U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE CHARLES SAWYER, Secretary WEATHER BUREAU P. W. REICHELDERFER, Chief

CLB4ATOLOGICAL DATA

NATIONAL SUMMARY

FEBRUARY 1950

Volume I

WAAMOMM ILMO C 0 N T E N T S

SURFACE DATA Page

General Summary of Weather Conditions duringFebruary 1950-- 1

Condensed Climatological Summary - States ------3

Climatological Data - Weather Bureau Stations ------4

Heating Degree Days ------8

Severe Storms ------9

River Stages and Floods for February195O ------16

Flood Stage Report ------19

UPPER AIR DATA

Radiosonde Data ------22

Pilot Balloon Data ------25

Rawin Data ------26

SOLAR RADIATION DATA

Solar Radiation Intensities ------27

Blue Hill Data ------27

Daily and Weekly Averages of Solar Radiation ------28

CHARTS I-XI

NOTE.--This publication contains all of the climatic data form- erly printed in the MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.

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CUMATOLOGICAL DATA NATIONAL SUMMARY

Volume I No. 2 FEBRUARY 1950

GENERAL SUMMARY OF WEATHER CONDMONS

The January weather pattern of severe cold in the North- With the exception of a few western areas temperatures west, abnormal warmth east of the Mississippi River, and during the second week averaged above normal over the heavy precipitation in most of the area from the Mississippi entire country. In the Northwest there was considerable Valley to the Appalachians continued through the first week thawing which caused muddy roads and some local flooding of February. In fact, the most severe weather of the winter in Washington. Precipitation was general over the West occurred in the Northwest during this period. Many stations early in the week and occurred daily in Washington and Oregon, in the eastern portions of Washington and Oregon registered being quite heavy in the coastal regions. During a storm their lowest temperatures of record, weekly averages were on the 6th and 7th Salt Lake City, Utah recorded 1.43 inches below zero at some stations, and departures ranged from of precipitation in 24 hours, a new record. Precipitation 30' to 35' below normal. At Cut Bank, Montana frost had was frequent east of the Great Plains, with heavy rains in penetrated to a depth of 7 feet, and many cities in northern the Ohio and lower Mississippi Valleys further aggravating Montana and eastern Washington experienced difficulties the flood situation. On the Ilth and 12th much thunderstorm with frozen water mains. With low temperatures and addi- activity and a number of tornadoes occurred in south-central tional light to heavy snowfall, the heavy snowcover at the areas. The unusually warm weather in the South caused end of January was maintained from Washington to the Great abnormal advancement of vegetation, especially fruit. Lakes. Some farmers rer.Pained isolated in North Dakota, Widespread glaze which occurred near the end of the second schools were still closed in parts of Washington, and many week in the Northeast and Midwest continued during the first roads were snow-blocked throughout the area. few days of the 3d week. A number of deaths and many During the first 2 or 3 days of the month it was rather injuries resulted from accidents due to the ice. Damage to cold in the Southwest, and subzero temperatures were recorded power and communication lines and trees amounted to many in the Great Plains as far south as Kansas, northern Missouri, millions. The ice was as much as 2 inches thick in some of and Illinois. However, temperatures rose throughout the the worst areas. West the latter part of the first week, reaching above-normal The temperature pattern was reversed during the last half levels in the Great Plains. of the month. Cold air masses which had formerly stalled East of the Mississippi temperatures for the first week between the Great Plains and the Appalachians began to averaged above normal, especially in the southern portion, move across the eastern states holding temperatures to although the first of the week was somewhat cooler than normal levels or considerably below, while persistently normal in the Lake Region. In the southern states daily above-normal temperatures prevailed in the West. Plus departures ranged from 5* to over 200. Precipitation At the beginning of the third week heavy rains over the Ohio was negligible in the southern Rocky Mountain States, parts and lower Mississippi Valleys caused flooded -streams to of the Midwest, and most of the Lake Region. Heavy precipi - rise still further. Light to locally heavy snowfall in north- tation fell in the Pacific States and heavy rain which fell in ern areasfromNewEngland to Minnesota blocked many roads, a broad belt from Texas to New England caused a continua- and miKed rain and snow that fell along the northeastern coast tion of flooding along many streams in the Ohio and lower made highways extremely slippery. About the middle of the Mississippi Valleys. Glaze occurred in several areas, but week a cold air intrusion brought below-freezing tempera- was especially-severe in northern Arkansas and northern tures to the central Gulf Coast on the 17th and to the Ever- Texas. glades region of southern Florida on the 18th.

