12 MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW. JANUARY, 1894.
Kunsm-Dodge City, 23d-24th, the most severe norther that has visited I general throughout Texas. and in some places the weather was the coldest on this section in several years. A t 8 p. rn. of the 2.3~1 the temperatore had record. Ahilene, f-lth, severe cold wave, with snow and high nrinds rearhing
fallen to -4, and by the morning of the 24th to -15. I a masininin velocity of 30 miles northwest: stock frozen. Terrell, 23d-24th,
Missouri.-St. Charles, 24-25th, the cold wave reported injitrious to heal!. rain began the afternoon of the 23d aid changed to sleet at night;
peaches. At Olden the temperature fell tu -11. Fifty per cent of the peach 1 the wind Llew a gale frum the north; minor damage reported, Bouham,
buds killed. 1 the blizzard strnck this place at 5 p. IU., %d; rain and sleet fell, with high
IUinois.-Springfield. L;>d-Sdth, snow began at 12.41) p. III , 23d, and con- airid, aid I J ~ the inoriiing of the 24th the temperature fell to zero. At
tinued until 4 a. in., 2&h, daring which time 5.6 inches fell. The ntrwm was I Whjtewright a deet and snoustnrni began at 5.30 p. 111. and lasted one hour;
the heaviest in years, and owing to high wind drifted badly. The niihight the wind continued all night from 30 to 40 miles per hour; minor damage.
train of the lllinois Central Railroad did not leave until 8 a. n~., 24th. 1)ela)- I,llling, %th, severe cold wave; oats and \egetaldes killed. 8an Antonio,
was caused to traffic. Ath, a wveie cold WH.W, with high north winds: temperaturP fell to 18:
Indiaaa.-Laconitt, 24-25tb, thr cold wave killed all peaches. fruit hers and early vegetables h i l l : damaged, and stoch 011 ranges periqhed.
Michigar$.-Grand Haven, %th, the heaviest snowstorm of the winter pre- Galvestnu, 24th. a severe norther occurred in the early morning with a maxi-
railed all day, the snow falling a t tintes i n blinding 4eets driven hv a high niwn ielocity of 50 uiiles per hour: a few l1:tilstones fell at 3 a. m.; the first
northwest wind, which set in shortly hefore noun. The snow drifted in nian) heavy frost of the season uccurred i n the niorning. corpus Christi, 24th, a
places to a depth of nearly 2 feet. , seiere norther strock here abinit midnight, followed by rain and freezing
Ohio.-Cincinnati, 24th, rain b ~g a n i n the early morning and changeil to tenij)eratnre: the temperatare fell 46 from 8 1). in., 28d. to 8 a. m., 24th;
snow at 7.50 a. in., with ralidly falling temperature; snnw ended at 12.55 the cold cotitinned until the PRth, ~n d thr minimnni at 8 a. m. of that date
1). 111. The suddenness and severity cxitspd innch suffering, and birsinrss was wa> '24, tbe coldest sirice January. ISBN; all fruits, vegetables, and flowers
partially paralyzed. Iiilleil: 110 e\tim:ite rnade of damage.
Ten,iessee.--Nash~ille. 24th, rain 1ieg:in at 3 a. 111.: sleet lwgnn itt 7.45 Louisiicna.--State Weather Service, the cult1 aave of the 24-2Ath, ininred
a. in., and changed to snow at 9.55 B in., ending at 11 a. 111.: beginning again garilen vegetaL1t:y and strawberries, and caused slight damage to cane; some
at 11.40 and ending a t 4.15 1,. 111. Fiom 4 to 11 a. 111. the teni~w~ature fell fall sown oats reported hilled i n uoithern portion. Sbheville. 34-27th, fhp
43; considerable damage to telephone wires 1 9 7 sleet. Florence, 24th, the sebpre ct)ld fruzc garden plants aud injured fruits. Roselat~d, SSth, a severe
cold wave damaged wheat and winter oats. C'oiington, 25th, the temperatnre freeze: radishes, +trawberries, and sl'ruuts on fig trees hilled. Coushatta,
fell tu zero; peach crop serinusly dan1agt.J. At Nunnelly the teiuperature W h , heavy fro<t killed oats.
fell to -4; stock of all kinds stiflered. Alnbarnn.-St:ite Weather Service, Wli, the cold wave caused strawberry Texas.-State Weather Service, 25d-%th, the storm of sleet and snow was plants and young calibages to be destrojed.
Railroad traffic interrupted.
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PRECIPITATION.
[In inches a i d h i r i ~d r r d t h ~ J
The distribution of precipitation over the United States j uary, 1894, when compared with the norinal for the month,
and Cannda for Janunry, 1894, as deterinined by reports , frirnislied the following percentages (the precipitation is in
from aliout 2,000 stations, is eshihited on Chart 111. In the PXCPSB when the ptwentnge of the nornial exceeds 100) : North-
ern plateau, 189 ; Ahilene, Tes. (southern slope), 132 ; Mis-
cmnri Valley, 123 : middle Pacific coast, 121 : north Pacific meteorological tables the total precipitntinn is given for each
station ; the cleparturee from the normal are given for regular
stations of the Wrather Bureau in Tahle I of cliniatological
data. The figures opposite the nnnies of the geographical
districts in the columns for precipitation and departure frnni
the nornial show, respectively, the averages for the several
districts. The noriiial for any district may be found by
adding the departure to the current mean when the precipi-
tation is helow the 1iormal and Rnhtrncting when above.
NOR MAL PRECIPITATION.
I n January the monthly precipitation on thr. Pacific coast
is usually greatest 011 the coasts of Washington and Oregon,
where it exceeds 8.00. On the Atlantic coast the heaviest
normal precipitation for this nionth is on the coast of North
Carolina near Cape Hatteras. The precipitation is usually
less than 2.00 over the interior region hetween the upper Lakes,
Texas, and Idaho.
Coast, 1%) ; midtlle pla teau, 106 : northern slope, 100 ; upper
Lake region, 90 ; upper RIississippi, 85 ; North Dakota, 84 ;
lower T,ake rrgiou, 81 ; New England, SO; east Gulf States, 70;
Ohio Valley and Tenneesee, 69; south Atlantic States, 68;
middle Atlantic Statm, 67 : n.mt Gulf Sttttes, 65; Key West,
Fla., 57; south Pacific coast, 56; southern plateau, 24; mid-
dle slope, 22.
The following table shows for certain stations, as reported
bv voluntarv observers, (1 ) the averme DreciDitation for ... Jkiiuary for la series of years ; (2 ) the l&g<h of &record dur-
ing which the observations have been taken and from which
the average has heen computed ; (3) the total precipitation
for Ja,~itiary, 1894; (4) the departure of the current month
from the average; (5) the extremes for January and the
years of occurrence during the period of observation :
PRECIPlTATJON FOR JANUARY, 18%. I
0
t In January, 1894, the monthly precipitation psceeded 1n.00
a t a majority of the stations on the coasts of Mr~sliington,
Oregon, and northern California, and esceeded 20.00 nn the
immediate coafit of Oregon ; i t was between 4.00 and 6.00 in the
interior of the eastern Gulf and south Atlantic States, and was
less than 2.00 over the Lake region.
DEPARTURES FROM KORMAL PRECIPITATION.
The precipitation for January was in escessof the nornia101i
the northern plateau, a t Ahilene, Tes.. Missouri Valley. north
and middle Pacific coasts. and niiddle plateau. It 11 a8 gen-
erally deficient throughout the United States south of N. 45"
and east of the Pacific slope. The principal deficits were:
New Orlenns, La., R.6 ; Nmxngaiisett Pier, R. I., 3.3 ; Augusta,
Me., 2.8; Savannah, Ga., 2.6; Chattanouga, Tenn., 2.5, and
Montgomery. Ala.. 2.4. The principal excesses were : Astoria,
Oreg., 3.8; Tatoosh Island, M'ash., 3.2; JValla Walla, U'ash.,
and Eureka, Cal., 2.8.
Considered by districts the monthly precipitation for Jan-
Fort A ache Fort &have: ':: :: 1::: :I Whipple Barrncka ArknttsM. ,.*' *I Keesecs Ferry.. . . . . . . .I Cdiforornirr. 1 Riverside . , . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lns Animas .,.......... Flmidn. Merritta lslaitd ... . . .. .. Gemgin.
Forsyth ... ............I Idaho.
Boise Barracks ... . ... . Fort Sherman .......... Aldintm.
Lafayette . . . . . . . . . . . ... I
I
1.21
0.73
1.39
2.81
1.50
0.29
3.2s
4.91
2.25
2.90
2.23
Cresco . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... 1 1.32 IOIDR.
L
0
(0 f
3 a
n I
-
'em.
16
22
22
12
13
17.
16
20
20
I 1
14
a2
wh.%
1.24
0.30 .....
1.84
0.99
0.00
1.63
.16
2.88
8.70
2.19
0.99
(5) Extremes for Janiinry.
3.72 1 1886
Leee t .
