The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-02-09
CLAIMS STATES CLIMATE
IS One OF BEST in THE U. 5.
MeteOrOlOgist's Pamphlet Lauds
Year-ROund Conditions in Mary
land; Notes Mild Winters
COUNTY RECORDS GIVEN

The all-the-year-round climate of
Maryland is one of the best in the
United States, according to John r.
Weeks, meteorologist of the Baltimore
Weather Bureau.
He sets forth this opinion in a pam
phlet, "Our Climate" copy of which
was recently received at The Republi
can Office.
Although winters are mild, they are
not without invigorating qualities.
Zero weather, he states, has been re-
corded in Baltimore only twenty times
in the past sixty years, and the low
est temperature during that period
was Z degrees below zero.
From its geographic position Mary
land is decidedly favorable for a uni
form and abundant supply of moisture
for all purposes" The annual pre-
cipitation averages 1898 inches in the
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0COo Jun CS@ Aoy ~ 800
While typical Baltimore day is one
on which the sky is partly covered
with clouds, the sun shines here dur
ing some portion of the day. on about
1922 days in the year. The "frost-free
period, or growing season." for the
eastern portion of the State averages
about 100 days annually.
Probably no body of water of equal
area within or touching the United
States is so free from dangerous
winds as the Chesapeake Bay" Mr..
! Weeks stated.
The circumstance which makes for
this condition is the fact that the
Eastern Shore forms wide wind
break; that the bay is pocketed from
the Atlantic Ocean and connects with
it at a right angle, and the average
width of the bay, Is miles, is not fav-
orable for the attainment of high-winu
velocities.
Sea-food industries flourish and are
of great Importance to the State, one
third of the total oyster production
being furnished for the United States
from this body Of water.
Called "Yachtsmen's Paradise"
Serenity of the bay waters, accord
ing to Mr.. Weeks, has brought the
Chesapeake to be known as "the
yachtsmen's paradise"
Mr.. Weeks also discussed Balti-
more's position as an aviation center.
All the factors to be considered in
locating aviation enterprises are fav-
orable in Maryland, and "while high
ATTITUDES have the advantage of least
distance to travel the intermediate
routes leading to Baltimore show the
best weather conditions"
Local Weather Conditions
The average annual precipitation in
Oakland is 1852 inches, and the aver
age annual unmelted snowfall 60. The
annual mean temperature is AZ de-
grees. The highest ever recorded in
Oakland is TO- and the lowest 40 de-
grees below zero. The average sum-
mer temperature for Oakland is IS
degrees and the average winter tenn
perature is 20.
Four weather reports are kept in
Garrett county and they are by Ralph
E. Waber, Oakland; Joab j. Friend,
Friendsville; Floyd J. Miller, Grants
vile, and C. E. MacMurray, Sines.
The average annual precipitation
for the four Garrett county stations
is 1885 inches; the average annual
temperature, 48.1; the annual mean
maximum temperature, 1913; the av-
erage mean minimum temperature,
81 degrees.
The average date of the last killing
frost in spring is May %, while the
average date of the first killing frost
in Autumn is September 25. The av-
erage length of the growing season in
Garrett county is 1876 days. The lat
est date of killing frost in spring is
June "a, while the earliest date of
killing frost in autumn is August 81.
The average annual snowfall in Gar
rett county is 64.2 inches, while the
largest amount for any one month is
recorded at Grantsville, during Janu-
airy, 1877 inches. On an average of
140 days there is precipitation of
0.01 inch OF more.
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