- 1 - GENERAL SUMMARY OF WEATHER CONDMONS-Continued FEBRUARY 1950 A second cold air mass, accompanied by blizzard condi- in parts of Arizona and New Mexico. This was the coldest tions began moving into north-central areas on the 17th. week of the winter in the northeastern quarter of the coun- Light snow, strong winds, and subzero temperatures ac- try, with minus temperature departures ranging up to 140 companied its advance across the Lake Region, and by the or more at a number of stations in the Lake Region. Tempera - end of the week below-freezing minima extended almost to tures were above normal elsewhere, with departures rang- the Gulf. In the far West mostly fair weather and much- ing up to 10' in the Southwest and up to 15' on the eastern above normal temperatures, which reached record high slopes of the northern Rockies. levels in Arizona, removed the snow from most agricultural Average temperatures for the month were above normal, valleys except in the extreme north. except in a few north-central areas, the extreme North- During the last week temperatures were normal in the east, and a portion of the State of 'Washington where slight lower Great Plains and the far West, but the weather was deficiencies occurred. The greatest monthly excessaf cold and windy east of the Mississippi River. Precipitation temperature was in the northern Rockies and lower Great was again heavy in the lower Ohio and Mississippi Valleys, Plains where plus anomalies ranged up to more than 10*. resulting in continued flooding in southern Indiana and Ohio, Monthly totals of precipitation were generally below normal southeastern Missouri, and parts of Arkansas. Light to in most of the area west of the Great Plains, most extreme locally heavy snow fell north of the Ohio Valley, and a belt north-central areas, and the area south and east of a line of freezing rain, which extended from southern Missouri joining northern Virginia with , La. The driest into Ohio, caused considerable damage to overhead wires in areas were in the western portion of the lower Great Plains the latter State. and in the extreme Southeast where a nunber of stations re- On the 23d cold air brought below-freezing minima almost ceived only 10 percent or less of their normal precipita- to the Gulf, and again near the end of the month freezing tion. The greatest totals were accumulated in a belt com- temperatures extended deep into the South and subzero prising the lower Ohio Valley, the central Mississippi Valley, temperatures were recorded in portions of the Ohio Valley. most of Arkansas, and a portion of east Texas where totals On the 25th I to 3 inches of snow fell in a belt extending were twice the February normal amounts. from southern Indiana and Ohio across West Virginia and north- At the end of the month farm activities were moving at a ern Virginia to the Atlantic Coast. Snow fell frequently normal pace in the South, but were much restricted in the in north-central areas, and drifting new snow blocked roads northeastern quarter of the country due to cold, wet weather. in northeastern Montana. Mild temperatures prevailed west Small grains were mostly satisfactory, and oat seeding pro- of the Continental Divide and precipitation was generally gressed in the lower Great Plains. Pastures were good in limited to occasional light, scattered showers, except fre- the South and were beginning to grow in the far West and quent moderate to heavy showers in western Washington Southwesf. Moisture was badly deficient in the southern por- and Oregon, and light to moderate showers on 2 or 3 days tion of the western Great Plains.