-
Lm't
-
fnche
0.18
0. m
0.05
0.50
0.00
0.00
0.41
2. a2
T. 0.85
0.40
0.38
JANUARY, 1894. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW. 13
.I-. 1 1 __-_-
ral i fornia ............................ I)rei,on .............................. .I :: ~j
\\'arhington .........................
Walln, Wash., being 4.99, or 2.8 above the normal ; the largest
previous record was 3.45 in January, 1856.
T E A R S O F LEAST PRECIPITATION FOR JANUARY.
Tlie precipitation was the lea& on record at, Detroit, Mich.,
lieiiig 0.94, or 1.1 ldow the normal; the lowest previous
record for January was 0.9i in 1876. The rainfall a t Yunia,
Ark., was 0.00, (or 0.4 lwlow the nornid.
EXCESSIVE PRECIPITATION.
Thc follou ing tahles for January, 1894, show, hy states,
the nunil~er of statioris reporting total precipitation to equal
or exceed 10.00 inches during this iiioiith ; 2.50 in 24 hours,
and 1.00 in 1 hour:
Xonfhly precipifation to epicid or exceed 10.00
Departurea from areragc prceipitai%on-Continued.
(5) Extremes for Jnnunry.
~
.~ ~~-
Greatest. I Leaet.
__-
Tear. IAm't. Tear.
~
Ani't.
I " __-
Iiamns. . llnchu
Qrnnd Coteau .......... 1 6.zj
Orono ................. 1 4.72
Independence. ....... .) 1.61 Locti8iflMl.
Mnine.
Mnrylnnd.
dfirhigan.
Oumbrland ............
~ 2.14
Knlamnaoo ........... .I 2.26
Misxarri. 1 Sedalia iGinnn.. ..... .I I . 07
Fort Custer ............ Nebrnskn. ! 0's3
Fort Robinson.. ...... .I 0.6c
0.93 Nevada. Browns ................ 1 0.68 CsrnonCit ............ 2.37 New dnnipnhire.
Ennover ...............
~
2.88 New bfmico. 1 Deniig ................ Fort ingnte .......... i :::; New Ymk. ! Coo erstoan .......... i 2.59 Pln&sburg Barracks.. . ' I. So
North Cwolina. !
Genoa (near ) ........ -*.I
71rhta
3.3x
4.30
3.01
1.22
1.57
2.80
0.93
0.61
0.59
..... 2.33
a. 16
0.05
0.55
a. S4 a. 04
2.61
1.51
I. 70
0.25
13.07
1.95
3. '5 2.25
2.27
0.75
1.45
0. os
0.85
3.45
1. I 6
4.53
1.33
0.92
0. og
Freqi __
huhen.
+ 1.77
- 1.37
- 1.71
- 0 .9 2
- 0.69
+ 0.99
+ 0.10
+ 0.01
- 0.3
....... - 0.04
- 0.72
- 0.36
- 0.56
+ 0.25
+ 0.24
- 1.78
0.65
- 0.30
+12. 15
- 0.61
+ 0.53
- 1.20
- 3.89
- 1.42
+ 0.29
- 0.90
- 0.80
+ 0.24
Inches
3.3s
13.30
7.66
3.90
4.90
4.01
2.85
1.56
2. b8
3.22
6.78
4.81
1 .3
3.30
5.53
4.30
9.60
I
a. 04 3. so
2.67
23.07
5. 65
5 47 12.17
6. fis
1:03
8.03
1.16
2.15 ,
1883
1691
is78
1576
1845
IS44
1892
1691
1675
1857
1689
16772
1891
1892
1878
1890
1891
1891
1694
1Sg2
16%
1566
I 692
1%7
1875
18Sg
1%
1675
1891
I 666
1690
1885
1874
1691
2.52
2 . 00
a. 30
I . IO
0.15
0. OS
0.6
0. 19
0.00
0 . IO
0.45
0.16
0.52
0.59
0.00
I . 10
0.00
0.00
0.00
4.60
0.70
1.96
0.90
T.
1.21
I857
1875
1S87
I879
1881
1985
18%
1693
lSSg, '91
1872 '73
1871
r8Sg. '$7 I581
1872
1686
1890
rS67 1b71,'$7
I SS7
1684
1871
I 690
I qcfl
1q72
1872
Lenoir ................ .1 4.39
Fort Sill ............. ..I
Oklahonia. Fort Reno .............. 1 0.86
I. 17 Fort SnDDlV ........... 1 0.61
2s-29.
~7~29-30. 19, ig-ao.zo.
13-14,14. '9.
g, 11-13,rz-r3. 6.
Cnlifornin .........
.... RJinsissippi ... ..... 3
b f i s s n u r i .
......... .........
*.
Wi9WI.
Bandon... ............. j 10.92 Pensylannia. I
Dgberry ................ 1 3.15
Etnteahurg ............ .' 3.69
Fort Sully ........... ..I 0.46
Biker Falls .......... .I 0.85
Terrace ................ 1 0.61
~~]l T s ~~m o . ............. .............
~
8:;:
Austin ................. 1 2.35
Btrafford ............... i 3.5R
Dale Enterprise I 2.89
Fort Townsend., 1 2.63
Soulh C'arolrnn.
5nith Dnkoln.
Tam.
Utah. 1
Vermont.
Virginia.
Washington. .......
...... Wedl Virginia. ,_
Wkcmsin. Madison ............... ' 1.86 Wyoming. I Fort Washakie.. .. .....I 0.58
Pariarshurg ........... , 3.54
I
2 0 .
Excessice prer*ipitntion, Jnimiry. 1894.
Rainfall I, inch,
or more, in one
hour.
- 0.13
- 1.73
+ 1.90
- 2.11
- 0.96
- 0.47
6. IO
5.96
4.65
6.75
, 3.65 ,
1.43 Riches! h. m.
.................
..... i ...... l ...... .....I ...... ' ......
Alnbmm.
Arkanma.
1 Inches. 1 Inches. 1 Rirnlin<hniu ................................. ........ 1 2.631 6
tebillr ................................. s .......................................
t ........................................
I
-_ mtly.
ACCUhIULATED PRECIPITATION.
Frttm the Leginning to the end of January, 1894, the total
precipitat,ion was in excess of the iiornial over the middle and
northern plateau and the middle and north Pacific regions ;
it was especially deficient over the upper Lak~s, the Dakotas,
the npper Mississippi Valley, the middle slopp, and sou tlirrii
plateau region. In detail the precipitation since the begin-
ning of the current year, as compared with the ncirr~ial for
this period, furnishes the following excesses in i n c h ~s : North-
ern plateau, 2.20; north Pacific coast, 2.00; ~nicldlc Pacific
coast, 1.20; Abilene, Tex., 0.30; Rlissoiiri \'alley, 0.20 ; niitldlr
plateau, 0.10; northern dope, 0.00. It also prewnts thp fol-
lnaing deficits : East Gulf States, 1.60 ; Hoiith Atlantic States,
1.40; Ohio Valley and Tennessee, 1.40; west Gulf States, 130;
middle Atlantic States, 1.20 ; south Pacific coast, 0.90 : Key
West, Fla., 0.90 ; New England, 0.80 ; lower Lake region, 0.50 ;
middle slope, 0.40 ; southern plateau, 0.40 ; upper hliwsiRsippi
Valley, 0.30; upper Lake region, 0.20; North Dakota, 0.10.
The corresponding percentages for January are the same as
a hove given.
SEARS O F GREATEST PRECIPITATION FOR JANUARY.
The precipitation was the greatest on record at \\'%Ha
..... 1 ............ ...... ................. ..... , ............
..... i ............
..... i ............
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.................
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~
...... ' ......
..... 1 ............ .................
................. ..... I ............ ..... 1 ...... 1 ...... ................. ..... j ......
~
...... ..... ...... 1
I......
..... 1 ............ ................. ..... 1 ............ .....
~
............ ..... 1 ............ .................
................................... 1X.67 ................ a V a l l e y a ............................... t 1 .2 4 ! 5.25 15
Ilry .............................................. 3.67 ' 14-15 e.xldabnrq .................................. 1 1 .2 1 . ...... ............ 5.40 15
~
Hiiiiilmlrlt Lighth~~iise ....................... 1 r .Q ................ 1 ...... ...... ..... 13.57
~
4.4a I 13-14
~
...... 1:::::: ...... H?drsrille ......................... LkJ ............................. ............. 1 .4 201 ...... , ............ ... ....... ~
"- , -- -.- ~.
[r,w.r Hill ................................... 11.07 I 3.05 14-15 1 ......I. 1.. ........ r . I __ . )W h %.l %l l .............................................. 1 3.20 , ' 5 ;......I ............ I?,, ............................................... 2.61
~ 20 .................. ~i r ~r +x >i ~~r .................................. 1 12.56; ,, 4.30 , 14 !......I ...... 1 ...... LlII ......................................... .....' ?.MI 201 ................... , -.I
Keniw~1~- Gnld RIine .......................... I... ..... 3.75 14-15 1 ...... 1 ...... 1 ...... Lagauge.. ......................................... .I 2.90
~
16 ,...... I.. ..........
