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34.3
29.1
17.0
*3.6
19.5
28.1
1893
*15.0
26.4
20.4
12.3 *12.3 *12.3
16.4
1883.
*17.5*12.0 *17.4
17.8
29.5
33.8
*2.0*24.4*24.4
1873
*29.2*10.0*12.0
20.6
*5.0 *18.3
42.7
23.4
157
CLIMATOLOGY
degrees. The greatest yearly range of temperature was 127.7 de- grees, in 1884; the least, 100.3 degrees, in 1890. The greatest monthly range was 92.5 degrees, in March, 1875; the least, 36.8 degrees, in March, 1881. The greatest daily range of temperature was 55.2 degrees, March 18, 1883, when the temperature fell from 69.1 degrees at 1 p. m. to 13.9 degrees at 9 p. m. The next morn-
TABLE 5 MONTHLY AND ANNUAL PRECIPITATION, IN INCHES AND HUN- DREDTHS. RAIN AND MELTED SNOW.
AN-
YEARS
JAN.
FEB.
MAR.
APR.
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUG.
SEPT.
Ост.
Nov.
DEc.
NUAL
1870.
1871
2.05
3.53
2.80
3.09
4.16. 2.97
0.55
0.95
3.45|
1.76
1872. .
1.32
0.82
0.97
1.31
3.72
1.43
7.36
4.26
3.78|
1.38
1.83
2.93|31.07
1873.
1874.
1.70
5.47
2.59
1.44
0.66
0.93
2.77
0.41
1875. .
2.14
2.68
3.40
1.53
6.06
6.06
1.60
3.82
2.23
3.42
2.38
2.96 38.28
1876. .
2.57
6.81
6.52
1.53
6.13
6.36
6.37
2.20
4.12
2.82
2.51
1.64 49.58
1877.
2.02
0.12
5.61
3.07
1.14
8.21
3.79
2.74
1.56
4.88
4.02
2.72
2.23|37.24
1879.
1.29
1.50
2.88
2.51
3.06
2.82
4.20
2.72
5.29
0.95
5.15
4.32 36.69
1880
3.58
1.48
2.78
4.90
6.25
3.31
4.99
4.72
2.69
2.67
2.54
1.23 41.00
1881 ..
1.77
4.28
3.73
1.55
1.33
8.43
5.03
1.25
2.36
8.92
5.83
3.58 48.06
1882
2.14
2.91
3.43
2.38
4.96
3.18
2.57
3.48
1.35
2.59
2.81
1.81|33.56
1883. .
1.72
5.11
1.70
1.63
5.97
4.73
6.44
1.67
2.96
4 37
2.88
2.41 41.59
1884
1.93
5.02|
2.78|
1.42
3.95
2.79
1.12
1.85
3.01
1.46
3.38 32.91
1885. .
3.22
1.15
0.62
3.71
5.61
3.83
3.03
4.36
2.14
3.03
2.73
2.57 36.00
1886. .
2.78
0.84
1.56
3.19
2.69
2.01
0.31
4.86
4.47
1.94
2.66
3.07 30.38
1887.
2.36
7.19|
1.49
1.52
3.50
3.36
3.52
0.86
3.65
4.82
1.54
0.79
0.93 3.76
3.67
2.85|35.31
1890. .
4.14
3.43
3.45
5.29
4.79
2.75
0.64
0.71
2.82
1.18
1.19
6.30|
6.72 28.82
1896
2.20
2.24
2.80
6.65
3.44
3.90
3.33
3.67
1.88
0.76
0.77
5.20
1.88 38.84
1898 ..
4.28
2.75
8.08
2.03
3.76
3.57
4.91
2.24
3.22
3.42
3.39
3.18 44.83
1899
3.90
4.52
5.47
2.17
4.04
2.99
3.67
5.15
2.36
1.93
1.61 1.95
2.88
1.61
5.73|34.99
1902 ..
0.71
1.18
4.96
1.30
6.45
7.73
6.24
0.86
7.93
2.07
2.37
3.05 44.85
1903 ..
1.24
4.76
2.51
5.58
2.23
2.77
5.91
4.86
2.46
2.50
1.84
2.27 38.93
1904.
4.55
3.23
6.30
2.03
3.49
1.79
3.50
3.11
3.72
1.70
0.16
1.99|35.57
Normal ..
2.41
3.10
3.57
3.11
4.16
3.95
3.92
2.64
2.58
2.49
3.16
2.61 38.24
1878. .
2.14|
3.26
3.78|
3.21
4.70
2.58
4.28
4.03
1.89
2.42
2.25
1.16 38.80
1891
2.56
4.58
4.44
4.39
1.49
4.21
2.36
3.43
0.86
1.85
5.02
1.91 37.10
1892.
1.42
3.56
5.54
5.17
11.40
8.65
2.95
2.38
4.61
0.39
4.38|
2.10 52.55
1893 ..
2.47
5.34
3.97
6.06
2.32
3.09
5.07
0.49
2.06
3.31
3.88
4.69 42.75
1894.
2.27
4.48
3.18
3.96
4.11
2.33
0.72
0.87
3.74
2.42
1.80
2.18 32.06
1895
2.27!
0.76
1.38
2.10
4.12
3.01
5.71
0.84 2.97
2.70
2.50
2.17
3.37 36.52
1900 ..