WINTER (December-February), 1949-50

Average winter temperatures were below normal in the a large part of the northern Great Plains and all areas west- Pacific States and in northern areas west of the Great Lakes. ward to the Pacific coast. Minus departures were as much as 6' in the area from Precipitation was much above normal in the Ohio and central central Washington eastward through most of North Dakota, Mississippi Valleys for each of the three winter months, but ranging up to 10' in north-central Montana. Elsewhere much below in the Southeast and in the southern portion of over the country averages were above normal, with plus the western Great Plains. Small grains in the latter area departures of 40 to over 6' in the lower Great Plains and were badly in need of moisture at the end of February, 6' to over 8' in the area east of the Mississippi and south In other areas small grains came through the winter in of the Ohio River. satisfactory condition except that some acreage in the flooded State average temperatures show the past winter to be the lowlands of the central Mississippi and lower Ohio Valleys second coldest on record in Oregon and Washington and the was damaged. Livestock also were in generally good con- third coldest in Montana and North Dakota. Ibis was Florida's dition at the end of February. Some livestock were lost warmest winter and the second to fourth warmest in other in local areas along the Northern Border, mostly in Montana, southeastern States and a few middle western States. but the loss was small compared to that of 194849. The temperature pattern in the eastern part of the United in those portions of the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys where States was much the same as that of 1948-49. In each case precipitation was much-above normal, generally only light temperatures were rather persistently above normal during flooding occurred during December. During January, how- the entire winter. This is the first time, at least in the ever, considerable flooding occurred along several major last 60 years, that two winters with record-breaking warmth streams in Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, and the east Gulf have occurred consecutively in the eastern portion of the drainage area. Flooding continued at intervals during the country. The severe cold in the West during the past winter entire month of February in southern Indiana, southeastern was limited to northern areas, while that of 1948-49 affected Missouri, portions of Ohio, and in Arkansas.

- 2 - CONDENSED CLEkATOLOGICAL SUMMARY

FZMAZT 1950

TPwatona P-pastion, Monthly Monthly exuvnum smofinc I I - I I t1 shwdon IJ 'I 1 1 9-co__ALs I I stati.. ina LAmd 7. 1. AL la la I -P. Alabama 54.4 _+5 5 Selma I Valley Head 19 t17 4 19 -1 Picken.ville 13 10 Fort Morgan 0.53 Arizona 49.0 +3:9 Park- 19 2 Stati -9 ti 1:00 -13"' Bright Angel H.S. 3:63 T.pock .60 ,.ad oil +2 7 12 3 6.22 .2.63 Sheridan 10 94 V.1boormo, 1/32-2/28 1.47 Art-... 46.4 Axhdov 25 lb-;h CreckpR.S. California 48.6 Blythe -34 1 2. 77 -1.09 Wol Ck ... 13 so Greenland Ranch .00 25 Boca 4. 16 Colorado 21.8 .4.6 Lam A.imas 2 Kr-ling -40 3 .67 -. 30 3 Statione T.00 Palatka Florida 64.3 +3 7 2 3 Stati 23 I. IO' :':' L. M.. 3 4 2 Bt.tlomm .4:7 R-ki-ill. 2 2 St;tt0om is 27 2:2. 2 41 Flat Top 9:127 1'r-kl.t 1W .23 0 .. gi. 54.4 26 chilly Dart.. Flat Idaho 29.0 +10 Beohl sum alley _46 2 1 7 R.Iand I Portal P-P.-t T.82 +13 2 Station. a _I: 26 3:.'7 1105 Brocup-ri Dma 62 R.: 'B2 Illinci. 31.3 13 -1 Pat ... b"g S. 29 Indiana 31.8 I J'ff-somille 29 5.37 4.90I 200