14
Portland, Ore@ ......................... Rochester, N.Y ........................ %.Louis, Mo.. ......................... 3an Diego, CaI. ......................... Ban Francisco. Cnl ...................... Savannah, Ga ........................... Vicksburp, Miss.. ...................... Wnshington, D. C.. ................... Wilrnington, N. C. ...................
MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW. JAN u ARY , 1894.
Excessioe precipitation-Continued. Ezceasive precipiiation- Continued.
-
Inches. I Itiehcs.
I
Lunrel ....................................... 10.60 ........
DO ..................................... l ........ 3.48
Lns Gatosb ........................................... 3.32 Mari osn ............................................. 3.15
Mills C!ollrge. ................................ 10.30 3.,y
Do .............................................. I 3.w Milton (near ......................................... 2.95
California-Conti nued.
Lick Observatory ................................... .I 2.97
Mid Aetow 11 .................................. 1 14.37
i
8.62
Mokelicrrine h i l l ............................. ! ........ i 3.40
Mount Glenwood.
Nevadnc'ity .................................. .................................... .. Placervillea .................................. 1 11.55 I.... .... Plucervilleb .................................. 11.05 I 4.24 Point Arena. ................................. 10.33 ,. ...... Point Re es ( W.B. ) ......................... IO.& 3. IO
Redding ............................................ 3.75
San Francisco.. 2.61
Do 3.84 Shnsta Springs ............................... 19.39 5.19 Po 3.00 Sinis ......................................... 10.98 ....... Sisson ........................................ 10.72 .......
Sa11 Rafael.
Sonoinn ...................................... 10.39 2.98 no ..................................... I ....... I 4.75 Susanville 3.15
...................................... ...................................
.................................... ....... Trinidad Lighthonse ........................ 10.48 .......
Do .............................................. , 4.20
2.90
Do ...................................... 1 ........ ' 5.67
Vacuvillea ................................... ........ 4.24 Vacavilleb 10.77 ....... Weuverville ................................ W heatland ................................. ...... Wire Bridge
........................................
Upper Mattole.. .......................... ...I 27.50 '
DO ...................................... ........I 12.14
Yreka ........................................ ....... I 4.29
Federal Point.. ............................. .!. .... ...I Jupiter ............................. ..........I I ........ I ........ Saint Francis Barracks ...................... ........, 2.00 2.Jq Tarpon Springs ........................ ......I.. ......
Florida.
2.75
'riiusvllle.. .............. ........................ .....I j. 14
Eufauln ...................................... I ........ I 3.00
Lehigh ............................................... ,+20
3.14
Indian Terriiory.
Purcell ....................................... I.. ..... ,I Louisiana.
Davis .................................... Nntchitocher.. ........................... Winnfield .................................... Massachuscltn.
East Tenipleton ......................... Hyannis .................................. Kendall Green ........................... Woods Holl ..............................
Crystal Springs .......................... French Camps ........................... Lake .................................... Okolona .................................. Palo .4\ to. ................................ l'hornton ................................ Topton ........,... ...................... Yazoo City ...............................
Arthur ................................... Eust L nile ............................. Eight llile.: ............................. Emma. .................................. Hnrrisonville ............................ H;bstain .................................. Marshall ............................................. 2.51
Neosho ............................................... 3.25
Virgil C,ity.. ......................................... 2.50
W heutlaud .......................................... .I 1.83
Bnrnett .............................................. 3.37 Clifton ................................................ 2.52
Oklahoma ............................................ j .2 1
Alhanya ...................................... 11.15 .......
AsLoria.. ..................................... 15.54 ....... Aurorn. ...................................... 12 42 ....... Bandon ....................................... 1 13:q 1 2.71
Illissia6ippi.
Mksoirri.
...................................... ........I
2.+
Wurrenshurg.. ...................................... .' 2.72
Oklnhonia Tei-riiory.
Oregon.
Albanyb ...................................... ....... , 10.79
Do ..................................... ........I 6.8f Brownsville .................................. 10.93 Canyon City .......................................... Comst,ock .................................... 11.81 ....... Cornelius .................................... Corvnllisn ................................... 12.38 ....... Cornullis b.. .................................. 11.41 ....... Corvnllis (near). ............................. .......
I rnchchi ti. ?)&. j
.... ...... ......
...... ...... .... ...... ...... ...... 19-20
14-15 ....
14-15 ......
...... ...... ......
....
... ....
........... .... 14 ...... 19-10
......................... ............. ......I ......
...... 14-15
.. ... ........... ......
...... ...... I ......
...... ...... ......
.. ... .. ... ...... ......
...... ....
....... 2s-29 ;...... .......... 28-29 ..... .I : .... ,1 .. .... 2s-zg ... ...I.. ... .;. .....
.... ..... ...... ...... ......
29-30 ..... 27 ........... ,I.. ....
27 ...... , ...... ~. .....
29-50 .......... ..I.. ....
...... i ...... ......
j ...... ...... ....
..... .....
..... ...... ..... ......
I...'..
......... ....
......... .....
....... ...... ......
...... ......I......
....
...... ...... ......
............ ..... ...... ....... ......I...... ..... ............ I ...... I: .....
Oregon-Con t i nued.
..................................... ...................................... ...... ............ I4 ...... ...... ........................... ..................................... ............ .................................... ............ ..................................... .................. ...... ' ............
>lerlin ....................................... ............
[IreRon (:ity ..................................
...................................... ...................................
Mount Angel.. Newport
M e i n a .. IO. 41 .....I.. .'. Jnlern h 1 1 .9
Stierihn 12.35 ~i l v p r t o o ..................................... ................ ......'...... ...... rz.55
i wingbrook.. ................................ 12.82 ................... ...I.. .......... f ' l o l c d o . 21.69 ......,...... West Fork 13.91
................................ ....... ................................ ...... ...........
............................... ...... ...... ..................................... ........
POr1133d(V.O.] .............................. 12.60 1: ............ Ilirldlrs ..................................... 19.34 I.. ............ .................................... ........... ... ...........
..................................... ..................................
I ...................................... ................ ...... .................................. .................................
I i
I
\~~i ~l i n m s ..................................... 11.10 1 3.61 1 14 ...... I ...... 1: ..... I Tens.
Wnshington. Aherdwn.. ................................... E:rst ('Idlain. ................................
Port Cnnhy. .................................. I,:1 pn s I1 ....................................... Nenh Bay ..................................... c.'Iylllpl". .................................... .; Py.shc ........................................ Silver ('reek Tatoosh Island Unio-nn City
F r e t l e i i c k ~l ~u r g ........................... ...I..
Elbe. .........................................
................................. ............................... ...................................
....... 1 ........ I ........
17,ss 17.17 I...:..'. ........ ...... ...... 5.6b 11-13 13.37 I.... ................. ' ...... ' ....
11.02 ............................ .... 13.22 i ................................... rR.5o 2.40' g ............ j ...... 1 0 .1 4 2.50 I 12-13 ..................
10.52 ....... .'. ............ I.. .......... 16.39 1 ........I ........ 1: .....'...... ...... 13.45 ....................... 1 ............ I ($8
13.59 . ......e). ............. '. ...........
MAXILIUM RAINFAIAL I N ONE HOUR OR LESS.
The following table is n record of the heaviest rainfall dur-
ing dnniiary, 1891, for periods of five and ten minutes and
one hour, as reported by regular stations of the Weather Bu-
reau furnished with self-registering rain gauges. This record
refers strictly to rainfall ; the frequent interruptions of the
self-registers, due to snow, explain the nunieroiis cases of in-
c o m p l ~ te record.
Marinruttt miitfall i i c our: hour or less.
Station.
I Inch.
0. og
0.05
0.06
0 .0 2
0.01
0. 01
0.10
0.03
0.05
0.40
0. 24
0.25
0.03
0 .2 1
0.23
0. 07
0.04
0.08
0.03
0.02
0.05
0.04 0. ' 5
0.01
0.16
0.06
0.08
~__
Maximum rainfall in-
h t e . ' roniin./ Dnte.
In& 1 0.14 I O
0.03 27
0 .1 I 4
0 .q 25
0.07
~
5
0.02 I 5
0. rg
0.05
0.60 0.27
0.45
0. og
0.31
0.35
0.08
0.15
0.06 0.03
0.07
0. IO
0. IO
0.05
0.17
14 0.26
. 0.02
19
~
0.0s
24
10
28
25
19 4
27
5
26
13
24
'9
15
3
20
20
20
I
I4
29 I1
hour.) Dntr.
hich. I 0.39 0. I4
0.18
0.31
0.07 0. a9
0.43 0.13
0. 26
1.05
0.33
0. go
0.22
0.68
0.42
0.29
0.36
0.30
0.36
0.07 0.78
0.39
0.38
0. 20
0. IO
0. IO
0.22
10
27 5 4
5
25
24
4
iR
25
29
4
27
5
I5>10 26
13
19
4
15
20
0-3
20
I
14
29 I1
*Record incomplete.
FREQUENCY O F HEAVY PRECIPITATION DIJRING 24 YEARS.
