2. WEATHER, QUANTITY OF RAIN, DIRECTION AND FORCE OF WINDS. The coldest day in the year was the 21st of January, and the warmest the 21st of July. XII. METEOROLOGICAL TABLE FOR NATCHEZ, Miss. For 1843. Lat. 31° 34', Long. 91° 24' 42"; by Henry Tooley. 3.70 4 20 6.06 5 18 Rainy. 15464 co Snowy. 62 6 Jan., 48.2 56.6 57.4 29.909 29.913 29 913 50.8 54. 58.1 7.20 6 20 XIII. METEOROLOGICAL TABLE FOR STEUBENVILLE, OHIO. Lat. 40° 25' N., Long. 80° 41' 24" W. Elevation above tide water at Baltimore 670 feet. By Roswell Marsh. I. TABLE FOR TEN YEARS. MEANS; 1833-1842, INCLUSIVE. 61 75 70 95 July. 65 80 76 94 August, 61 77 73 94 September, 54 69 64.90 October, November, December, 2533 30 66 -9 29.41229.41729.414 30.02 28.75 23 58 425752 84 58 57 167 143 100 210 53 64 146 136 92190 78 48 172 138 134 176 90 23 173 127 132 168 117 3 177 133 120 190 73 8 172 138 145 165 73 49 164 136 100 200 0 29.426 29.426 29.428 29.96 28.70 23 82 64 69 173 137 77233 18 No. of snowy days. 117 155 145 122178 96 95 141 169 170 140 189 121 170 140 74 178 122 163 137 Days Southwardly. Cloudy days. Clear days. XIV. METEOROLOGICAL TABLE FOR BLOOMINGTON, IA. For the Year 1843; by Mr. T. S. Parvin. The warmest day in the year, was July 16th; 83° 3' above 0. The highest temperature, was July 15th; 95° above 0. The lowest temperature, was February 7th; 19° below 0. Range of temperature, for the year, 114°. Mississippi river opened, April 8th. XVI. FLOWERING OF PLANTS AT MARIETTA, OHIO, For the Year 1843. By S. P. Hildreth, M. D. APRIL 1st, crocus in bloom; 2d, crown imperial, two inches high; 3d, snow fell two inches deep; 4th, blackbird and martin appear; 8th, snowdrop in bloom; 14th, Hepatica triloba; 19th, early hyacinth; 20th, Aronia botryapium, or Juneberry; 21st, crown imperial; 22d, Sanguinaria Canadensis; 23d, hyacinth; 24th, peach tree begins to open its flowers on the sunny side of hills, but not in low grounds; 25th, wood anemone; 26th, fumitory and birthwort; 27th, peach in bloom generally-last year it opened on the 19th of March, a difference of thirty-eight days; 29th, plum in bloom. On the morning of the 25th, there was a frost, but not so hard as to injure the blossoms of the peach. May 1st, pear and cherry in bloom; 5th, apple in blossom-last year it was open on the 2d of April, a difference of thirty-three days; a few tu. lips of the early varieties open; 6th, red-bud in bloom - this fine flowering tree usually opens at the same time with the apple; 7th, Cornus florida; Sth, white oak putting out its leaves - the old Indian rule for planting their corn, which was probably founded on ancient observation, that before that period, the earth was not sufficiently warmed for the corn to vegetate in a healthy manner; 9th, apple shedding its blossoms; 13th, quince tree in bloom; 16th, purple mulberry; 17th, Calceolaria lutea; 18th, hickory; 19th, black walnut shedding its aments; 22d, Ribes villosus; 24th, Acacia robinia—this is a very cautious tree, and never puts out its bloom till all danger from late frosts is past; 25th, Prunus Virgin. ianus; 27th, rose Acacia, in gardens; 30th, white Chinese peony. The mean temperature for the summer months was 71°15, which is 371 above the summer of 1842. The amount of rain in these months, was only 7.45 inches, while in the former year it was 15.75 inches. June 2d, there was a smart frost in the morning, but not so hard as to destroy the young and tender fruit of pears, apples, &c., it being protected by the shelter, and by the radiation of caloric from the leaves. 7th, Osage orange in bloom; 8th, peas fit for the table-in ordinary years they are ready by the 20th of May. 9th, strawberries ripe; 11th, various hardy roses in bloom; 18th, Franklinia; 23d, cucumbers ready for eating grown in the open air, but protected when small by a box, like a hand glass; 26th, Sambucus in bloom; 27th, purple mulberry ripe; 29th, red Antwerp raspberry and currant; July 1st, Catalpa in bloom. The ripening of the early summer fruits is not so much retarded by the action of a cold spring, as the blooming of flowers. |