154 MONTHLY WEATHER RE VIEW. JUNE, 1884.
Moorhead, Miuncs0t.a: at 10.45 1). in. ou the 18th wms ob.
served in the north an arc of light, So in width, resting on a
base of hwe; a,t; 11 1). ni. t,lie my: broke into st,l%ilnlers, es- tending toward the zenith; a.t Il.450111~- a dim light rerna,iued. A displ;iF, exliibitii~g no niorked feiitnres: was also observed at this station a,t 11 p. m. of the 23~1.
Es~anaba, Michigiiu : R faint awora was observed frolu 9.40
to 11.25 p. 111. of the 18th ; the light wa.s of a pale yellowish color, and at, times, was obscured by cii-ro-stra,tus cloucl. A
Rimilnr difipIilF also oCc.iirrec1 (luring the night of the 23-34th7 beginning a.t 10 1). m. and last,ing until 13.33 a. XU.
Ciinibritlge, Massachusetts : au auroral a r ~h was obserred
Point Juclith, Rhode Island : mi aniwral disl)lily, resembling the nioruing dawn, was seen at 1.30 a,. m. of’the 19th; it wa,s obscured by fog at 3.15 a. m. Oswego, Hew York: B faint auroral light of whitish color ma8 obscr\-ed in the north from 10’to 11.15 p. m. of the 33~1. Biirlingt,on, Vermont: from 3.15 until 3.45 a. m. of tlie SGth,
a bright ~elluwish, anroral liglit was observed.
West Wa.sliiiigton, Dist,rict of Colunilh : a diffuse aurora,l
light was seen in the nortlieru sky at 0 p. m. of t,he %th, lnsting a.n hour. Syracuse. New Yorli : it faint aurora was observed at 11 p.
m. of the 30t,h. Auroral clisplap ore reported to have been observed at the
following places-uo descriptions nor time at which they were observed, bei ug given :
Yuton, Nebraska, 13tl1, 15th, 90th, Slst, 93~1.
Qnrtkertown, Penn8ylvania, 15th. Vevay, Iniliaii~, 17t!i, 19th.
Swartz Creek, Michigan, 1St,h, SSd. Traverse CitF, Michigan, 93d. Mauchexter, Iowa, 24th.
Thunder-storms hove Been reported in the \-ilrious districts
Neic, E,nglicd.-Sd, 3d, 5bll t.0 loth, 13th, 19th, %th, 31st,, 336
Middle Atlmctie stntes.Qd, 5011, Gth, 8th to 13th, 19th to20th,
6ou.th Atlawtic 8tntes.--6th to lRth, 19t,h t.0 331, 34th to 30th Plorida pewinsala.--Bt,h to 1 R l i , lgth, Slst to 3ot,h. Earrtern Gulf St&S.-%l to loth, 13th t-o lSth, 30t.h t,o 30th. Fe8tern G.idlf states.-1st to 5th, ‘ith, Stb, gth, 13t.h to 30th. Rio Grande valley.-lYth, %st, 333cl,S5th, 9Gth, S’ith, 29th. Te’elzne88se.-Sd, 3d, 5t.h to 14th, 17th to 30th. Ohio oal2q.-Scl, 3d, 6th to l i t h , 17th to 35th,37th, 30th.
Lozra. lake rqion.-1st to loth, 13th, 13th,l‘ith t.0 SBth, 30th. Upper lake region.--lst to 9th, 12th, 16th to 24th, 30th.
E&renie nortlrioe&.-3‘d to 6tl1,lOtb to 15th, l i t h , 90th t o
Opper Illissp’ssippi valley.-1st to loth, 12th, 13tmh, 15th ta
at 9 1). Ill., 011 the 18th.
THUNDER-STORMS.
on the following dates :
to 26th.
29tli, 30th.
30th.
25th, SSt,li, 39th, 30th.
30th.
to 30th.
N~SSOUP~ bd14Q(.-18t7 4th to Sth, l l t h to 25th, %th, B t h ,
Northern 8lop6.-&3t to l l t b , 13th to 16th, 19th to Sltb, 36th
Middle elope.-1st t.o llth, 13th to 30th. Boo26them SlOp.-18t, 3d, 4th to Sth, l l t h to 3Oth, 32d, 2iith,
Southern plateaz6.-lst, 6th, loth, 13th to lGth, lSth’to 31st,
26th to 30th. Niddle plateau.-1st t.0 4th, lSth, 13th, 15th, 31st, 95th, 37tb, Northern platea~.-Sd to 5th, 9th, l l t h , 13th, 13th, 18th: 19th, 21&, 43d, S3d, 25th. North Pa.ci$c coast region.-lst, ad, 4th, Sth, 14th, lSt.h, 31at:
93~1, 33d, 36tJ1, %th, %th, 30th. Niddle Pnc[fio coast region.-Fort Ga,st.on and Hydesville, Ca,lifornii13 1 H t ; Princeton, California, 1st t.0 4th ; College City, Califoruia, 3d and 4th.