The following tables show the number of years for which
monthly precipitations of 10.00 inches, daily precipitations of
JANUARY, 1894. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW. 15
reported for January during the last 24 years :
I
2.50 inches, and hourly precipitations of 1.00 inch have been
Freqzcen-y of excursive monthly precipitation.
Excepfioital n~oathly presipitafloil-coiltinned.
Ani't. Year. Station and state. Station and state.
--
I- I-.
~~
Kentucky ............................ o !' Waehington. ........................ i o o
Kansas. .............................. I o ' 1 Virginia.. ...........................
Louisiaiia ............................ Maine 1 !I Wisconsin .......................... I Maryland ........................... ,j -- ___- I
West \'irgiiiia ....................... !
................................ o I / Wyorning ............................
ESCEF''~I0NAL PRE('1PITATIOS DL'RIXG 24 YEARS.
The followiiig tables give exceptionally heavy nionthly,
I California .......................... ..I
Washington I i Oregon Louisiana ............................ Geor la ......................... .....I Nortk Carolina.. .................... .I New York Tennessee AlabRma ............................. Texas Mississippi Arkansas.. ...........................
bfassachuselts .......................
Indiana..
Illinois .............................. Sew Jersey ..........................
Connecticut.. ........................ Kansas ............................... Kentucky ............................ Missouri ............................. Nevada. .............................. New Hampshire.. ....................
.......................... ...............................
............................ ........................... i 1 I Florida.. ........
................................ ..........................
....................
.............................
Virginia.. ............................
for 400. These air t,elnperatures jvitllin J$'eatlier Bui*eau she]-
eters exposed in the vpen air. The line of 40° wit.hin a shel-
ter usually iiiarks the limit of frost,s oil the open surface of
the gronnd. The d8t.e of the first, snow ia given in the table
Of
tern are, ut' course, higher t.linn n.oulrl lie given by tliermom-
c ~)f first frost, On 1'. ll.
'7 '5
14
8 Y
S
7 7 7
5 5 4
3
3
3
a
2
2
I
I
I
I
I
I
-
Year.
._
1551
1894 1594
1S7S
Stale.
The depth of unnielted snow lying on the ground a t 8 p. 111.
RIvnday of each week during the winter season is shown by
a series of weekly niaps piihlishecl lip the Weather Bureau,
IJegiiiniiig with hlcinday, Jaiiuarp 1, 1894, l~ased upvn tel-
egraphic reports received from a conipratively few selected
stntioiis.
January 1, the masininni depth was 35 iiiches near Mar-
quptte, hlich. ; the southern limit passed froiii ceutral Utah
These niaps may he summarized as follows :
Ohio. ......................... 9outhCarolina ................ ::::::I
I Inchur. Ferndnle,Cd ............... ............. 20.71 Astorin,Ureg ............... Gardiner Vreq.. ............. ...... 20.50
Iowa Hili, CHi- ............... .................... Z 0 .m
Cisco,CaI ....................
__ - Arizona ............................. o - - - - ~
- ..
Colorado 1 o l l 1 he 1)akotas ........................ Delaware.. .................... ......I Uistrict of Columbia ................ Idaho 1 z ___
Iowa ................................. o
3Iaine.. ............................. o
J ............................
~t ~t i o n anti state.
............................... .................. j huh@.
5.72
;j 1 Inrhea. Indian Territory., l o
Llyprr hlnltulr, Ilal . .:.: 31.65
~
2;-3r,183S 1 1 Jucksun Bnrsscks, La..
Maryland ........................... 1
Michigan ............................. hfinnesota.. ........................ .I Montana ........................... .' Ne bras ka ............................ I New Mexico ........................ Pennsylvania ....................... Rhode Island ...................... .(
Utah I Vermont 1 W e s t Virginia ....................... I
Wisconsin ......................... .'
......................... *.i Wyoming
................................ ............................
~- -~ .-~ __~
Frrpireiiry oj' excessise daily precipitatioir .
Louisiana ............................ ' Tennessee ........................... I North Cwolina.. ............. ........I
Texas Georgia .............................. Florida ................................ Ore n ............................... I CalErnia Mississippi
Alabama.. ............................
Massachusetts ........................ New York ............................ 1
%nth Carolina ....................... Arknnsas .............................
................................ i
............................ .......................... I Washington ......................... ' Virginia.. ......................... ...'
Connecticut .......................... Iowa ................................. Arizona ............................. hlnine ............................... Marvlsnd ......................... ..I
N e v h ..............................
Ut:ih ................................ I
Urlnware ........................... 1
Iqlnho ............................... 1 Michi-an ............................ 3ebnZ;ka.. .......................... i
Vrrnioiit ............................ 1
C'rloradu ............................ ' District o f ~o ~u i n b i a ................ 1 'The Dskotas ....................... ./
New Hampshire .................... 1
..
0 110 ................. '
0 B I I ~ St. Louia,Rliss
0 Cantam.O& ..~. HydeuvilIe,C::il Middlrtown,C:d ....... Eirewt~m, A h .. ........ .I Po,int I'lrnwnt. L:t ..... !
GIenom,(Jreg.. .... ....I
Wigxirla,Ala L:un~~lois,Orc::. Enm?rv (iruve, h l d
(;ea q e town, (:a1 .......
..... blontgoinrry, A l a ..... .i .......... ........ i
0 Fort R ~s P . l'sl .........I
Edmnnton, CaI ....... .I ...........
l
........ ...... .. C;Icnvel.dale,Cd .........
- Bnlldull. (Jrce .I ......... P ~~l t l ~l l l ~i . I G g ......... I 3 KUlne.G.9
3 Greeirabora,, .\la ........ 1
i;lendor:~,l::~l ......... .# - c;lnrks\-ille.Tex ..... ..i
Marion, Ala ........... ., Htiritsville,Tex ........ 1 J i i p i t r r F h ............ ' Nralr BAY Wnuh ....... i I t )i n n ~~m ~,' ~;a
I h~orunt (<Ierrwoud, c ~I ..(
1 F n j e t t e hfias
I Fxjettr; i l l e ,~.<:. .....
Housron,l'ex .......... O Crescent City,Cnl.. ....
0x:inn.u. Ala.. ...........
..............
...........
..........
........
...
.......
....
....
........ ....... 6.92
6.50 I 6.88 , 6.86 1 6.83
6.52
6.45 6.38
6.15 1 6.07 6.04
6. w 6.00
5.59 5.78 5.74
6.77 i 6.75 1
6.50 i
15-16,1494
13-14> 18% 5-6,1883
II-13,1392
2-3,iW
-1 1875 2-3,iSSo
2,1890
11-12, 1S89 6-7,1885 12-13,iSp
14-15 189.4 6, 1883
8-99 I879 74,1891
13-14> 1894
11- 12,1892
30.1893
P:lsarlina, Cal .......... U kinh,Cal ............ .I
C.+r:iss Velley,Cal ..... .I
P*nn, I1 1 ................ fifarirltn, (+n ...........
~
Ful bnn, Ark.. ........... Slinstn S p i r s s , C ~I ... .I Cniso, 11 I
'rallasaee Fails, .!.la.. ... Krnton,Ohio .......... F o r c s t ~i l l e , C s l . ....... Weaverville,Cul. ...... Tuwnlovsa, Ala. ....... Drlhi, La ............. PO nint Plcnsan t , 1.n.. ... Jeanerrtte, La Lnke Chnrlrs, La RIuunt W i I I ing, A In
...............
......... ...... ....
5ng DEPTH O F SNOW OX GROUND.
ai
3
Inchea.
~
Inches.
bo ....................... 33.40 18% 1 ~ilenorn, Ore<.. ............ .I zj.65
Neah Bay, Wnsh 30.50
~
1S74 I Bnn~l~m,c)i~e# 23.07
Upper Mattole, CaI ......... .: 41.63 , 1859 Eii1igr:iut Cixp. #;:*I .......... 25. t.9
Langlois,lJreg ................ 26.78 18h 11 Neah Bay, Wash.. .......... : 21.30
............. ............... Upper Mattole, Cal ......... .I 27.56 lsOj ! Rrdding,Cal ............... .! 22.69
16
13.3
1 4 .1
MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
15.0
JANUARY, 1894.
15.0 I ' hlu<selwl~ell ........... .... N e h w A . 1
1 .... Burwell ...............
14.0 Lexingtinn .............
............... 1 .0 1 , Bwsett
12.0 1 1 KilntJ:I11 ...............
~
. .............. .......... ....... ...... ..... ............... 37.5
' \%':ria I)i*triut.. .I 15.0
11.5 1 0.0 1 0.0 1 , Rico .................. 1 17.3
......
1 4 .0 '......I.. ... I WaterlTury ............ 13.0 ........... ....... 61.7 ' ...... 1 ..... 32.0 ......... A i n r r i i ~i i i Fnlls ........ 32.0 1 : ..... .... ' 4 t l n n t ~ Hill ............. 15.0 I.. ... .:.. ... 1 , khestertield ............ 27.5 I ... ........ 1 Elgin .................. 1 4 .0 ...... .,. .... Garden Vnlley ........ :o.o I... ........ ' ~i r m v v i l l e ............ 31.0
~
........... ~1 d n h ~F :r l l s ...... 77.0 1 . ..... ... 1 , lioadenni .............. 10.4 , ........... , L A e ..................
