East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-04
WHAT THE CLIMATE
OF FRANCE IS LIKE
FACTS ABOUT THAT QUINN
AND BELGIUM OF DEhP IN
TE.RI2Sr TO ANLEIiICANS'
warmed by Ocean Brcczcs with Com
poratiyely Mid Winters and Rcln-
lively Cool Summers.

Tho following article consists oil eN
tracts from Il statement on the Gu
mato of France and Belgium by MI
Preston c. Day, chief of the Clliha'o-
logical Division OF the Weather bu-
reau:
The present interest of the people
of the United states in matters per
+ taining to Europe has extended TO
questions of climate and the propaoie
| effect OF the weather upon the health
| and comfort of those who have been
| or who may be called for service III
| France and Belgium.
| France and Belgium together occu-
| ny that portion of the western coas'
| of Europe extending from north latl-
II uIde AZ deg 30 min. to 8 deg ~ MN
| which corresponds nearly to the por-
/ ton of the American coast lying be
| tween Boston and the northern end OF
| Newfoundland. Marscilles, the most
| southern important city of France, Is
| further north than Boston, while l'af'
| Is nearly 500 miles farther north than
! Chicago. Brussels, in latitude SO deg
81 min. is more than so miles farther
north than Winnipeg. Canada, or In
the same latitude as the southern por-
/ tion of Hudson Bay.
Warmed by Ocean Freezes.
France and Belgium, located as they
| are. in the region Of the eastward dritt
| of the atmosphere afford in their eli
| mato an excellent example Of the
| modifying influences eXcrtcd upon
| land areas by the proximity Of large
J bodies OF water to their western bor'
| ders.
| The outstanding features of the tenn
pcrature of the different countries OF
western Europe are the comparative
| ly warm winters for such high lati-
tudes and the relatively cool summers
| Along the coasts of northern France
| and of Belgium temperatures are very
| similar to those experienced on our
| own northern Pacific coast. the aver
age monthly temperatures at Dunkirk,
! France. and at Seattle, Wash, being
! Identical for nearly half the months
! of the year and differing AMY slightly
| for the other months Farther south
| over the Atlantic coast districts Of
| France the temperatures throughout
! the year resemble those of the coasts
1 of southern Oregon and northern Cal
| ifornia, and during the winter months
the averages are not materially dif-
ferent from thoee of the Carolina ana
! Georgia coasts.
| Weather by Seasons.
| From the standpoint of bodily COM
/ fort. the climate OF northern France
! and Belgium may be briefly summar-
| lied as follows. The winter weather
| Is rather rigorous and unpleasant. due
! to the persistence OF comparatively
! low mpcraturcS, much cloudincss
| end frequent rain and snow The
| winds blow mostly from the west or
southwest and arc frequently damp
and chilly, the relative humidity be-
| ing rather high Tho winter nights
| are long and the days corresponding.
ly short
| With the transition from winter in
to spring, the rapid warming up fa-
miliar to residents I'm most sections OF
| the United States Is not so noticeable
in France and Belgium. the average
4 temperature for March being only
| degrees to 4 degrees f.. higher than
for February.
The summers are pleasant as com
Jared with much of the United States.
the day temperatures being mostly
moderate and the nights cool Occa-
sionally hot wathcr is experienced. but
the heat is not excessive and the heat
ed periods are usually of short durn-
ton. During the latter part of Juno
the days in northern France and Bel
giIlm arc more than lG hours long the
sun setting after s y. m.
Fall also is unusually pleasant. cs-
pccially during September and Octo-
Der.