1.50
5.75
1.20
3.57
1.19
4.23
1.11
4.52
1.52
1.95
1.70 1.97 0.84 1.93
3.88|
1.88 28.49
1889. .
2.17
1.77
2.96
1.90
8.22
3.88
0.48
3.48
2.69
4 58
1.20
2.25
1.84 46.47
1897 ..
3.75
1.35
6.66
5.69
ing it was 7.3 degrees, and the morning following it was 17.4 de- grees below zero; or a total fall of 86.5 degrees in 40 hours. The least daily range was 1.0 degree, November 23, 1873.
Table V gives the monthly and annual precipitation (rain and melted snow). The wettest year was 1892, with 52.55 inches of precipitation ; the dryest, 28.49, 1888; the normal being 38.24.
Digitized by
1888.
2.40
1.96|
3.64
2.27
3.78
2.69 34.14
3.55
2.87
4.12 10.91
4.24
3.09
4.48|
0.93 39.38
1901 ..
1.95
4.20
1.40 38.56
158 TABLE 6-PRECIPITATION OF THE SEASONS.
YEARS
DEc. 1 TO
MAR. 1 JUNE 1 TO TO
SEPT. 1 TO
APR. 1 To
YEARS
DEc. 1 TO FEB. 28
MAR. 1 TO
JUN. 1 SEPT. 1 APR. 1 TO TO
TO
FEB. 28 MAY 31 AUG. 31 Nov. 30 SEPT. 30
MAY 31 Auc. 31 Nov. 30'SEPT. 30
1870.
1889
5.82
13.08
10.05
5.39
20.96
1871 ..
16.95
4.95
10.04
8.38
1890
10.42
13.53
7.84
8.70
20.61
1872
21.76
7.03
12.95
6.00
3.80|
1891.
8.30
10.32
10.00
7.73
9.38
35.16
1874. .
4.36
9.50
1893.
9.91
12.35
7.62
9.25
19.09
1875. .
21.28
8.03
11.48
10.79
5.23
1894. .
11.44
11.25
3.92
7.96
15.73
1876 ..
26.71
9.45
14.93
14.18
12.34 |1895.
5.21
6.23
4.17
8.67
10.20
1877 ..
20.51
10.46
14.74
9.82
3.78
1896
11.16
12.89
19.27
8.03
33.94
1878. .
20.69
7.03
10.89
11.69
6.80 |1897. .
6.94
16.25
8.88
6.73
19.23
1879 ..
20.60
11.39
9.74
8.45
5.02|
1898.
8.91
13.87
10.89
6.47
7.37
14.59
1881. .
19.95
17.11
14.71
6.61
7.28
1900.
10.62
10.33
11.69
9.18
21.46
1882. .
17.87
6.75
9.23
10.72
10.88 |1901.
4.08
27.23
9.44
6.44
18.05
1883. .
23.40
10.21
12.84
9.30
8.64
|1902.
4.62
12.45
14.83
12.37
30.51
1884. .
15.33
6.32
8.11
8.15
9.36
1903.
9.05
10.32
13.56
6.80
23.81
1885. .
22.68
7.90
11.22
9.94
7.75|
1904
10.05
16.32
8.40
5.58
19.64
1887. .
14.66
7.45
7.94
6.51
12.62|Normal .. 7.05
8.20
10.92
10.47
8.23
20.56
1888. .
TABLE 7-MONTHLY, ANNUAL AND WINTER SNOWFALLS IN INCHES.
YEARS
JAN.
FEB.
MAR.
APR.
MAY
Ост.
Nov.
DEC.
AN- NUAL
TOTAL IN WINTER OF
1870.
1869-70
1871.
2.5
0
0
0
5.4
8.1
1870-71
1872.
11.7
5.3
4.2
3.0
0
8
5.6
26.2
56.8
1871-72
37.7
1873.
12.0
7.0
12.0
6.0
0
9.0
5.0
8.0
59.0
1872-73
69.6
1874.
10.0
6.5
2.0
5.5
0
0
15.8
.8
40.6
1873-74
45.0
1875.
18.2
14.9
25.3
2.8
1
.8
11.7
4.5
78.3
1874-75
77.8
1876.
1.1
7.4
30.3
0
0
0
9.7
16.7
65.2
1875-76
55.8
1877.
11.3
.8
41.7
.9
0
0
1.6
.8
57.1
1876-77
81.1
1878.
16.9
15.8
.2
0
0
0
3.0
18.8
54.7
1877-78
35.3
1879.
7.9
10.4
10.3
4.7
0
0
5.1
7.6
46.0
1878-79
55.1
1880
.5
4.5
5.2
0
0
1.0
12.6
6.4
30.2
1879-80
22.9
1881.
15.5
20.1
13.6
5.9
0
0
3.1
1.6
59.8
1880-81
75.1
1882.
4.6
1.9
4.1
.1
0
0
7.3
17.4
35.4
1881-82
15.4
1883.
10.6
6.0
15.9
0
6.5
0
.8
8.3
48.1
1882-83
63.7
1884.
18.1
5.5
4.1
4.9
0
3
2.5
18.5
53.9
1883-84
41.7
1885.
22.2
10.1
5.1
1.9
.1
0
1.9
7.2
48.5
1884-85
60.7
1886.