Pni is ....................
Idnho.
42.5 ......, ti.0 Murray ................
j .~ 10.0 12:: 1 1 tlixun ..................
2 O .L I 42.0 42." !, P:Lyr-tt? ............... 45.3 78.0 , bo.0 . d:llUl8rl:l ...............
11.2 6.0 8.0 1 , Rsi(.kfurd ..............
19.5 8.0 , 6.0 I, H o ~n n r o ~i ~l .............
18.0 3.5 l l l i i ~~i s .
0.5 10.0 14.0 I I lndima.
Sttowfull of I O iriches or irtore-Continued.
1 1
~~ ~~~~
- -~~ -~
S k e and s t a t ~o n . ' h t a l . 115th. 1 31st 1 Stnte and station.
~
Total. 115th.
northward to central Washingtun and eastward to Long
Island Sound.
January '8, masiniuni d e p t h , 45 inches near Rlarquettr,
Rlich.; 20 near Baker City, Oreg.; southern limit froiii cen-
t ra1 IJ tali tu northern nlassachuse t t s.
January 15, iiiasiiiiiiiii depth, 30 inches near RILtrquette and
Saiilt Ste. Marie, Mich. ; southern limit fruni norther~i \\'y-
oiiiing eastward to northern hlassachusetts.
January 22, maximuru depth, 20 inches new Alnrcluette,
Mich. ; southern liiiiit from ceiitral C'oloraclu to Lake Supriur
and in southern Vrrinont and Xew I-Iampshire.
January 29, mrtsiniuni drptli, 25 inches near RIarquette,
Nich. ; southern limit froin soutlierii Oregon east to S(Jutl1
Dakota, southeast t u sonthern Missouri, thence northeast to
New Jersey.
The accompaiiying chart, No. V I . gives tlie cleptli, in iiiclies,
of snow lying on the grouiicl on Jaii~iary 31 a t several 111111-
dred stations. selected from miong many liunclred that report
the presence of more or less snow. The irregularities of local
distribution art: BO great that i t semis linrclly ~~rncticai)le to
draw lines of eq11al snow depth. and yet an attempt lins Iiren
inade to iiidicate the mile where a trace of S I ~O W is still left
011 the ground. The liiie of 5-iiicli depth hits also heen ilr:t\\ 1 1
through regions where repurts are sufficiently 1iun1~ro~1t3 to
indicate tliat the general average depth is not lesa than that
amount. The maximuni depths on the ground a t the end of
tlie month are : Califurnia, Ednianton, 41. C'ulorado, Cli-
inax, 60. Idaho, Garden Valley, S4. hlaine, Eastuii, 44.
hlassachuaetta, hluaroe, 20. Michigan, Calumet, 45 ; Mar-
quette, 30. Minnesota, North Brancli, 20. Ey~t'vitda, Edge-
wood, 30. New Hampshire, M'est Milan, 35. New Ycirkq
Leroy, 25. Oregon, Sparta, 26. Utali, Silver Lake, 74. Ver-
mont, Strafiurcl, 24. West Virginia, Pleasant Hill, 24. \\'is-
coiisiii, Crandon, 36.
The accompanying table sho\vs lioth tlie total SIIU\I fall aucl
the depth of snow on the grouncl 011 the 15th and 31st of the
mo11th :
Snoufnll of 10 itrchrs or ?nore, Juiticc~r.~~, 1894, wit?& uniourits on gwccirtl oil
the 15th arid at the close oj'ilie montli.
--
p t .
bra.
16.0
6.0
IO. 0
22. o
8.0
30.5
7.0 12.0
9.0
12.0
18. I
7.0
4.0
5.0
'3 0
12.5
14.0
' 3 .0
15.0
IS. 0
19.0 9.0 9.0 6.0
13.0
IO. 5
18.0
15.0
7.0 9.0
3.0
7.0
8.0
-
....
....
1.0
....
....
20.0
....
....
4.6
4.6
5.0
6.0
....
....
IO. 0
0.0
.._. .... .... 3.6
0.0
Y. 0
30.0
4.0
....
....
....
0.0
.... 3.0 .... 10.0
5.5 14.0
S. 0
9.0 14.0
13. o
18.0
21.0
12.0
1 2 .0
19. o
14. o
5.0
17.0
24.0
17.0
15.0
15.0
19.0
14.0
35.0
10.0
12.0
20.0
2.0
2.0 5.0
6.0
7.0 12.0
1 .0
.... 5.0
1 2 .0
4.0
Iulun. I b1ehes.
HnwkFye .............. r2.u
l o w n (:lty .............
~ 1 1 .0
~le~:ll,tili~svllle ........ 1 2 .0
Bar H ~r l ~u r . ........... 25.5
B?l fas t 1 24.0
Calaiv ................. 25.0
Cornirli ................ 13.0 Enst RI:u.hi:w.. ........ 22. o
13.6 Enatp,nrt F:lirtield .............. 21.0
~a r i i l i n g t o n ........... 1 16.0
Jluiiie.
................
Enston ................ 1 23.0
..............
Ina.
0.0
0.0
......
3.
33. 30.0
...... 12.0
30.0
5.0 20.0
17.0
Ins. iIfichigan-Cont'd. 1 Inches.
~
Im.
Gra{Iiyg..:,. ........... 13.5 ...... ::: H H ~ bo1 S~iiirei ........ I ii.o 1 20.0
Harriyon'. ........ .....I 73.0 iti.6
19.0 Lnkr c'itg ............. 1 17.0
30.0 ;I Latlrro,p.. ............. 6.0
i 7 .0 Lrwisttm ............ ..I.. .....
5'0 ' Hwrisvill? ............ I
0.0
......
4.0.
20.0
12.0
1.5 30. z
15.0
0.0
......
11.0
0.0
0.0
30. I
T. 15. o
8.5
12.0
...... 9.0 ......
I.
.... l L g ~d i .................. 1 13.4
19.0 Marsltiette ............ 22.9
5.7 r i l l <, ................... 1 ....... 2n.o P:iris ................. .'
(' f ) S k i l i t 1gnni.e ........... 1
20.0 S i ~l t Jte. hf:irle. ......
44.0 ' ' h1;byville .............. 1 14.5
12.0
24.5 22.4 12.5
13.0
IO. 7
IO. 5
12. I
12.2
10.0
12. <
25.0 20.0
5.0 20.0
28.5 26.0
2 2 .0 2b.0 -4.0
18.2 1 ......
I S .0 1 ......
23.5 I... ...
11.0 20.0
21.5 ...... 17.5 1 ......
I.iart I i ncr .............. Hollltun .............. 1
Iiidi:ti1 Streiini ........ .I
Kents Hill ............. Lewistuir ............. .' R I H ~I I S O I I .......... 31:1tt:,u nnlkrai. ........ N o r t h Bridgeton ....... 1 or0110 ................. *l f i w y ~~I l d .
oakl:in~l .............. ~u n n g s i I It. ............ .I
Miasnchuaetts.
Ail:uiis ................ I .
A IllllrrYt ............ ..I
A i n h e r ~t E+. Stetioua
Ain)lrrst E+. Station b
~
Awlnver ............... Brdt'urd ............... B i i erly Fnriiia .......
~
coI1~~ord ............... Uud I r v ................ En-t 'r, ~illllrtnii.. ..... PnII River. ........... FIYI<<I:LIV. .............. ,
Flt~~lrbllrya.. ........ ..' ~i t ~~h t J l l r s h . ........... F1:~miii:linin .........
til I Ilert V I 1 le ........... '
Groton a... ........... ., Hi 1 l 4 r ?i i i .............
Kend:dl Green ........ 1
Lee& .................
I l y a l l n l ~ .............. 1
Lawren4:e ............ .I
.... Fnrlilin<tou .......... .... 1~ Fgwt,Kiiiley ........... 1 HAS ~IIIYS ..............
12.0 ' P##ke~ill,,n Pnll.; ...... 5.7 riuiiing c;rern.. , , , . , , .
6.0 . Warren ................ I 6.0 I ilIis.iusowi.
.IIuntullu.
~
.... l 1 Sandy I13ke IJYIII ... ...;
12.0 1 1 New Hnveii ............
....... 2.0
19.5 ~. .....
20.2 T.
19.5 s ......
20.0 1 ...... 19.0 ...... 19. o 17.5 13.6
10.5
12.9
16.0
12.0
...... 19.4
22.2
20.5
20.0
17.5 1s.3
9.5 30.0
'3.5 16. 0
12.5
9.0 2s. 0
13. o
2 .0
11.0
4.0
......
0.0
...... ......
4.0 T.
5.0
6.0 ......
0.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
......
1'.
...... ...... 0.0
0.0
(1 )
3T:
.....
12.4
11.9
IO. 0
12.0
22.0
19. o
13. o
15.0
IS. I
23.5 11.4
17. o
17.5
'5.6
IO. 0
11.0
13.0
'3.0
IO. g
12.1
11.5
19.3 56.0
10.5
1 1 .0
0.0
T.
