Annual Reports of the War Department, Volume 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1873 |
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... snow . The Erie Canal frozen up , and impassable to boats . December 1-4 , 1872. - The wind was steady , at twenty - eight miles an hour . No ves- sels entered or left the harbor ; navigation about closed . December 8-11 , 1872. — The ...
... snow . The Erie Canal frozen up , and impassable to boats . December 1-4 , 1872. - The wind was steady , at twenty - eight miles an hour . No ves- sels entered or left the harbor ; navigation about closed . December 8-11 , 1872. — The ...
Page 364
... snow clouds . ILLUSTRATION OF CLOUDS . ( Observed only in Cuba in 1864. ) TA No. XVI . CIRRO STHATO - CUMULUS , ( PORY . ) - b , ice and snow clouds . BAWTONG No. XV . ILLUSTRATION OF CLOUDS . No. XVI . ๆ.
... snow clouds . ILLUSTRATION OF CLOUDS . ( Observed only in Cuba in 1864. ) TA No. XVI . CIRRO STHATO - CUMULUS , ( PORY . ) - b , ice and snow clouds . BAWTONG No. XV . ILLUSTRATION OF CLOUDS . No. XVI . ๆ.
Page 450
... snow , drift- ing immediately into the sea . In continuous snow , however , the southeast wind seldom fails to so increase the temperature that rain can and does fall at any time , during the season . SIZE OF DROPS , FLAKES , AND HAIL ...
... snow , drift- ing immediately into the sea . In continuous snow , however , the southeast wind seldom fails to so increase the temperature that rain can and does fall at any time , during the season . SIZE OF DROPS , FLAKES , AND HAIL ...
Page 451
... SNOW - MEASUREMENTS DURING TEMPESTS . In the journal of February 8 I have referred to the difficulty of snow - measurement in stormy climes , the frequent inutility of the rain - gauge , however admirably con- structed , and the extreme ...
... SNOW - MEASUREMENTS DURING TEMPESTS . In the journal of February 8 I have referred to the difficulty of snow - measurement in stormy climes , the frequent inutility of the rain - gauge , however admirably con- structed , and the extreme ...
Page 452
... snow , which is not remarkable , but it is certainly singular that the rain also changes to snow if the wind veers to southeast , or even approaches within 5 ° of east . I have even noticed , under the latter conditions , the change to ...
... snow , which is not remarkable , but it is certainly singular that the rain also changes to snow if the wind veers to southeast , or even approaches within 5 ° of east . I have even noticed , under the latter conditions , the change to ...
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08 Hazy 08 Stratus 1st lt 32 Stratus 4-4 Hidden Cloudy 4-4 Hidden Nimbus 4-4 Hidden Stratus Amount of rain Army assistant barometer above sea-level Base Summit Base Capt Cavalry charge Chief Signal-Officer Cirro-cum Clear Commen'd Cumulus 3-4 N. W. Cumulus 4-4 cumulus clouds duty Elevation of barometer ending June 30 enlisted feet five days ending Fort Whipple Hazy Cirrus HYGROM Infantry July June 30 Light fog Light rain Light snow melted snow Meteorological record midnight military Mount Mitchell Mount Washington N. W. Cloudy N. W. Fair N. W. Stratus Nimbus 4-4 Hidden northwest Official Number Place of observa posts quartermaster Quartermaster's Department rain or melted RAIN OR SNOW record for June Regiment reports SAINT PAUL Secretary of War Sergt signal-service signals Smoky Station Stratus 1-4 Cirrus Stratus 1-4 Cumulus Stratus 4-4 Hidden stratus clouds Stratus Stratus Summit Base Summit telegraph temperature THERM thermometer tion wind