1- 22.4 2 Clarinda 2 Station 26 1:1 +:47 2 74 Wank- 'Is -24 2 1 - I St: pl."eant Elkhart K..... 37.9 2 statt." ?58 Rnmr Oak -9 .. '. 30 41 .": 't Scott ...2:23 14 .00 .3 11 2.40 Kentucky 40.0 .2.7 Pikeville 14 Covington, WS AP -1 Levelwe"' Ile 1iss loock 3 .4.7 25 23 +2 30 Oakridg, 19.39 W- Orlouse Jordmo 1.02 L i.i... 58.6 Rmd Roet.. LPI -2 Zy1an&D.19.1re 36.2 +2.7 2 Stations 1.511 2 St.tiona, 21 3':0'4 + 09 Oakland 4.73 ocean City 1. ST Kenton Glen Arbor Xihig.. 21.2 +1 1 14 -31 25 2 :3544 -:40+ 79 Port R".. 5I:64 .29 -:4 Red Lake Fall. -4 Roch-ter 33 6 Static T xi.onactx 12 1 +4.9 :0-lan. 27 11. 26 1i:.i..tppi 54:5 +2 .. 7 Pon t- 22 23 S. 99+I.97 Went Point R.P. St.. P.-.g-l& nigh Set i. 70 Ri - L 36 ., r Tarkl. _131 1 2." '.5' C--th.",ille 7.85 Kidder .83 :4 .1 X..t... 25.3 2: 2S ttio.. ti .51 -0 Troot Cr..k 2W 5.20 4 stationa .00

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Ma. York 22 El.i . 12 3- Lk. 21 3 55 +.89 Cherry Valley Saranac Late 1.64 Mt. Mitchell R36 North Carolina 461' +4 5 St.ti.om ti 1 27 1:95 -2 03 Hyatt Creek 9: 08 2Zlftbvtht State._ 1,nek2 .75 o'l'ourt X.R. 4 25 .32_:15 M- xglamd I16 T X.d.t. 1416 6 th "a"t" A:4H '42. 4 Ironton W-0. -8 25 4.23 +1.94 Lt. ChdVapeak. 2.40 Oklahoma 46.1 Antler. Sol- City Ft. R.- 15 Knot- 4 1 2.02 +.51 7.77 .01 URI 0-g.. 34.3 4 :t.ti... t2 5 -37 S2 33:483 1 + :0311 valmetx 2 1 Kit hall T P ... ylaola 29 5 EEOit 28 la.ley 1.5 Wall.. Dam -1 L..9 Pond 7: jw=. B.-it I.ST 3. 15 :-th Carolina 51:4 +3:5 3 stationx t2 Cheraw I: 27 1 25 2:013 Sansafras Vt.. Bethers .26 I. 73 -th Dakota 2 2 + 9 Longv.ll.y 27 Pollock -27'.3 I :57 Timber Lake H.y'ad2 Stations T T..-.-e 405:1 +3.. N..P.rt 14 2 Station. 27 .. 44 'I .9. Bthridge, 10.91 2.19 2:0+:2 T.- 54 2 +2 9 Rio Grand. City 13 D.Ihart X.P. St*. 67 S: Goo" Creek 55 .00 Zion X.P. 13:3 10 st.ti- Utah 31:6 +I: 5 R"y 25 Scofield Dma -3511 3 7- Alt. 3 3 St:tto- .00 I3 27 2. 32 -:70 ,,.rf It To AP Virginia 39 .7 +2 3 25 aord-vill. 68 I 5.12 .1 22 Cliuchport 6.0: . He W-hi.gt 32 2 _2: ,..P-t Pork. IS Pro.mer 15 -394 25 R ..Richlandthima 2" .61 W..tvioi. i. 36:9 +3. 2 St.ti.ox cranberry Glades -2 26 3.50+.38 The'Ram 6:2 1.77 BP- wi_...i. 17.2 + W.-t sale. 2: Hall.. 25 90 - 3 Gay. 2111. 2 07 .27 Wyoming 27.4 +5:2 Whalen Das 2 B.nd.ravt 3 :" -:307 Bondarant, :82 state... .00