4.0
......
......
15.0 Hng:ln .................
16.0 1 1 Miiigu.iville ...........
1 2 .0 , hlnrtinsilale ._.........I
6.0
0.0
...... ..... ..... 0.0
2.0
6.0
28.0
3.0
......
......
13.5 0.0
12.0 1 ...... I S .2 , 2.5
17.2 1 5 0
5th.1318t.
I -___
j 1118.
6.0 12.0
........ ..... I :: ... ..........
Stateand station. Total. 1 15th.~ .jrst. 11 State and station. 1 ' r ~t d .
hIuliror.. .............. , Illollsurl ............... 1
h u n t IiiollutUck ...... New Bedford n ....... .# New Bedford b .. ....... North Uillerica ........
IlPll ............. t.J Ll.uII .......... 1I.y ..............
L t O l l .. ...........
IrrYr3t.t ............. riugfirlrl Arniury .... uuttrii h ............. '
IltOll (1 ............. . kt.tielrl ............. W r l s t r r .............. \\'e I I esl ey ............. W cstborv .............. Wincheniion .......... \Vintlrroj .............
\\' ~~~O ~I S 011 ........... W ... rceri tcr (I ........... W o r c e s t e r h ........... M i c h i y u i i ,
.\I C l l i l ................ Arr~ela ................. Brnr Lake .............
si.:ill:llxI .............. ' I t .................. lor<l ............... nd H:Lvrn ..........
110.1 Rnpi*ls .........
15.0 ...... 20.9 I 3.0
11.0 1 4.0
22.0
~
......
29.2 ' 9.0
30.5 1 4.0
40.5 1 22.0
Pay Y 011 ................ CNifw ilia.
Bocn ................... Cisco .................. 1:loverdale ............ Deep Creek. ........... Delta .................. Dnns111 ui r ............ Edimnton.. ........... Eirriyrant Gap ......... Girard ................ Go,rn,an,- %it.im ...... Green Vnlley a ........ Jncksoo ............... lieene ................. Lick Olwrvntory ..... Little Bear VallLy.. ... Little Bear Val'v( neiir) Lower Hrjlconil; Valley Morses House. ........ Nevadn City .......... Reddiugn .............
s ................... on ................. irrel Inn ........... Snaanvillr ............ Tehachapi a ....... Tehschapi b ....... 1 Towles Truckee ............... 'runnel NO. 2 ......... ./ I V e a v ~r i ille ..........
............
Lay.. .................. nr$.c ................
~
Meeker ...............
i -
Connrcz'icat. Rriilgelwt ............ 14.8
Canton ................ 15.5
C'olcliestrr ........... ., 12.5
(irernfielrl Hill 19.0
Falls Villnze 17.0
HRl.tf0l.d b ............. 11.0
N e w Hnrtfhd a ....... 1 7 .7 Nrw Hartfuralb ........ 1 a .5
Nyw H:iven.. .......... 1h.0
New Londun .......... IS. I
North iirohvenur Dnle. 15.0
Nvrwnlk. .............. 1 1r.S
.......... ........
u. 0
0.0
1 .0
0.0
u. 0
0. 0
1.0
'r .
I'.
7 .4
1 4 .0
f.,. 0
12.0
l l .u
10.0
13.C8
7. u
R . 0
14.6 ' 6.5
17.0 .....
20.5 9.0
24.0 5.0
21.0 ' T.
16.5 1 1 3 .0
15.5 , 10.0
13.1 0.5
14.2 1 4.0
' 7 .5 , 1q.0
23.0 1s.0
15.5 I..... 10.0 5.0
12.0 1 15.0
1S.o
~
3.0
12.s 16.0
11.8 1 16.0
23.0 12.0
22.5 1 30.0
10.0 I T.
10.5 1 0.5 13.0 , 0.0
14.0 0.0
10.0 ..... 12.0
25.2 1 15.0
10.0 I 12.0
16.5 1 0.0
11.0 1:::::
I 2.0
11.0 ; 8.0
16.0 ' 12.0
10.2 ,...... ..... Berlin Mills .......... .# 10.0 1 0.0 s.0 1 1 Bt.tlilelwin ............ 14.5 0.0 , 8.0 BroukIi~ir ............. i is.0 2.0 13.0 I~ ~i'anu.orc~. .............. 18.2 2.21, 13.0 I I ~h i l d i i i ................ 1
1 1 .0 ...... , 10.0 1 Enst Innterburg ......I
21.5 0.0 112.0 ~-l.nftcm ............... 10.5 0.0 14.0 Hnnan~rrrc ............. i
:A. ............... c l i l l ................
1u.u ' 0.0 6." ; N,,rtl1 c'i,nw:Ly ........ I
10.5 3 .~ 0.0 l ' e t e r l o r ~~ .............
19.0 1 2 .0 1v.0 Boonlo~i ...............
11.0 0.0 4.0 d:llr.rter ............... 1 37.u 31.u 45.0 , Dover ................. 17.0 ........... , Fr;tnklin Furuvcr ..... 27.u 20.0 34.0 Krwt~lll ................ 1
5.0 20.0 P'atrrslrn
12.0 ........... River Vule ............ 1
1o.b 0.0 5.0 , 'I'ellxtiy ................ 1
32. s 20.0 12.0 IVeeru Jfmico.
................. I
12.2 0.0 ..... , hlouero ................
...... ..............
..........
0.0 1 6.5
0.0 6.0
...... 14.0
...... l 4 .2
T. ' 9 .u
..........
U.U 8.0
0.0 1 5.5
1z.9
~
........... ' I Youthingtou ........... i 1 2 .0
10.0 ......... , souti1 ni:tllcirt.att.r ..... 11.0
16.0 ............ 1 Wullingfurd ............ 1 1 ."
19.0 1 :: .... 1 ..... 1 1 sC*ll'l'Y ................ 1
10.2
1 7 .0
~ 0.0 ' 12.u
14.0 i 2.0 6.6
19.0 ;......I . .... ...... 72.0 S4.C
15.0 1 8.0 1 1 J .C
16.0 6.0 ' 12.8
17.8 1'. 4.0
13.0 ...... 1 ..... 33.0 ...... i ..... b j . u ........... ........ S .U l 1 U .C
3 s .s , 9.2 1 U .L
10.5 ...... I .....
10.2 O .U 0.c
i 10.5 ...........
10.u 0.0 .....
JANUARY, 1894.
.... Heber ................. 9.0 ' 1 Levan ................. 10.0 Lognn .................
9.5 ,I Ogdeu n.. ..............
14.0 i1 Manti .................
MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
Oawego.. .............. Palermo ............... Perry City ............. Port Jervis.. .......... PoUghkQepSie ........ Rochester ............
17
,
Snowfall of 10 inches or more-Continued.
State and station. 1 Total.
I '
15th. 1 gist. 1~ State and station. j Total. ' 15th. 31St. ,' I I
New Ywk. 1 Incliea.
' 14.9
15.0
North Dakota. Williston ............. I
Ohio.
Ellsworth ............. 1 Wheeler .............. ! Oregon. Baker City ............. 1
Bandon ................ 1
Beulah ................
~
Canyon City. ........ ..: Crook ................. .:
i Glenora Heppner ............... Hood River [n e a r ) ....! Joseph ................ I
New Bridge.. ........ .# Pendleton ............. '
Riddles ................ Siskiyou .............. l
S arta ................ .: &e Dalles West Fork ............ Weston ................ Willinms ..............
Pnmylvania. Blooming crrove.. .... .! Blue Knob ............ I
Clarion ... .............I
Conniience ............ Drifton.. ..............
~
Dubois ................ I Dgberry .............. .' Edinbro .............
~
Girarrlville ............ Grampian .............
~
Eonendale.. ........... i
Knne .................. Le Roy ................ 1 Pottstown ............. I
Ridywny. ............. .I
Salem Corners ....... .i
Shin lehouse. ........ .I
Smehport ......... ...I . Somerset .............. Stoyestown ........... .!
Wellsboro.. ........... --.i
Warren
Rhede l.sla?id. I
Bristol ............. ...I
Kingston.. ............ Lonsdale ............. ,'
Pnwtncket ............ :
Providencec.. ......... ' &uth Dnkola. Alexandria ............ De Smet ............... Oelrichs ...............
................
............ 1
I
.......
1
,
Ins.
1.3
0.0
Ins. 1 South Dahota-Cont'd.
11.0 I SIOUX Falls ...........
61eh.s. 1 In& Inr. 7.0 Rosebud ............... I
2o.o 0.0 13.0 S enifish ..............
~
13.0 P n d a l l ...............
~
............ .... 6.0 m i Wehster datertown ............... I
12.0 1 , ~e s s i n g t o n Springs ...
7 " ' I
16.7 1 0.0
19.0 , 0.0
14. I
27.0 l'.;:; 11.9 0.0
12.0 1 T.