13.0
4.1
7.3
15.7
0
0
3.6
19.9
8.6
38.7
1886-87
50.4
1888.
13.3
2.3
8.9
.1
T
1
. . 5
2.5
27.7
1887-88
36.4
1889.
10.8
19.1
4.1
1.1
0
0
9.5
Trace
44.6
1888-89
38.2
1890.
2.7
4.7
10.2
T
.1
.5
2.2
10.0
30.4
1889-90
27.2
1891.
4.6
4.1
17.4
3.3
0
0
6.4
1.7
37.5
1890-91
42.1
1892.
19.2
4.7
7.4
2.8
0
0
6.7
5.2
46.0
1891-92
42.2
1893.
24.5
19.3
2.1
4.7
0
T
4.3
18.8
73.5
1892-93
62.5
1894.
2.4
14.9
8.3
.1
.4
0
8.2
1.1
35.4
1893-94
49.2
1895.
18.2
4.2
8.9
1.4
0
0
4.6
22.0
69.3!
1894-95
42.0
1896.
3.2
15.9
15.0
.6
0
2
.8
12.1
47.8
1895-96
61.3
1897
18.8
9.9
6.5
6.8
0
0
:4
6.9
49.3
1896-97
55.1
1898.
6.0
13.8
1.2
T
0
T
5.6
11.2
37.8
1897-98
28.3
1899
5.2
2.1
24.3
.4
0
0
1.2
14.7
47.9
1898-99
48.8
1900
3.1
23.6
10.2
1.9
T
0
8.9
6.5
54.2
1899-00
54.9
1901.
11.6
14.4
5.1
1.7
0
T
1.4
7.6
41.8
1900-01
48.2
1902
8.0
5.9
2.7
T
0
0
5.8
13.8
36.2
1901-02
23.6
1903.
11.3
14.2
1.0
1.3
0
T
3.2
12.1
43.1
1902-03
47.4
1904 ..
21.0
4.6
13.3
.2
0
0
1.3
9.1
49.5
1903-04
54.4
Normal
11.3
9.3
10.0
2.1
2
.4
5.0
9.9
48.7
47.9
1887
15.0
5.2
4.3
2.4
0
. 7
2.5
63.6
1885-86
49.2
1886 ..
17.53
9.07
7.18
7.44
6.19
12.80
6.65
6.33
9.27
9.33
1899.
11.60
10.72
10.03
19.73
1880. .
26.77
7.90|
13.02
13.84
1892.
6.89
22.11
13.98
16.74
1873
Digitized by
159
CLIMATOLOGY
TABLE 8 MISCELLANEOUS TEMPERATURE DATA.
No. DAYS MINIMUM
NO. DAYS MAXIMUM
NO. DAYS MEAN
WINTER or
Below
Zero
Below 32°
Below 32º
Below 40°
Dec. to
Above 50°
Feb.
NO. DAYS
FROZE AND
THAWED
Below
Below 20°
Below 32º
Above 40° Dec. to
LAST FREEZE
FROM FIRST TO
LAST FROST
1869-70. .
2
115
20
41
4
85
0
10
76
4.
1870-71
6
115
43
69
7
76
2
25
70
8
204
208
1871-72 ..
19
163
50
74
2
96
4
43
112
3
225
235
1872-73.
23
149
60
78
0
67
9
54
106
2
210
219
1873-74 ..
3
168
24
56
8
106
0
18
97
10
240
241
1874-75 ..
33
162
47
73
3
102
10
66
107
2
238
238
1875-76 ..
3
144
24
43
22
97
0
20
76
22
222
235
1876-77
11
142
46
67
6
82
1
45
101
6
205
210 .
1877-78 ..
3
88
19
50
14
72
0
12
54
19
203
219
1878-79
11
134
44
80
0
85
3
34
89
1
196
214
1879-80 ..
2
120
22
43
22
89
0
15
76
28
199
224
1880-81. .
21
160
64
82
2
72
5
53
118
1
194
212
1881-82 ..
0
128
20
53
15
102
0
16
59
18
217
23
1882-83. .
23
155
53
75
1
102
5
42
107
1
206
234
1883-84 ..
18
156
52
69
8
89
6
41
84
5
262
262
1884-85 ..
12
170
68
72
7
101
17
58
107
6
232
232
1885-86. .
13
139
48
68
8
90
4
34
91
9
256
257
1886-87. .
21
151
57
69
7
96
4
39
105
6
206
206
1887-88. .
18
166
52
70
3
114
2
44
88
4
238
245
1888-89
5
148
32
63
5
114
1
18
76.
6
257
257
1889-90.
1
129
19
27
28
110
0
13
57
28
231
232
1890-91.
3
137
36
54
10
103
0
17
79
7
170
248
1891-92.
9
142
36
52
15
106
1
27
77
9
215
215
1892-93.
20
146
52
75
3
93
5
44
107
3
215
226
1893-94 ..
7
132
37
58
15
93
0
28
78
14
200
253
1894-95.
21
147
51
67
8
96
5
45
91
8
240
240
1895-96 ..
9
150
42
71
9
107
1
24
99
8
190
210
1896-97
7
139
43
70
5
100
3
23
87
9
213
252
1897-98
4
118
29
69
9
89
0
16
74
7
218
227
1898-99 ..