Sooli,tlk Pacijic con& region.-Los Augeles, Califoruia, 13th.
ELECTRICAL PHENOXENA.
Tlie observer at Uiintonmeut, I n t h u Territ.ory, reports that
I, ren1arkel)le phenomenon is often witnessed a t t,hs “Red ”
Bills about twenty-eight miles east of Fhac station. The most n-omiueut hill of that group--a ridge several niiles in extent,
s, diiring the prevaleme of thnnder storm, tlie scene of a won- lerfiil electrical display, the lightning fliishing i d o ~~g the en- ,ire leugth of the ridge. It is supposed to Be clne to this
)heiiornenon t.lint these hills are regnrded by the Indians as a
6 iiietliciue ground,” snd ha.re l011g heru iisecl by them as a dace for their superstitioils religions cwemouies. At West Ln,s Auima,s, Colorarlo, bet,weeu S and 9 p. m. of he lfith, the wind-rime WAS t.ippt?cl with electric: light. Tlie telegraph line a.t Fort Awiuaboine, Montaiia, was Lff’ectecl by atmospheric electrici tj- ou the 16th. The obser\-er ;it Huron, D;ikotma,, reports that. at 3 p. ui. of ,lie 24eh, B vivid flash of sheet light,niug spreatl over tlie entire
iky, the weather being per!ect.lg c k r at t.hat time.
OPTICAL PHENOMEN-4.
SOLAR HALOS.
Solar lralos were observed in the various cliat.rict,s on t.he lid-
Neia Xti&tcd.-!!d, Gth, ‘ith, 14t.11, 331, 2Gt81i, 27th. Middle dtlntatic &tcr.tea.-6tJi, 7th, loth, 13th, 14th, 54th. 28th.
A’otitlr. Atlantic state8.--3cl, M i , 6th t.0 Oth, llt.h? 38~1, 95th,
Floridu. pniwiwcla.-4t~li, 5th, 15tmb, lGth, 30th. Enxtem Grdfstc~te#,3d, 4th, St.h, 9th, lith, 231. Western Gii!f‘etcr.tex.-3d, Mh, ‘ith, Yth, l l t h , 13t,h, 19th, 20th.
l’ewaexeee.-lst, 311, Pth, Sth, 13th, 13t.11, lit,h.
Ohio twlley.-4th, 20th.
Lower. lnke regio#.-lst, 3c1, 5Fh, Gt.h, llth, 19th~ SOth, 22d,
19per lake regioPk.-%I, 31, Sjtli, Dth, 18th, 30th, Slst, 3Sd.
Cppr ilfismhippi .iwlle!y.-lst, 23d, 24th. AIissouri mtlley.-lst, $Mi, l l t h , 1311, l’ith, 35th.
Iliiddle #lope.-13th.
Soxtli.mb ylat.enu.-llth~ dfiddle plntemr.-3d, 5th t.o 10th. Ylst. Nortltenb platerr.w--3tl, (th, 5tl1, ,ith. North PneQic con& regioic.-Gth, lTt.h, 19t11, 31st.. Yiddk Ya.c[fic comt rqio~i~.-3d7 3~1, 6th, l l t h , 15th, l’ith,
rS;otith PncQic comt recJios.4d. Dr. J. B. Tremblq-, of Oaklaud, Cdifornia, reports that
luring the ea.rly morning of the 3d the sky was overca.rt; at 3.30 a. 111. it cleared; between 10 a. m. and 1 p. in. wa8 visible ,ne of the most brilliant SOliLr halos t h t he hilms observed cliir-
ng B residence of niaiiy years at Oa,kla,nd. The halo gave )ut, c1uit.e distinctly, the prisnia,t,ic. colors of the rainbow, and .t,s brilliaucy cansecl a peculiar sliadow or ohsciirit,y to tlie
mu’s r a p , reeem1)liug the d;irknes~ canrced bg the so1a.r eclipse.
Dr. Trembley states that i t is worthy ofreriiarli that this bril-
iaut solar halo preceded one of the severest storms (see “local 1t,orms’7) t1iii.t e,\-er occiirred in that region during the month
,f June.
owiug tlat,es :
fGth, 30th.
!3d, 2Gt.h.
!Ot.h, 37th.
LUNAR HALOS.