15.0 ~..... 17.2 5 .0
15.0
22.8
12.3
17. I
34.5
23.0
'7.5 15. I
'3.7
18.0
21.5
17.5 18.8
'5.5 16.8
11.0
10.0
12.0
10.2
12.0
12.0
20.0
14. 8
13.0
21.5
17.0
14. I
25.0
30.8 IS. I
15.5
14.2
10.9
IO. 5 17.0
20.0
27.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
2: : 0.0
0.0 4.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
......
...... 4.0
1.0
T.
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
.....
4 .0
0.0
....
12.0
9.0
4.2 13.8
4.0
10.0
11.7
11.0
IO. 0 ....
5.0
.... I
0.0 Veriimnt. 0.7 Br:ittletwon ........... 1 4 .0 1 ~u r ~i n g t o n ............ I (:orllwall ............. .I
Enuslury Falls.. ..... .' Hartlnnd ............. .I
Irasburg ............... Jarksonvi I le .......... Northfield ............. Norwich ............... Ytrnttord. ..............
0.0 4.0
6.0 14.0
2.0 I 10.0
0.0 12.0
2 .0 1 10.0
O.O i 1 2 .0
0.0
~
IS.0
2.5 1 7.0
.....I 1 .0
..... I .....
cr. r .6
12.5 ...... 1 .....
19.0 ...... l .....
20.5 0.5 0.5 21.8 0.0 .....
14.0 ........... 57.5 0.0 3.0 43.0 0.0 14.0
72.2 I 0.0 I 0.0
2 d .O 2 .0 0.0
Vernon.. .............. Woodstock
W(i.diiqtm.
Hlnine ................. COlLX .................
~
DAyton ................ Elbe .................. Ferry ................ .' Fort Yinicoe ..........
~
F o r t Spokane. ......... i F o r t lownsendl.. ..... .I Hunters ............... Pine Hill .............. 1 Polneroy .............. I
Pullman .............. .I
l'yaht ................. Ro*aliir ............... ,
Silver Creek. .......... i S wknne. ..............
Walls W:i In ......... .' Waterville ............ I
I Wcseal F'ivginia. Beverly ...............
L h v i s ................ .'
............
~
tlniun c i t y ............ 1
H U C ~I ~I I I I O I I .......... ,
26.2 ...... 4.0 i (;rntton.. .............. '
24.0 ..... .'. .... P1e:tsant Hill ......... .: 86.0 ..... ,. ....
13.5 ........... Bar:iboo ...............
2 2 .5 ........... B:irron ............. ...I
tltl t ternut .............
Tat1nerv lr,. .... ........
21.5 0.0 T. 1 Amherst ..............
10.5 ...........
~
Baytielri ............... 1
66.0 33.0 126.0 ' YC071d111. I
12.0 0.0 11.0 , ColumtDua ............. 16.5 oro I 12.5 Crandon ............... 13.2 ... ...,. .... " Uelevnn ............... 1 1 .0 T. 7.0 Estella ................ '
10.0 ...... 12.0 Florence .............. ,
12." ...... 10.5 l!ond d u Lac .......... 14.0 0.0 10.0 Grantsburg ............ 11.0 0.0 8.0 Green B*y ............. 23.0 0.0 13.0 Hayward .............. 1 1 .2 0.0 10.0 Hillsl,oro ..............
12. s ........... Ln I 'rosse ............. I
11.6 1.0 i 0.0 Meadow Valley ........ '
0.0 14.0 n m f o r d .............. Z i ............ blenornonie ........... 15.0 ......, 6.0 , Neill*ville ............ 1
13.0 0.0 1 8.0 !; Oconto ................ 10.5 0.0 10.5 Osceola ................
1 Pepi n .................. '
23.0 0.0 6.0 Portage ............... I
24.5 0.0 14.c Shawano ............... i y .6 0.0 15.0 Stevens Point .........
20.2 0.0 12.0 Valley Junction ....... rS.5 0.0 9.0 Weatfield .............. West on ................ 12.0 8.0 18.0 FVyon~inq. I
1 1 .0 3.0 14.0 Fort Yellowatone ......
10.5 ...... ;.o
,
Koepenick ............
14.0 ... ...# ..... New Holstein ........ .!
17.0 6.0 4.0 Sundnnce .............. l
15.0 2.0 6.0 10.5 10.0 13.0
15.0 0.0 5.0
12.3 3.0 5.0
12.5 ........... 13.8 Y.0 15.0
11.0 ...........
10.2 1 .5 ) 0.0
11.5 ........... 28.7 4.0 I S.0
36.5 12.0 121.0
17.0 ' 8.5 13.0
13.5 ...........
12.0 ...... ' ..... 27.8 ........... 1 5 .2 , 8.0 6.0
13.5 1.0 0.8
b6.0 , 60.0 74.0
19.0 2.0 , 5.0
I 0 .G ...........
17.5 ........... 23.5 ..... .# .....
21.2 ....
15.0 3.0 0.0
13.0 8.0 , 12.0
16.0 1 11.0 1 13.0
22.6 2.0 , 13.0
24.9 9.0 ' 2 2 .0
16.0 8.0
~ 1 2 .0
27.0 15.0 ' 24.0
18.5 ...... 12.0
22.0 I 7.0
~
12.0
34.0 ...........
r4.u ...........
22.0 0.0 4.0
1 1 .0 , ...... 10.0
31.5 .......... 35.0 1'. 2.0
13.0 ...... 1 .....
11.5 0.0 0.0
17.7 2 .0 12.0
23.2 1 '1'. 17.5
40.8 0.0 3.0
50.5 ...... 10.0
24.8 ...... 0.0
12.5 0.0 3 0
25.0 ........... 15.3 ' 0.0 i 4 .2
2 2 .5 0 0 1.0
11.2 5.5 .....
10.0 ...... 1 ....
10.0 ...........
12. j , U.O 10.5
11.2 0.0 1.5
14.5 0.0 5.0
9.1 10.0 s .O
11.7 0.0 5.0 16.5 14.0 10.0
15.0 3b 0 32.0 8.0 20.0 32.u
9 .0 , 15.0 12.0
11.0 ........... 20.0 ...........
34.0 ...... 24.0
...... 14.4 5.0 21.5 ...........
19.0 30.0 30.0
17.5 '1'. 2.0
15.1 10.0 14.0
12.0 O.u 5.0
14.0 19.0 22.0
10.3 4.2 5.5
14.5 30 0 34.0
10.0 0.0 5.0 9.0 23.0 20.0
10.7 0.1 4.0
12.5 0.0 6.0
20.5 16.0 15.0
12.5 113.0 11.0
? 10.0 10.0
11.0 12.0 7.0
10.0 ...........
17.5 15.0 2U.0
13.4 0.0 2.0
16.1 1 1 .0 8.0
17.5 20.0 15.0
11.0 4.0 I 9.0
11.5 ........... 15.0 19.0 20.0
10.5 10.0 9.0
12.0 4.0 5.0
16.0 4.0 0.0
16.2 12.0 4.0
16.4 ........... 11.0 ...........
HAIL.
Description of the more severe hailstorms of the nionth is
given under " Local stomis." Hail was reported as follows :
1st and Sd, California. 4tl1, California and Missouri. 11 th,
Arizona. 15th, Alabama and California. 16th, Califorilia
and Oregon. l i t h , California and Rlissouri. 18th, Arizona
and Oregon. 19th, Texas. 20th, Mississippi and Missouri.
23d and 24th. Texan. 29th, South Carolina. .31st, California.
RIr. W. B. Knight, ohservrr at Lake City, Columbia Co.,
Fla., reports precipitation 0.13 011 the iiiorning of the 7th and
0.09 OII the niorning of the Stb, arid states that this was not
rainfall proper, hut an accuniulation of dew ancl fog in his
rain gauge; the fog was unusually heavy; the ground ap-
peared as after a good shower, and the trees sparkled with t,he
heaviest load of dew drops ever seen by the ohserver. The
fog \vas liearirst on the 9th and loth, but little or 110 dew
appeared on the trees and IHJIW \\as caught in thr gauge. The
fog as nlso very heavy on the niorning of the l i t h , hut only
a trace was founcl in the gauge. This seems to illustrate the
genrral principle that the quantity caught i n the gauge must
depend considerably upon the teniperature of the gauge and
its poser of attracting and liolcling the foggy particles that
float near it. If the ground or roof and the adjacent gauge
are coolrd by radiation under a clear sky, they gather dew,
prolwrly so-called, tn if a flu^ of foggy air then conies over
them they may coiicleiise its particles ulmi themselves. If, on the other haiid, they are covered with the foggy atmosphere
before tliry hare cooled l)y radiation, while still retaining
the ~variiith (~f the previuus sunshine, then they will collect
little or I ~C J clew.
chi the 15th and 16th heavy f l J g prevailed in the lower Lake
region, and the conseclaent leakage from telegraph wires
greatly intrrrnpted telegraphic cc )niniuiiiratic~n.
FOG AND DEIV.
SLEET.
