The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1922-12-30
WEATHER REPORT
 FOR CLOSING YEAR
Interesting Summary Of chmatoig- iml Conditions Of Pasl
 Year Given

Tho following IH furnished by M B summr head ol Ono Weather Department In AIastl
 Following nu unusually mild De- cembor Che year opened With O Iau- uly that wa. abovo normal lu tom- ncrl.ure u au paria O. Ono Tcrr.- Iory m some aoctons of Che utcr- for wIioya It was One Wlrme. Jan- uary on record. The precipitation Waa generally heavier thu uuai for tlll month. though mo exec i've falls or either rain or m0w occurred ht Nomo moro chan haif oi Ono total oi a.26 Inches was in Ono form of rain
 -a most unusual condition for Chat
 section
 While February was comparative y mild I'm western district. Che month Was lbnom1IiT cold over Che eEreme a0uthcaal. Che February rec- ords for moau temperature being broken in al February records for moan temperatures In Chat section. Tho precipitation was generally de- dc.ont
 March was colder thuu uruai and was characterized by O general do- 0c.mcy n precipitation. No rain or snow occurred over most of Che
 1uthc1ucrn district from Che llth io Che 2sth. and thIs together with temperatures too low to cauao any material melting oi mow In Che mountains. occaa.oucd such marked dacreaso n One discharge of noun tain streams chat mining operations tn rerai localities were hand.-
 capped for lack of wotcr.
 Fmturos of tbo weather oi April were Che mild temperature Chat pre- vailed 0ror mos. of Che Territory
 and nm unusually large amount of precipitation. except i'm Che Yukon Valley
 UuamsouabIy cool weather pre- vailed i'm both May and June. ha a remIt vegetation received late amL Che planting and Eorm.uauon of garden and fold crops being from one to lHrce weea latar Cham uaual Thee was loss chan Che normal
 mount ol rain in Che interior val- Ieya and also a deficiency in June along Che coaat from Konai pouln- uIa eastward.
 The outstanding features oi Che weather of July wcro One excessive c'ud.ucH and low temperatures thot prevailed over tlc rrootor portion Of ho Territory especially iu Ono Iu- lar.or vaIleya. and Che abnomally haavg precipitation .n Che lost named districts and Seward Peninsula. At Fairbanks hc moan temperature of 5g.O degrees waa che lowest for July, wth ono exception iu l7 years of record. while Ono rainfall for tho month. 5gg nchca was thrco t.mc6 hc normal July amount and tho greatest on record at Chat station for any month. Nenana had am even arrer lotaL T10 uchcs with 2t days witch rain. while Ruby had 7.f2 mchr and Nome 6.20 Inches
 Wnuo Auru.t had lo cham Che usual precipitation in Ono Yukon and Panama wlIoy. Che temperatures continued abnormal In Chose regions ae wou aa Che Mannusto valley to Uhe ou.hWrd .and Che growth and development of crops were retarded for Che fourth consecutive month. WIh normal season practically an farm products mature by Che last of August but I'm this Instance killing .r0aa chat occurred throughout thc interior on August 29th found vogc- auon sum Immature and wrought One most destructive blow that aer.- cultural interests have sustained
 uco thc development of Che indus try In Ono Territory Tho irosie did not reach the Pacific co1al and s0u.h- eastern district however and vcgo- au0n maturoi as usual in Chose scc- IouH
 No extraordinary conditions ob- aned In September though Che month was somewhat cooler than usual There was scarcely any snowfall except In elevated noun tain regions and Che moro nor,horIy portions or Che Interior.
 AaIf to make amends for a most mor1rabio summer Nature dealt kindly toward Nassa in tho weather of October and November which were both unusually mild and favor abIc for outdoor work. Both months were Che wumcet in Che last s.T vrar i'm Che Copper and Ma'anusta vaIcys. and among Ono warmca, In Che last 1T years in Che Panama and Middle Yukon valleys This was de-
 nito a spell of real wIu,ry weather hat culm.natcd on November 22nd.
 December weather was generally au chat could bo desired. No cH- rcmo cold occurred and while thcro uoro one or two violent storms over Che Guf of Alaska. Che Territory a8 n whole experienced but IiI.Ic wind wth moderate temperature and pre- cIr',adon.
 Tho lowest temperature recorded during Che year was 57 deercca be- low zero at Allakakot ou Jnuary 6. and Che iaal zero temperature record cd for Che winter war ou May l9. at Barrow. on thc northern Arctic eoaEt
 Tho iaet freezing temperatures of a1rur occurred during Che laat DO daya of May ovor most of Che south eaet Pacific coast Maianuska valley