The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-10-12
LAST SEPTEMBER
WARMEST TO DATE
Carolina Sun Beats Down on Yegeta-
uon. Dries Up Cotton.

uon. Drlos Up Cotton.
Columbia, Oct. 10.-The month Of
September was the warmest OF It's
name on record In this section, accort
is's to the weather bureau, the month
ly mean heat intensity being 80 de-
grees or 5.8 degrees above normal
while precipitation was not up to-
standard and uneven, causing de-
| terioration Of cotton.
The dcterioratio of the cotton
crop continued, incident to prolonged
hot weather, lack Of moisture, and
ravages Of the boil weeyil, which were
especially injurious to the younger
crop in northern counties, the report
says. The expected crop was prac-
tically picked in the southern and cen
trail counties, and the crop was all op-
en- to the extreme northern border dis
tricts at the close OF the month. Corn
was being harvested in tho central
counties at the close Of the month, but
the yield was below the earlier eNpec-
tations. Hay harS estlng progressed
under favorable conditions, and large
quantities Of forage were secured.
Field and garden vegetables deterior-
atcd steadily, except in portions OF the
middle coast districts, where rainfall
vas adequate Syrup making was we'll
under way, with generally satisfac-
tory yields.
The monthly mean temperature for
the section, determined from reports
OF III stations, was 80 degrees, or 90
degrees above the normal, says the
report. The highest temperature was
104 degrees at Florence, on the 4th
This is ) degrees below the Septem-
Der maximum temperature record in
1912. Fifteen previous Scptcmbcrs
have had maximum temperature rec
ords in 100 degrees or higher. The
lowest temperature was So degrees at
Ferguson, Orangcburg county on the
25th. This is higher than any pre-
vious September minimum temporal
ture record, with one exception, 55
degrees in 1905. The monthly mean
temperature was the highest on record
for September, breaking the previous
record, that Of 1911, by IL degrees.
Daily mean temperatures were from
3 degrees to IL degrees above normal
was practically continuous, with but
two short periods Of relatively moder-
ate temperature.
The average precipitation for the
3.4S inches, or O.45 inch below nor
NAL, according to the report. Rainfall
occurred in three fairly we'll defined
periods over the western, but was
more or less intermittent over the CEN
trail and eastern portions. Over a
small arear Of the middle coastal plain
and over the upper Piedmont, the
amounts ranged from inches to over
10 inches, while over large areas Of
the central and northeastern portions,
the amounts ranged downward to less
than 80 inch. The greatest local
monthly amount was 7.57 inches at
Clemson College; least local monthly
amount .4i inch at Conway. The
greatest 24-hour rainfall at any sta
tion was 2.30 inches at Clemson Col
legc on the 27th. The number OF rainy
days was IA per cent. below normal.
Light hail occurred at Clemson Col
lcge on the 27th. The number Of the
18th, at Liberty, Pickens county, on
the 9th and Goth, at Newbcrry, New
berry county, on the 18th, and at Wal
halla, Oconce county on the Goth.
The prevailing wind for the month
was from the southeast, the records
show. The average hourly velocity,
determined from nine ancmometcr
records, was SIS miles. The highest
average velocity was 81 miles per
hour at Savannah, Ga, and in tho
section proper, 10 miles per hour at
Charleston; the lowest average veloci
ty was miles per hour at Charlotte,
N. c., and in the section proper As
per hour at Columbia The highest
velocity for any minute period was
DC miles per hour from the northwest
at Grconvillc on the 2lst.