13
137
51
,65
7
87
5
37
95
3
165
177
1899-00.
10
138
41
60
7
98
0
32
76
10
223
238
1900-01.
15
138
46
76
4
92
0
36
82
4
208
216
1901-02 ..
14
142
46
69
6
96
0
37
87
5
238
238
1902-03.
7
119
36
63
2
84
2
27
70
8
187
232
1903-04.
20
155
75
86
1
80
4
56
111
1
208
210
Normal
12.5
141.4
47.9
72.8
8.8
93.5
2.8
32.8 87.7
8.0
215.6
229.2
The wettest single month was May, 1892, with 11.40 inches; for two months, 20.05, May and June, 1892; for three months, 25.22, April, May and June, 1892; for four months, 30.76, March, April, May and June, 1892. Several very dry single months have occurred - February, 1877, 0.12 inch; November, 1904, 0.16; July, 1886, 0.31; October, 1892, 0.39; December, 1874, 0.41 ; August, 1893, 0.49 - all these were less than half an inch. The dryest two months was 1.35, June and July, 1895; for three months, 3.03; August, September and October, 1874; for four months, 4.42, Jan- uary, February, March and April, 1872; for five months, 6.21, August to December, 1874; for six months, 8.34, February to July,
Digitized by
No. DAYS
FROM FIRST TO
No. DAYS
Feb.
Dec. to
Zero
Feb:
.
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HISTORY OF FULTON COUNTY
TABLE 9
MISCELLANEOUS TEMPERATURE AND OTHER DATA. NUMBER OF DAYS FOR EACH ITEM.
JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST
YEARS
BEI.OW 50°
NICHTS NOT BELOW 65°
MEAN ABOVE 70°
MEAN BELOW 60°
ABOVE 90°
SNOW
HAIL
SLEET
THUNDER
STORMS
FROM LAST
FROM LAST
TO FIRST
FREEZE
1870. .
9
28
59
7
15
27
1
5
19
10
123
176
1871. .
14
19
47
7
12
50
0
3
14
26
70
135
1872
4
39
61
2
23
69
2
5
5
10
109
147
1873 ..
11
32
64
0
15
24
0
4
27
32
78
149
1874. .
17
26
53
4
56
26
1
7
25
29
61
125
1875. .
14
16
3.9
9
24
43
3
9
29
25
98
127
1876. .
6
13
63
6
23
55
2
7
45
23
89
161
1877 . .
5
18
55
4
16
39
2
4
26
32
87
173
1878 ..
12
38
54
9
15
42
0
5
29
14
96
159
1879. .
12
31
52
13
20
52
0
4
22
14
72
145
1880. .
8
32
51
5
13
33
1
0
22
17
122
189
1881
9
35
39
7
26
56
0
4
18
10
132
172
1882.
15
25
46
12
4
29
0
5
12
13
122
148
1883. .
23
14
32
8
4
47
3
10
53
58
87
119
1884 ..
28
8
47
5
21
49
2
17
44
38
113
115
1885 ..
25
16
40
14
13
57
5
8
49
40
85
114
1886. .
26
12
40
4
21
51
2
9
48
58
60
138
1887. .
16
18
57
8
37
49
5
47
36
122
153
1888. .
.23
17
52
7
17
39
2
21
36
25
80
117
1889. .
22
11
40
8
11
33
2
11
36
36
95
117
1890. .
18
18
57
4
26
35
5
9
43
40
104
163
1891 ..
23
14
43
11
25
36
8
20
44
50
94
180
1892. .
5
26
52
2
17
46
9
61
42
101
150
1893. .
14
17
52
1
23
57
16
46
40
98
141
1894. .
23
27
53
4
47
31
12
16
61
32
59
165
1895. .
17
28
61
1
55
48
4
4
31
25
102
132
1896.
13
32
47
5
19
36
7
11
59
34
15%
166
1897.
22
25
45
12
33
48
6
16
41
36
72
153
1898.
14
38
53
4
25
37
3
9
40
32
126
183
1899.
10
28
60
1
41
37
6
18
39
29
116
173
1900. .
11
44
60
1
31
1
22
42
55
142
160
1901. .
10
39
71
5
38
3
11
42
44
101
129
1902. .
18
32
39
12
18
36
18
3
45
23
19
167
1903
20
42
27
12
24
43
3
7
46
36
125
170
1904.
27
35
31
10
7
47
8
17
40
30
128
143
Normal ..
15.6
26.7
49.8
6.4
23.3
43.1|
3.2
10.0 36.8
31.2
79.1
150.0
1894. In 1881, May 15 to 30th, 16 days, there was no rain. In 1886, June 25 to July 31, 36 days, there was only 0.31 inch. In 1881, April 19 to June 29, 42 days, 0.56 inch.
Table VI gives the seasonal precipitation. The wettest grow- ing season, April 1 to September 30. was 35.16 inch, in 1892; the dryest, 10.20, was in 1895.
Table VII gives the monthly, annual and winter snowfall. The greatest depth of snow in one month was 41.7 inches, March, 1877; the greatest in any May, 6.5 inches, 1883; in October, 9.0 inches, 1873. Greatest in any year, 78.3 inches in 1875; the least,
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TABLE 10 HEAVY PRECIPITATION. TWO INCHES OR MORE IN 24 HOURS.
