breaiElfia
isnow storm on the 25th and 26th, &C
comp panfed BY 50 18 inches Of sItny
lover the entire ton except. along
| the itnmedIate ebant. The heaviest n
the Bitows, "a TO 2s inches. fell in ttlls
IFegion form New herryS sezihgtDn asa
Rachland, also Clarendon and mort
lssestpard, orar EIsesferheld and Ind
E1faaIb0r0 s0liists fas maximum pE
kdeptt being "a eectlSn OF socfes
EIill. z: Z
The winter sc On ctisen with av
IsrHgs total preclf Hon o list inch
es o7 0se3 inch 69s ie establisssSf
normal.