THREE "HARD" WINTERS IN 100 YEARS
Bliss, George S.
Three "Hard" Winters in 100 Years By GEORGE S. BLISS. WHEN looking over the records for the last century, three winters stand out rominently as representatives of the severe type. The first in...
...The great-est number of consecutive days with constant freezing was 13, from January 10 to 22, 1893...
...There was a total snowfall of 36.9 inches, and the ground was snow-covered for 45 days...
...The heaviest winter snowfall was 42.9 inches in 1904-5, and the greatest 24-hour snowfall was 22.4 inches on December 25-26, 1909...
...The longest period in which no zero temperatures were recorded was 11 years, from 1841to 1851 inclusiv The next longest was seven years, from 1905 to 1911 inclusive...
...The first in 1855-56, the second in 1874-75, and the third in 1917-18...
...The worst winter storm on record was the blizsard of March 12, 1888...
...Freezing occurred on every date from December 29 to February 20, fifty-four consecutive days, and the longest period of its kind to be found in the record...
...The more recent winter of 1917-18 had 48 consecutive days with freezing, from December 21 to February 6 inclusive...
...Freezing occurred on every date, with three exceptions, from December 26 to March 20 inclusive...
...During the winter of 1855-56 the ground was snow-covered for 48 consecutive days, from December 29 until the middle of February...
...The coldest was four degrees 'below zero December 30...
...The coldest was five degrees below zero January 10...
...There were 100 days with freezing temperature, although midday temperatures were above freezing at frequent intervals...
...These closely approximate the idea of an old-fashioned winter, but few persons will remember the first one...
...The coldest was four degrees below zero January 9. The winter of 1874-75 was equally severe, there being 103 days with freezing...
Vol. 14 • December 1922 • No. 12
