The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-04-01

ploughs might go most part Of th.
winter; but on February i6 fell fol
several days a great snow, making
the ways unpassable for three weeks
Winthrop.
l646-47--"Was ono Of the mldest
winters. No snow nor sharp frosts
the winter through, Coffin, "Rox-
bury Church Records"
4-65--"The winter was mild and
moderate. Coffin.
l66667--"The winter was very
moderate; very little snow or bad
weather. Coffin, "Town Records"
l669-l700--"The winter turned into
summer, or at least we have had little
or non, the ground being bare for the
most part; but little snow and that
faded away fast by the southerly
gales. Coffin, "Diary of Rev Rich
ard Brown"
Flowers In January
1713-ld-"The month of January,
TIA, was from the beginning uncom-
monty fine and warm ! saw flower
in the woods on the Goth of it. The
spring was likewise so mild that ears
of rye were seen on the 10th Of April,
some persons have seen them on the
10th. philadelphia Daily Advertis-
err Records of the Swedish Church"
1744-45-Advantage was taken by
the British, on account of the mild
weather, to lay siege to and capture
1780-S1-Note; From this date on,
meteorological records are found.
kept, and the best instru-
ments obtainable used.
Mean temperature of winter Of
l7S0-81-31 (about 2 degrees above
normaD; December mean, 81; Janu-
lry mean, 80; February mean, 81;
January maximum, 40 on the 5th;
Is on the 9th; wind, north
md northeast on IL days; for remain
Ter of month, west, southwest and
outh east.-Authority, Wigglesworth.
Winter of 17S2-S3-Mean tempera-
ure of winter, 81; December, mean,
8; January, 27; February, 81. A
1ild winter. December: The air on
lany days as balmy as in April or
lay, the ground bare and but little
rozen. Three inches of snow fell on
ne 30th and 31st. January: A good
inter month the ground covered with
now lightly from the 5th to the end
{ the month. February: A variety Of
Gather; farmers ploughing on the
Memoirs Of the
Academy.
Winter of 1S01-2-Mean tempera-
ire Of winter, 81 (about Q degrees
Dove normaD December, mean, 81;
inuary 81; February, 28; December
aximum, 81 on the 10th; minimum,
;, on the 7th. No frost in the
round January mean Of "a was Z
,grees above normal. Temperature:
on the 28th; some rain; very little
low. February maximum, 60 on the
,th; very mild up to the 22nd; on the
md and 23rd occurred heavy north
st snowstorm, followed on the 25th
id 26th by another, so that there was
arly three feet Of snow on the level,
ID drifts from six to ten feet high;
nd continuing due east; swell of the
a prodigious. The winter reported
have been precisely like that of
54-55.-Authorities: Salem Gazette;
,lyoke, Memoirs Of the American
.ademy."
June for December in 1878
l818-19-Mean temperature of win
:, 30; December mean, 2G; January,
; February, "a. The exceptional
ldness of the winter is well brought
t by the following comments cited
IN various newspapers of the time.
Dec. IA, 1878, Boston--The season
fine; no snow in the
eets and no cold that is severe.
ston Gazette.
Dec. 20, 1878 (from register kept
Cincinnati, O)-Of the 81 days
ce Sept. %, So Of them had the
lracter Of Indian summer.-Salem
zette.
anuary %, 1919, Boston--"Our De-
1ber and January have resembled
old-fashioned May and June. The
und has not as yet been covered
h snow. Neither has our naviga-
! been impeded at all by ice. The
lther has been mild and pleasant.
a particle Of frost in the ground.
enjoy the influence of May sun,
our streets are crowded, as in the
Imer months. boston Gazette.
eb. 5, 1919, Salem, Mass.---"Wild
se were seen returning from the
tn, the winter is so severe there.
t Of January and 80 far in Febru-
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