Lunar halos were observed on the following dates in the
Middle Atlantic etafes.-3d to 9th, 30th. 6outh Atlantic crtates.-i!d, 3d, 5th, 6th, 30th. Floridfi peninsula.-5th. Easter*& Gulf sta&8.-lst, 2~1, 29th. Wegtertb Gdf atai%x.-4th, ,ith, Sth, 9th, 13t,b, 15th, 19th. Tenwssse.-lat, Scl, 3d, 5th.
Lower lnke region.-lst, 5th, Gt.h, 9th, l l t h , 18tmh.
17pl,er lake region.-lst, 3d, i t h , 1%h, 15th. Upyer Nitsisxippi zlalley.-lst, 3d, 6th.
rarious districtss :
Ne10 EtVht.d.-2d, 3d, 5th7 6tb, 7th, 2 h t .
Ohio valky.-lst to Stb.
JUNE, 1884. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW. 155
Mimouri aan11y.--3d, P t h , 5th, 8th.
Northern elope.-6th. Mid& elo~e.-lst, 5th, i t h .
8outhern plateau.-lst, 4th. Middle pl&m.-3d, 5th, 7th, 8th.
Middle Pa.cific eo& regiolt.-2d, 11th. lVowth Pncijic conet regiolt.-2d.
Mr. D. F. G. Cra.wford, of Allegheny City, Peuusylmnia, re ports that, on June l l t h , t,lie fla,rnesfroni the McGiiigan natiiral gas well, sixteen miles distant, were distinctly visible in twc
places. Between the natural-gas well and Allegheny City int.errenes a hill, at least two hundred a.nd fifty feet, in height and ordina.rily only a, faint glow from the flame is observed. 1
Rimila,r phenomenou was observed a t this place, March 16th
1884. Fort Macon, Nort,h Cerolina8: a t 8.45 a. m. of tlie 13th the image of a. group of t,rees north of this station a,pgearecl to be
elevated 15O ambore the horizon. Point Judith, R,hode 1sl:tncl: from 5.30 p. m. iintil aft.ersiin
set on t,he lGbli, Block Island, with its inverted image a,bove it appenrecl several miles nearer than its a,ct,nal clivtaiice fro11
this place. The smoke from t.he stea,mers on the &ouncl setblec in a narrow band para.lle1 to the horizou and a t bhe sa,me alti tade a,s t.he inverted image of the island. Vessels to t,he south westwml a.ppea,reil twice their actua,l height-the t,opmast,r meeting tlre baud of smoke above nient,ioued. New Loudon, Comect,iciit: from 6.30 t.0 7.50 1). rn. of thc
33d, the images of severa.1 ressels begoncl t'lie horizon were ob
wrvecl (not inverted) at an altitude of 15O. Mirage was also observed at bhe following place^ :
Indianola, Texas, 4t.11, Gth.
Ga.lvestou, Texas, 5th. Salina, Knnsxs, 14th, 35th.
North Pa6jk comt rgiO%-4t8h, 5th, 7th, 8th.
MIRAGE.
MISCELLANEOUS PHENOMENA.
SUNSETS.
The cha.racteristics of bhe s l s ~ as indicatiye of fair or foil weat,her for the succeeding twcnty-four holm have been ob
wrvecl at all Signal Service rstat,ions. Iteports from one hun drecl aiid sixty stations show 4,7GB obserwt,ions to have beer made, of iyhich t,wo were reported donbtfiil ; of t,lie remainder
4,763, t,here were 3?936, or 85.6 per cent., followed by tht expected weather.
BUN SPOTS.
Professor David P. Todd, director of the Lawrence Obser.
va.tory, Amherst, Ma.ssachnset,ts, fiirni shes blie following record
of sun spots for June, 1SS4 :
I, 6 y .m...l o I o
2.12111 ...... 1 I 15i I-
... 0 ,I O 8. n1 ... : 0 : 0
9. 3 p. 111..
~"_
~
14, I I a. ni... i ' I-
IO. 4 1'. 111.. . I . 51 17. 5 1'. ni... I ! 2
IS. bu.111.. . 0 I 0
15,II n. m. .. o ! o
.- 20 a 1'. nr... I
21, 5 1,. n1 ...! 0
23, 12 ni ....... I
4, 3 y nl...l 0
26, 4 p. n1 ...!
27, 5 p ."'...I 2
PP, tip. ni ...I o
30. 4 1'. ui ...I o
21: 4 1'. nl...l 0
2
29, 5 p. m... 0
51
2
.................. .......
I
0
5
-
6
9 4 5 5 5
7 6
7
5 6
7 5
0
6
5 6
4 4 7
Q
5 5 5 Faculae nbundnnt.