1871-July 16.
2.44
1887-Nov. 26
2.28
1896-July 15 3.00
1871-Nov. 14
2.10
1888-Nov. 8.
2.19
1896-July 19.
2.79
1873-April 7
2.50
1889-May 29
3.02
1896-Sept. 29. 2.12
1874-June 9.
3.82
1889-May 30
3.02
1897-March 9 2.39
1876-Feb. 9
2.07
1889-May 29-30
4.68
1898-March 13. 2.37
1876-May 19
2.00
1890-June 21.
2.23
1898-March 19
2.48
1876-June 27
2.50
1890-Aug. 21.
2.54
1898-June 12-13
2.82
1877-Oct. 19-20
2.46
1891-March 31
2.19
1899-Feb. 26
2.10
1878-May 29-30
2.14
1892 - May 2
2.27
1900-July 7. 2.36
1879-Nov. 14.
2.29
1892-May 6
2.81
1901-June 24.
2.79
1881-June 8.
7.50
1892-Sept 13
2.59
1901-Oct. 12. 2.14
1881-Oct. 2.
2.49
1892-Oct. 17
2.05
1901-Dec. 13
2.84
1881-Nov. 12.
2.40
1893-Dec. 15
2.04
1901-Dec. 13-14.
3.77
1883-Feb. 3
2.50
1894-Feb. 9
2.10
1902-Sept. 24.
216
1884-July 4
2.35
1895-Nov. 25
2.13
1903-July 18. 2.38
1886-April 6
2.15
1896-April 20
3.06
1904-Aug. 19-20 ... 2.68
SNOWFALLS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE IN 24 HOURS.
1869-Oct. 23.
8.0
1877-March 12 ....
13.5
1893-Dec. 3.
9.3
1871-Feb. 12
6.0
1878-Jan. 31
8.3
1894-Feb. 12
10.5
1872-Dec. 31
10.0
1878-Feb. 10
6.1
1896-Feb. 13 6.6
1873-Oct. 21
7.0
1881-Feb. 18
10.3
1896-March 19 6.5
1874-Feb. 7.
6.0
1883-March 19
11.7
1896-Dec. 15
6.9
1874-Nov. 28
10.0
1883-May 21-22
6.5
1897-Jan. 20.
8.9
1875-Feb. 11
6.3
1886-April 6
15.7
1900-Feb. 28
20.4
1875-March 3
8.0
1887-Dec. 31
6.6
1903-Feb. 8.
7.7
1875-Nov. 13.
8.4
1888-March 21.
6.5
1904-Jan. 25-26. 8.9
1876-March 28
8.5
1893-Jan. 1
7.7
1904-March 14.
9.3
"The heavy part of this rainfall was 3 miles northwest of the Station, and it fell in one and one- half hours.
27.7, 1888. The greatest in one winter, 81.1 inches, 1876-77; the least, 15.4 inches, 1881-82.
Tables VIII to XVII explain themselves, and the reader can make the comparison of the different years himself.
The average number of clear days in January, is 5; partly cloudy days, 9; cloudy days, 17; rainy days (.of inch or more of precipitation), 15. February, 6 clear, 8 part cloudy, 14 cloudy, and 14 rainy. March, 6 clear, 11 part cloudy, 14 cloudy, and 14 rainy. April, 8 clear, 10 part cloudy, 12 cloudy, and 12 rainy. May, 10 clear, 12 part cloudy, 9 cloudy, and 13 rainy. June, 10 clear, 12 part cloudy, 8 cloudy, 13.rainy. July, 12 clear, 13 part cloudy, 6 cloudy, 11 rainy. August, 13 clear, 12 part cloudy, 6 cloudy, 9 rainy. September, 12 clear, 10 part cloudy, 8 cloudy, IO rainy. October, 10 clear, 10 part cloudy, 11 cloudy, 11 rainy. November, 6 clear, 9 part cloudy, 15 cloudy, 13 rainy. December, 4 clear, 9 part cloudy, 18 cloudy, 15 rainy. For the year, 102 clear, 124 part cloudy, 139 cloudy, 151 rainy.
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TABLE 11 HEAVY PRECIPITATION-Continued.
ONE DAY.
June 8, 1881 *. 7.50
May 29-30, 1889
4.68
June 9, 1874
3.82
Dec. 13-14, 1901.
3.77
April 20, 1896
3.06
July 15, 1896
3.00
TWO DAYS.
May 29-30, 1889. 6.04
June 7-8, 1881. 3.97
July 13-15, 1896
3.58
TEN DAYS.
July 13-22, 1896 ..
. .
6.77
May 22-31, 1889.
6.76
May 1-10, 1892
6.73
June 1-10, 1881 ..
5.92
Feb. 5-14, 1887
5.02
June 1-10, 1892.
4.89
May 6-15, 1892
4.17
FIFTEEN DAYS.
July 13-27, 1896 9.41
May 1-15, 1892 7.51
June 1-15, 1881
6.17
TWENTY DAYS.
July 8-28, 1896
10.82
May 1-20, 1892.
8.88
May 12-31, 1889
8.20
June 1-20, 1881
7.46
THIRTY DAYS.
May 2-June 1, 1892, 12.13 ONE MONTH.
May, 1892. 11.40
July, 1896.
10.91
Oct., 1881.
