Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-03
UNUSUAL WEATHER
FOR THIS STATE
Temperature Is Away Below Az.
erage and Rainfall Much
Greater
RAINFALL 10 GENERAL
THROUGHOUT STATE
Warmer Weather and Less Rain
Is Promised by the Weather
Man.

From a Genealogical standpoint,
the weather at Bismarck during the
present calendar year IS the freaNtest
Of record. The. wa:mest day so far
this year occurred IN Apri. "A, SS de.
grees. April was a warmer month
than May. Up to April % the total
precipitation for the year was but
O.f inch, and for a period of 161
days there had not been a day l24
consecutive hours with 0.25 inch or
more OF precipitation, the longest OF
record for the Bismarck station. The
mean temperature for July was the
lowest Of record for that month, and
June's mean temperature was within
one-third of a degree of the lowest
record. The percentage OF suns lime
for the season is also far below the
normal. The total precipitation from
January l to date is 1879 inches,
while the normal for tle whole year
is but 17.GS inches, and for the period
January to July, inclusive, is but 14.l2
inches. 1t will, therefore, be seer
that, taking all elements into consid-
Grafton, exceptional weather has pre-
vailed. , -.
( The mean Temperature for July
was 62.6 degrees, or 7 degrees below
the normal, and 10 degrees lower than
the mean for July, 1914. The highest
temperature vas sc degrees on the
9th, and the lowest was 80 degrees
on the 5th. On the 5th numerous
frosts were reported, although in no
instance was the damage of a serious
nature The greatest daily range of
temperature a "a degrees on the
5th and the lowest was 10 degrees in
the 2Gth. ...;.@.
The total precipitation was. 400
inches. or 1888 inches above the nor
NAL, and 1893 inches more than the
total for July, 1914. Tie greatest
amount in any q consecutive hours
was 40 inches IN the 13-14th. There
were II days with 0.01 inch or more
of precipitation. There were II clear
days, IL partly cloudy days and eight
cloudy days. The prevailing winds
were from the northwest. The total
wind movement vas 500 miles, an
average hourly velocity of 50 miles.
The highest wind velocity was AZ
miles per hour from the southwest on
the 9th. Thunder storms were fire.
frequent and quite severe, occurring
on the Sth, 9th, 10th, 18th, 18Th, 14th.
18TH, 23rd and 3lst. Hail occurred
on the 5th, but caused no serious
damage. The weather conditions
were favorable for small grains and
at the close of the month these crops
were the best OF record for this vicin-
ity. Corn is very backward, but with
sufficient sunshine during August and
early September will mostly mature.
Saturdays Storm.
The storm which passed over Bis
marck Saturday night and Sunday
was quite general throughout the Mis-
souri, Slope and the western part OF
the state. The heaviest rainfall, how
ever, Gems to nave occurred at Bis
marck and vicinity, where the total
was 3.14 inches. Reports from up
state show that the storm did not ex-
tend further north than Max. In the
Red River valley the rainfall was
much lighter than to the westward.
The rain in the southwestern part of
North Dakota, northern South Dako-
ia and eastern Montana was accom-
panied by higher winds, and reports
indicate that much grain was dam
aged. Reports from the country sur.
rounding Bismarck Snow that some
grain was lodged badly, especially
heavy oats. The weather bureau has
promised clearing weather with high.
er temperature and, as they report
no storm areas approaching, the
heavy rains of the past two days will
have a chance to be absorbed and the
roads will be given an opportunity to
dry.