Description of the 11iore severe sleetstornis of the nionth
is given uncler " Local storins." Sleet was reported as follows :
lst, Iclalio and North Carolina. 9d, Idaho, Minnesota, and
Nevada. 311, Arizona, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, hlichi-
gaii, Nel)raska, Oreg~~ii, Yerniont, a i d Washington. 4th,
Arizona, California, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada,
New York, North Dakota, and Orrgon. 5th, Arizona, Maine,
Rlissouri, Nellraeka, New Yurk, Okluhoma, Oregon, and South
C'arolina. 6th, Connecticut, Illinoi~, Indiana, Kentucky,
hlaiile, hlichig~n, New Y'vrk, Ohio, Oklahoma. Pennsylvania,
and \\'ashingtori. it11 a11d Hth, (lregon and Washington. 9th,
North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, and Virginia. loth, Iiiclian
Territory. Rlinnesota, Pennsylvania, ancl Tesas. l l t h , Dela-
ware, Kansas, Maine, blarylancl, RI~ssacliusetts, New Jersey,
New York, Pennsylvania, ancl West Virginia. 12th, New
Jrrsey. 13tl1, Arizona aiicl Kansas. 15th, hlassacliusetts,
hlinnrsota, Montana, NeI)raska, New York, North Dakota, and
\\'ashington. lcjth, Colorado, Maine, hIontana, New Hamp-
Airr, North Dakota. Oregon, lTtah, an11 \Vashington. l i t h ,
calif or nit^, hIinnerota, Nevada, New Hampshire, and Wash-
i n g ton . 18th, California, Nevada, New Hampshire, Oregon, Ver-
iiiont, and Washington. 19th, California, Colorado, Illinois,
Iowa, Kaiisas, Nassnchusetts, Rlicliigan, hIissouri, Montana,
Nevada, New Hanipshire, Oregon, JVashington, and IViscon-
411. 90tl1, California, Michigan. Minnesota, hlismiri, Ne-
hrar;ka, \\'ashington, n n d West Virginia. 9lst, Maine, New
Hanipshire, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. 22d,
Rlinnesota. 23~1, Arkansas, Illinok, Indian Territory, Mis-
wuri, North Dakota, Oklahoinn, und Texas. %th, Alabania,
Lirkanpas. District of C'olunibia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisi-
ina, Maine, hfaryland, RIassachusetts, hhsissippi, hfissouri,
3
18 MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW. JANUARY, 1894.
~
North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and
Vermont. 25th, Connecticut, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts, New Jersey, North and Pexinsyl-
vania. 26th, Connecticut, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Ne-
vada, New Jersey, North Carolina, peilnsylvania, South Care-
lina, Virginia, and est Virginia. 27th, ~onnecticut. ~o ~i s i -
ana, Maryland, New Jersey, Rhode Island. "th,
gas, Nebraska, North Carolina, and Ohio. 29th, Connecticut,
Idaho, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, hIissouri, Nevada,
New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Perm-
sylvania, South Tennessee, Virginia, and West
Virginia. 30th, Connecticut, Georgia, &kine, Maryland, h h -
sachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, Ne\v Jersey, New York,
and South Carolina.
PennsY1vaniay and Virginia* 31st, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana'
WET AND DRY PERIODS.
The Weather crop Bulletin for the month of January
shows that there was a slight excess of precipitation Over the greater portion of the spring-wheat region and near Lake
fiuperior ; the niontli \vas considered dry throughout the
southern and Atlantic coast States; the that co\,ered
the greater portion Of the winter-wheat region On the 29th
had by February 1 disappeared ollly in the southern portions
of Indiana, Illinois, and nlissouri, leaving the greater portion
of the winter-wheat crop still covered.
Ireelling the
ground warm and in protecting plants, Seeds, and roots from
killing cold and frost; it also prevents the nioisture already
in the ground froni evaporating' 'Iut does 'lot add very
to it. A foot Of snow is but an inch Of rain and when the
dry, warm winds blow, more snow evaporates into the air than
melts into the ground.
The liotes have been extracted 'lie
nlonthlY reports Of the services, and refer
principally to the relations between the precipitation and
the crops :
lotoa.--College Springs, fall wheat has suffered slightly with drought.
The adVa11tage of a S1low coveri1% collsists
Keokuk, from January 10-20 frost was entirely ouf. of the ground and farmers
Yiimesotn.-The dry spells of weather were from the 17th-lRth and 21st-
37th; the nlnrnber of rainy days averaged onl) six; the amount of snow on the ground 011 the 15th was ~J O U ~ tiurinal, and on the 31st was 3bOut io inches, which is 4 inches less than last year, but i n excess of the years 1889
a n ~~~~&.-C r a l l e s Ranch, the month good fur feeding stock, horses .on
the range duing well. Eureka, if more snow does not f J l , a scarcity of water
next summer is feared by the farmers. Suany\ide, the wow has lain longer
on the ground this month than was ever known hefure in this valley; the
in ~~~~~~~g .
w e ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~u was mostly throllghont the i n
south, most ofthe snow for the month coming on the 2ith or 80th.
age has been reported to fruit trees during the month, but the indications are that graq.;, roots, and fall-sown grain have suflered slightly.
LVtu~ Jer.sey.--Cape May City, this has been a remarkably mild January; no
ground: and the farmers have done much of their spring sowing. Ok!nho~in.-Bu5klo, Beaver Co., the finest January ever known; cattle on
range doing well and keeping fat on buffalo grass, requiring no extra feed.
Lehigh, Choctaw Nation, weather favorable for stock. Iceokuk Falls, plenty of rainfall will bring wheat through all right.
No dam-
snow has fallen; the grass is green; the early spring bull>s are 2 inches above
.sorfth C'atv,lina.-The month was favorable for all crops, and the heary geneial rnins from tlte 6-llth, which were followed by unusual warmth, de-
I eloped a vigorous stand of sniall grains. The concettsu9 of all the repoi ts
indicates that wheat, oats, gnrden truck. fruits, and all other winter crops
never looked more promising in January than they do this year.
South Unkotct.-Reports indicate that the snow on the ranges west of the
hlissonri River has not been so deep as to interfere materially with the grazing of stnck. All I t i d s of stock have done well, and reports indicate that the
loss from cold and stormy weather will be i~nusitally light.
Tee,riiessee.-The cold wave of the '74th atid 25th proved the most severe
since 1886; it was more beneficial than damaging in its effects, as it served to
arrest the gro\rth of wheat atid check the riqe of sap in fruit trees. The close of the month finds wheat in escellent condition.
Ufuh.-Unless considerably more snow falls on the southern mountains dur-
ing February and hlarch. the following season will witness a scarcity of water
i n the southern part of the Territory. The precipitation for the month
throughout the Territory was almost entirely in the form of snow; the average amount re wrted for the month was 13 inches.
Ohia-klie precipitation fell mostly during the earlier and later portions of
the month. the latter being mostly in the form of snow, preceding the cold
wave, and affording a fair protection to the cereals in the ground. The wheat
I generally advanced nicely during the month under the adIantage of the ex-
cess of clear and fair days and above normal temperature. The nuinber of days with precipitation mas the least noted for January since the beginning of
the service.
WIND.
PREVAILING WINDS.
The prevailing winds for January, 1894, viz., those that
were recorded most frequently a t Tl'eather Bureau stations.
are shown in the table of climatological data, hut these are
not given on Chart 11, as has hitherto been the custom The
summary of State Weather Service reports also states the
prevailing winds as recorded a t voluntary stations, and
according to these the most frequent winds i n the respective
States were as follows :
Xort h .-A 1 abania . Northeast.-Florida and South Carolina.
East.-Georgia.
Southeast .-None.
South.-Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington.
So~rthu~rst.-Arizona, Idaho. Indiana, RIichigan, Montana,
Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, and \Vest Virginia.
West.-California, Colorado, New York, and Pennsylvania.
Northwest.-Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Eng-
land, North Dakota, Sout,h Dakota, Utah, Wisconsin, and
Wyoming.
RESULTANT WINDS.
The resultants of all the hourly records of winds, AS deduced
from self-registers, are given in Table VI11 in the latter part
of this REVIEW, in accordance with the announcement made
in the REVIEW for December, 1893. The resultants deduced
from observations a t 8 a. ni. and 8 p. m. a t all stations of the
second order, which are also those observations that appear
on the morning and evening maps of the Weather Bureau,
are given in Tahle IS. These latter resultants are also shown
grnphicnlly on Chart 11, where a small figare attached to each
arrow shows the number of hours that this resultant prevailed,
assuming e:wh of the 62 observations to represent an hour's
duration of a wind of average velocity. The smallness of
these figures will indicate sometimes the infrequency of a
given wind, hut more often i t represents the balance between
winds from opposite directions. The actual north, south,
east, and west coniponents, ou which these resultants are
hased, are given in detail in Table IS. The niovement, from
the northwest has prevailed over New Englancl and the
middle and south Atlantic States ; the niovenients from
northeast and southeast have prevailed over the Gulf States,
Tennessee, and Kentucky ; the movement from southwest
has prevailed over Ohio, Indiana, the lower Lake region, the
upper Lake region, Rlinnesotn, Montana, Washington, and
Oregon.
HIQH WINDS.
Wind velocities of 50 miles, or more, per hour were reported
Maxi- at regular stations of the Weather Bureau as follows.