8.92
June, 1892.
8.65
June, 1881.
8.43
May, 1889.
8.22
March, 1898.
8.08
TWO MONTHS.
May-June, 1892
20.05
July-Aug., 1896
15.15
Oct .- Nov., 1881
14.75
May-June, 1902
14.18
Feb .- Mar., 1876
13.33
THREE MONTHS.
April-June, 1892 . 25.22
May-July, 1902.
.. 20.42
July-Sept., 1896.
19.73
May-July, 1876. .
. 18.86
FOUR MONTHS.
Mar .- June, 1892. 30.76
June-Sept., 1896
23.85
Apr .- Aug., 1896. 29.36
Feb .- June, 1876
27.35
Apr .- Aug., 1880
24.17
SIX MONTHS.
Feb .- June, 1892 37.27
Apr .- Sept., 1896
33.94
May-Oct., 1902.
31.28
July-Dec., 1881.
26.97
SEVEN MONTHS.
Feb .- Aug., 1892 39.65
Mar .- Sept., 1896.
36.74
Jan .- July, 1876
36.29
1882
51.22
June-Dec., 1881
35.50
Mar .- Sept., 1902.
35.47
EIGHT MONTHS.
Feb .- Sept., 1892 .... 44.26
Feb .- Sept., 1876 .
. .. 40.04
Feb .- Sept., 1896
38.98
May-Dec., 1902
96.70
NINE MONTHS.
Jan .- Sept., 1892 . . 45.68 Nov., 1895-July, 1896,45.38 Nov., 1875-July, 1876,41.63 TEN MONTHS.
Nov., 1895-August, 1896 49.62
Nov., 1891-August,
1892 .
48.00
Oct., 1875-July, 1876, 45.05
Dec., 1901-Septem-
May-Aug, 1902.
21.28
ber, 1902.
43.09
May-Aug., 1876.
21.06
June, 1881-March,
1882
43.88
ELEVEN MONTHS.
Nov., 1895-Septem-
ber, 1896 ...
..
Nov., 1891-Septem-
54.20
May-Sept., 1902
29.21
ber, 1892.
52.61
Sept .. 1875-July,
1876
46.58
Dec., 1901-October,
1902
45.16
TWELVE MONTHS.
Nov., 1895-October, 1896 55.40
Oct., 1891-Septem-
ber, 1892.
54.46
June, 1881-May,
Aug., 1875-June,
1876
51.10
*This was three miles northwest of station. At station it was 2.48.
The prevailing direction of the wind is southwest to west. The direction by percentages is - North, 7; Northeast, 11; East, I0; Southeast, 6; South, 14; Southwest, 17; West, 18; Northwest, 13; and calm, 4.
Digitized by
Sept .- Dec., 1881
20.69
FIVE MONTHS.
Feb .- June, 1892 34.32
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TABLE 12 SEASONS OF SMALL PRECIPITATION.
YEAR
DATE
No. DAYS
AM'T
YEAR
DATE
No. DAYS
AM'T
1871.
Aug. 30 to Nov. 8.
70
1.59
1888
Aug. 18 to Sept. 30
44
1.05
1871.
Aug. 31 to Oct. 10
41
.55
1889
April 13 to May 12
30
.30
1872.
Jan. 21 to March 7
47
.89
1889
Aug. 15 to Oct. 11
57
.82
1872 . ..
May 31 to July 9. .
40
1.43
1890 . .
July 2 to Aug. 18. .
48
.33
1874. ..
July 26 to Aug. 20
26
.45
1891. . .
Aug. 31 to Oct. 3 ..
34
.86
1874.
Aug. 24 to Oct. 9. .
46
.79
1892.
Sept. 26 to Oct. 31
36
.39
1874 ..
Nov. 30 to Dec. 31
32
.41
1893.
July 16 to Sept. 11
58
.91
1875.
Mar. 24 to Apr. 28
36
1.08
1894.
June 29 to Sept. 4.
68
1.74
1877. ..
Jan. 20 to March 1
40
.17
1894.
July 3 to Aug. 17. .
46
.46
1877 .. May 1 to June 4.
35
.83
1895.
Jan. 26 to Feb. 28.
34
.78
1877 ..
Sept. 12 to Oct. 7.
26
.31
1895.
May 20 to July 18.
60
.71
1879
Sept. 28 to Nov. 8.
42
1.11
1895
May 20 to Aug. 5.
78
1.42
1880. . .
Sept. 3 to Sept. 26
24
.16
1896
Oct. 1 to Oct. 29. .
29
.79
1880
Nov. 19 to Jan. 4. .
47
1.30
1897 .. .
Sept. 2 to Sept. 15.
14
.00
1881.
April 19 to May 29
41
.42
1897.
Sept. 17 to Oct. 6. .
20
.00
1881
May 15 to May 29
15
.00
1897. .. Sept. 17 to Oct. 30
44
.66
1881. . .
Aug. 7 to Sept. 14.
38
.97
1898. . .
May 23 to June 11.
20
.36
1884. .
Aug. 1 to Sept. 21.
52
1.50
1899. . .
June 4 to June 27. . July 30 to Aug. 25.
27 41
.97
1886.
June 18 to July 31
44
.57
1901.
July 6 to Aug. 16. .
42
.44
1886.
June 26 to July 31.