Fac.~lla serc irrn a t the time ut'everv ulservution. 1Apprvxiuluted.
3
-. - - . - --
Mr. William Dawson, of Spicelancl, Henry countj, Indiana,
fiiruishes the following record of sun spots for June, 1884 :
-I- I-
1 s t ...... I 9.15 8. Ill... 5 ~d ...... 8.zoa.m.. . 5 4th ...... 8.1ga.m ... 5 5th ...... 6.15 n. IU... ti
7th ...... 4.20 p.ui... 5 13th ..... 7.40 n. In... 3 15th ...... g.45n. ni... 3 17th ...... 8.40a.ni ... o ISth ...... 8.40 n. in... 6 19th ...... 8 .~8 . in... 5
zmt ...... 8 .m a .n ~. .. 5 zzd ...... S.n, a. nr... 5
23d ...... 6.20 u. IU... 4
27th ...... g.oox.rn.. . 5
2Sth ...... 8.038 .In... 5
30th ...... 1 6 .1 5 n .iii...l 5
Reniarkn.
Obiervrtiona nrnde with teleecope of 4.6 inchea aperture; power IW: rcflerting prirms; 11111 aprrture used.
DROUGHT.
Arkaiixns.-Lead Hill, Boons county : although the rainfiill
for June a,t this place wns 3.60 iiiches, t.he rains were reniark- ably locsl, m c l in snrronnding localities drought prevailed.
~oolr#CbZic?Wb.-Esrtforcl: uo rain jell (luring t,he first eleven
clays of the month ; on the 13th a,ncl 13th two wry light showers
fell ; :i.ft,.er t,liese dates tliere was no ra.iu until t,he storm of t h e
25t.h and SGtli, which was accompanied by heavy rain. During the tirst and second decades of the lnonth the drought was very severe a,nd caused great damage to vegetation, especially to the hay crop. New Haawn, 34th : rain is seriously needed in the fa,rming districts of thin state. It is reported tlia,t the coliclitmion of the grass crol, indicates t,hat> t,lie yield will be t,he lightest !or
uiany years past,. The apple crop is a .1 ~ Feriouxly aKected, the trees being iiijnred bg canker worms. The clronght was ter- minated by the henry rains of the 55tmti and 3Gt,li. ilfick igair.-Port Eluron, St.11 : the weather is very warm and dry, anel vegetation is 1,acllg parched; rain is much needed in
t,hls section. New York.-Westcliester, Westchester county, 83d : t h e
hrxners in this vicinity st.ate t1ia.t. all crops, especially pota-
t.oes and corn, are suffering for ramin. Xorth C!cr.roliian.-Scot,t.k Hill , Pender coiinty : reportR from tlie snrroiuiding aoiint8rj- on t,be 19th and B0t.h sta,ted that crops mere siiffering in conseqnence of drought. A m m h needed
rtiicl abuuclant ra.infal1 occurred on tlie 3'it.h. P~#qi~!llrcc.nin.-Erie : the heavy raius of t,he 10th were of
giFiIt benefit to the grass crop in this region which, before the
nbove (late, WRR snflering from drought. !!'e.rm.-Rio G r a d e City, 34t.h : the soil is very dry a.nd hard mcl d l T-egebation is much biirnecl by t.lie extremely hot and
2ry weat81ier: there is also an insiifficient siipply of' water for
stock. Vil.(liolrin.-Johnsont,own, Northampton connby : from May
!Oth to Jiine 44th, the total ra.inhl1 wa,s only 0.15 inch; 8.s 8
result, one of tlie severest dronghts prevailed that has ever
been esperiencecl i u t.liis country.
BIETEORS.
Fort Gmton, California : n brilliant meteor, apparentlj of h i i t 30' dhmeter, was observed in t,he north-northwestern sky
st 8.15 1). m. of the 1st. The whole sky was illuminatecl a,s if
3s R dash of liglit~ning; there were two visible explosions. Lynchbiirg, Virginia: at 9.04 p. rn. of the 23d a very large veteor was observed moving rapidly northward ; it exploded
lvheu ttboiit loo above the horizon. Diiring its flight a whizzing
mise was hea+d hiit, no report 88s heard a t it.s explosion. At tboiit t,he same hour a uiet'eor (1,rObilbly the same) of this des- ,ription was observed at Staiinton , Virginia.
The following re1Jort.s probably refer to the same meteor :
Variet,v Mills, Nelson county, Virginia: a brillia.nt meteor
?as observed a,t about 9.10 p. ni. on the 23d. It start,ed in t.he rontliwestern sky about midma,y between the horizon and zenith,