Climatology of North Carolina; (From Records of 1820 to 1892) Including the Fifth Annual Report of the North Carolina State Weather Service, for 1891 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1892 Excerpt: ...coast caused rain in the southern part of the State, with north-east winds. The fifth storm for the month appeared in Galveston on the 23d, and reached New England by 8 p. M. of the 24th. Low areas six and seven also passed far to the north-east of this State. The month ended with clear, cold weather, brought by the eighth high area. The percentage of the whole number of storms passing over the United States, which influence the weather in North Carolina sufficiently to produce heavy rains or high winds is, for December, 40.9 per cent.; 17.8 per cent, of these pass over the State, or below, or near the coast. Hail or Sleet.--Light hail at Louisburg on the 29th. Thunder-storms.--On 29th at Wilmington, Weldon, Norfolk, Willeyton, Raleigh, Littleton, Louisburg, and Wadeville. Distant lightning in the south-east observed at Lenoir and Mount Airy on the evening of the 29th. Snows.--A trace of snow fell at Mount Airy on the 19tb, at Oak Ridge on the 1st, Marion, Va., on the 7th, Asheville on the 30th, Linville on the 26th. Halos.--Solar halos were observed at Lynchburg on the 11th, 14th, 25th and 30th; at Chattanooga on the 17th. Lunar halos, at Saxon on 15th and 16th; Wilmington, on 14th and 16th; Weldon, on 14th; Norfolk, on 11th and 14th; Lynchburg, on 11th and 14th; Chattanooga, on 14th and 17th; Mount Airy, on 10th, 11th and 14th; Oak Ridge, on 14th; Raleigh, on 11th and 14th. Local Storms.--December 7th, at Kitty Hawk, N. O, the wind shifted to north-west at 6:50 P. M., and attained a velocity of 48 miles per hour; a whirlwind was reported at Kill Devil Hill Life-Saving Station, which carried away several outhouses. 29th, at Raleigh a thunder and rain-storm advanced from the south-west about 6:40 p. M. with heavy thunder and lightning for twenty minutes; lig..