36
.31
1901
Dec. 26 to Feb. 1. .
38
.71
1887 .. July 23 to Aug. 16
25
.24
1902 Aug. 1 to Sept. 8 ..
39
1.10
1887
Oct. 11 to Nov. 23
44
.91
1903 . . April 25 to May 21
27
.33
1888.
June 29 to July 31
34
.86
1904. . . | Oct. 23 to Dec. 23.
62
.52
ONE MONTH.
THREE MONTHS.
1877, February. .12
1894, November
.16
1872, February-April. 3.10
1886, July.
.31
1889, August-October 3.26
1892, October
.39
1897, August-October 3.41
1874, December
.41 .48
1890, July
FOUR MONTHS.
1893, August.
.49
1872, January-April 4.42
1871, September
.55
1874, September-December 4.77
1885, March .62
1895, June
.64
FIVE MONTHS.
1874, September
.66
1874, August-December 6.21
1895, June-October 6.54
SIX MONTHS.
1894, July
1894, February-July 8.34
1895. February
.76 .76
1872, January-June. 9.57
SEVEN MONTHS.
1889, September
.79
August, 1874-January, 1875 10.94
February, 1895-August, 1895 11.16
1899, August.
.84
December, 1871-June, 1872. 11.33
1888, July ..
.86
EIGHT MONTHS.
1891, September
.86
February, 1895-September, 1895 12.34
August, 1874-February. 1875 13.42
November, 1871-June, 1872. 14.61
NINE MONTHS.
February, 1895-October, 1895 13.53
September, 1871-May, 1872. 14.85
August, 1874-April, 1875 . 15.38
TEN MONTHS.
January, 1895-October, 1895 15.80
July, 1874-April, 1875 17.97
ELEVEN MONTHS.
December, 1894-October, 1895 17.60
August, 1871-June, 1872 19.30 September, 1885-July, 1886. 23.85
TWELVE MONTHS.
1885. February-March 1.77
1872, February-March. 1.79
1.86
May, 1874-April, 1875.
.25.72
Digitized by
TWO MONTHS.
1895, June-July 1.35
1871, September-October. 1.50
1897, September-October 1.53
1874, September-October 1.59
1894, July-August. 1.59
1889, September-October 1.72
November, 1894-October, 1895 .19.78
July, 1871-June, 1872 ..
23.47
1904, October-November
.87
1874, October
.93
1889, October
.93
1900, December
.93
1871, October .95
.95 1879, October
.71 .71 .72
1874, July-December 8.80
1897, September
1897, October ..
.77
1886, February
.84
1895, July ..
1902, January
1.16
1899
.10
1886.
Jan. 29 to April 1. Jan. 28 to Mar. 29.
61
1.86
1900 . . . Nov. 26 to Jan. 5. .
20
.07
1884 .. Aug. 1 to Aug. 27 ..
27
.21
1898. . .
June 26 to July 15.
24
.39
1885. .
63
1874, August-October 3.03
1894. June-August 3.92
1895, June-September 5.35
1894, August
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TABLE 18 MISCELLANEOUS DATA
YEARS
LAST SNOW OF
ONE INCH OR
MORE
LAST SNOW
FIRST SNOW
FIRST SNOW OF
ONE INCH OR
MORE
LAST FREEZE
FIRST FREEZE
MID-WINTER
MID-SUMMER.
DATE
LAST HARD
FROST
LAST FROST
FIRST FROST
FIRST HARD FROST
1870 ..
Apr. 13
Apr. 13
Nov. 18
Dec. 11
Apr.
26
Oct. . 19
Ju
Apr. 26
May 28
Sept. 12
Oct. 14
1871.
Feb. 13
Apr. 29
Nov. 6
Nov. 24
May
10
Sept. 22
Jan.
12
17
May
14
May 14
Aug. 31
Sept. 28
1872.
Apr. 15
Apr. 15
Oct. 13
Nov. 15
May
4
Sept. 28
an.
10
July
8
May
4
June
1
Aug. 18
Sept. 20
1873.
Mar. 26
Apr. 24
Oct. 21
Oct. 11
Apr.
25
May
19
Sept. 21
Jan.
18
July
21
M
19
July
Sept. 21
Sept. 21
1874
Apr. 28
May 2
Oct. 31
Nov. 13
May 17
Sept. 21
Jan.
17
aly
May
11
May 24
Aug. 21
Oct.
6
1877
Mar. 24
Apr. 30
Nov. 5
Jan.4.1878
May
2
Jan.
19
July
28
May
3
13
May 22
Aug. 26
Oct.
6
1878.
Feb. 10
May 10
Nov. 27
Nov. 27
May
13
Oct. 19
Jan.
31
24
July 14
May
8
June
7
Aug. 18
Sept. 19 Sept. 30
1880
Mar. 16
Apr. 30
Oct. 17
Nov. 6
Apr.
12
Oct. 18
Jan.
July
15
May
1
May
15
Sept. 14
Oct. 5
1881.
Apr. 4
Apr. 13
Nov. 3
Nov. 24
Apr. 30
Oct. 19
Jon.
23
July
25
Apr.
30
May
3
Sept. 12
Oct. 10
1882
Mar. 15
Apr. 26
Nov. 13
Nov. 26
May
24
Oct. 19
Feb.
ANE.
12
June
1
June 14
Sept. . 9
Sept.
9
1883
May &2
May 22
Nov. 12
Nov. 20
May 13 May 29
Sept. 21
Jan.
18
July
26
May 29
May
11
June
9
Sept.
2
Sept. $
1
1886
Apr. 6
Apr. 7
Oct. 27
Nov. 6
May 16
Oct. 1
Jan.
8
24
May
17
June
4
ANg.
,
Oct.
Sept. 17
1887
Apr. 18
Apr. 27
Oct.
21
Nov. 20
Apr. 24
Sept. 24
Jan.
11
July
18
May 20
June
4
Aug. 23
Sept. 14
1888
Mar. 21
Apr. 20
Oct. 20
Dec. 5
May
20
Sept. 14
Jan.
20
July
25
May
28
June
1
Sept. 7
Sept. 21
1889
Mar. 29
Apr.
6
Nov. 15
Nov. 26
May
28
Sept. 22
Jan.
20
15
1
9
Oct.
6
Jan.
14
July
8
May
27
May
28
Aug. 29
Oct.
6
1891
Apr. 6
Apr.
6
Nov. 15
Nov. 15
Oct.
Jan.
21
July
22
May
8
May 24
Sept. 6
Oct.
5
1892.
Apr. 14
Apr. 14
Nov. 9
Nov. 24
May
8
Sept. 26
Jan.
20
uly
May
19
May
Aug. 30
Sept. 17
1893.
Apr. 15
Apr. 22
Nov. 7
Nov. 7
Apr. 13
Sept. 25
Jon.
aly
May
28
June
9
Aug.
4
Sept. 25
1894.
Mar. 29
Apr. . 5
Oct. 20
Nov. 19
May 22
Oct. 1
en.
2
July
May
22
May
22
Sept. 1
Sept. 24
1895
Apr. 2
Apr. 2
Oct. 18
Dec. 15
Apr.
8
Sept. 21
Jon.
June 30
Apr. 22
31
June
9
Aug. 20
Sept. 21
1897
Mar. 2
Apr.
6
Nov. 10
Nov. 10
Apr. 27
Oct. 27
Jan.
8
28
May
6
May
9
Sept. 12
Oct. 15
1899
Mar. 31
Apr. 1
Nov. 2
Nov. 4
Apr. 10
Sept. 30
Jan.
17
July
6
Apr.
10
May
Sept. 13
Sept. 14
1900
Apr. 11
Apr. 13
Nov. 7
Nov. 8
May
10
Oct. 17
Jan.
18
July
29
May 20
Oct.
1901
Apr. 2
Apr. 21
Oct. 17
Dec. 9
May
13
Sept. 19
Ien.
30
17
May
1902.
Mar. 31
Apr. 8
Nov. 26
Nov. 26
May 15
Oct. 29
Jan.
16
ANE. 6
1903.
Feb. 15
Apr. 22
Nov. 5
Nov. 28
May
Oct.
Jan.
30
July 28
May
4
May
4
Sept. 6
1904.
Mar. 17
Apr. 10
Nov. 10
Nov. 10
May 16
Oct. 6
Feb.
2
July 26
May 16
May 16
Sept. 21
Oct. 3
Mar. 30
Apr. 17
Nov. 2
Nov. 21
May 5
Oct.
2
Jan. 18
July 20
May 12
May 29
Sept. 2
Sept. 25
HISTORY OF FULTON COUNTY
Digitized by
1898
Apr. 11
Apr.
11
Nov. 12
Dec. 17
Apr. 21
Sept. 21
Jan.
5
July
6
May
Apr.
Sept. 21
Sept. 21
1896
Mar. 19
Apr. 9
Oct. 30
Nov. 4 .
May 11
Oct.
Jan.
Aug.
May
11
May
17
Aug. 23
Sept. 21
1890
Mar. 28
Mar. 29
Oct. 23
Nov. 25
May
11
Sept. $
Jan.
14
July
7
9
Apr. 24
Apr. 25
Aug. 2
Oct.
5
1876
Mar. 29
Mar. 30
Oct. 24
Nov. 14
May
1
Oct.
Jan.
10
July
19
May
17
May
18
Aug. 24
Sept. 18
1875
Apr. 16
Apr. 30
Oct. 30
Nov. 20
May
3
Sept. 25
Jan.
1879
Apr. 2
Apr. 15
Nov. 2
Nov. 18
Oct. 22
Aug.
1
May
June 23
Sept. 18
Sept. 21
1884.
Mar. 31
May 9
Nov. 1
Dec. 8
1885
July
uly
21
Apr.
Nov. 9
May
8
5
Jen.
30
July
May 24
May 25
Sept. 24
Apr. 9
Apr. 16
May 29
Sept. 19
Sept. 21
May
10
June 30
Sept. 8
Sept. 21
Jan.
9
20
DATE
M
15 June 24
Aug. 12
Sept. 14
Oct. 18
4
21
July
15 10 Jubel 19
Sept. 18
Sept. 19
Oct. 11
Oct. 28
5
27
July
17
Sept. 9
TABLE 14 MISCELLANEOUS DATA.
YEARS
FIRST
THUNDER STORM
THUNDER
LAST DATE
WAS TO ZERO
LAST DATE
WAS TO 20
FIRST DATE
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