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U, S. WEATHER BUREAU

7 NWRC LIBRARY HEATING DEGREE DAYS Table 3 FEBRUARY 195

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AnnistonALABAMA I IKANSAS NEW YORK iC_-tdi. 854 3928 4188 IEITEPnS. (AP(C, 320 1873 2IL22 Alb.oy 11241 4788 IFt. W.,th (AP) 335 1681 1971 (AP) 3541 161,4 2144 Ddg City P' 743549 3891 -t.i. 11931 4602 Until. 1761 74-31 1336 I (AIA) 7196 4177 .gh-t.. 1092 4306 4943 G'j" to, 88 488 1016 Mobil. (AP) Di T.p.k. Be 3 28 3961 l..,65, i.gh-t.. (AP) 1128 4570 1") 92 484 M..tgoasi 2373, D, 1737 ITopeka (AP) 834 365 f.l. (AP) 1117 4324 4824 H...t.. 13 .47 M..t._y (AP) 2651 120 51 wibit. (AP) 710 3339 3638 -to. 1383 5455 6024 H... to. (AP) 139 "El 1127 ARIZONA No. York 893 3085 3842 L-d. 93, 409 'I gtfir KENTUCKY LIbbllll.e 479 2479 462195025 [L..i.gt.. (AP) 7511 3074 3653 I.t.r.'l Airp-t 9901 3.300 .1..ti 267'1244 1741 Pays .G.:rdi. Field 63'NO 281,)i 1233 Lobi-ill. 720L0 2859 3430 Ph-oI. (AP) 72 2882 0. 11401 443 Port Ath- 115 6391162 Ph-.iX (AP) 102'Di i 585 20451 ::.9 1132 4498 4847 P-t Atth7 1AP) 152 792 216167 117i R h. er (AP)3 iS- AE.1. (AP) 3.7 I.4 Too= (AP) 123' LOU'SI:NA S.he. t.dy 1216, 4851 i win 10. (Ap) 613 343: .at' go 9. (AP) 175 813 1288 S"ac (AP) 11871 4505 4.57 Sao A.t.,J, (AP) 22 role' 1246 Y_. (AP) Wiiihit. F... (Ap) 41.811 211. 69 8071 928 Lake Ch-1.9 (AP) 148 7641 AROL114A ARKANSAS 01 124 540 1042 585i 2535 3234 W.- (AP) 302j 13839 Ftt(AP) so 238: 2645 N- O1---- (AP) 1W 571, AI' (AP) 590 I2731 sg;A Charlotte 462 1951 "As Llitft I kmk (AP) 4 205724115 lot "PlItIN.1 ... t 152 640, 2570 Wilf-d 47351 T-k... i601 -P-t (AP) 298 368 1802 ICh:.rl.tt, (AP) 504 2106 Salt Lake City 757' 38 96 4171 (AP) 62i2531 Salt Lake CALIFORNIA MAINE 1935 City(AP) SW 4268 4472 a.1."fi Id (AP) 27. 1704 C.ib.. (AP) 15 90 6833i Hatter- 347 1249 258 B1" C-;.. 6651 359.1 Ea. t 1262 5124' 5756 11 gh 515 1941 4 Brii.gt..VERMONT (AP) 13381 5215 5801 26 51 tp, 15 6612 .. I:1gh (AP) 56 2191 B.rbmk (AP) 130c 6684 VIRGINIA E-.k. 4751 325111 3111 Potl-d (AP) 1305115116 5197 W3391329 1931 F"Sno (AP) i370 208CII 1906 "RYLAND .2 to.9-81.le. (AP) 613 2448 Al...Epi.. H.S 756 2693 22 108iii 891 B.Itiso- 765 26W 3400 NORTH DAKOTA C - or" 536i 1912 2619 16134 F:"I--Ch-h 782' 2766 Lo. Angel.. (AP) 3 141 H.Itiab- (AP) 778 2826 Bisa.mk (AP) 1599 7366 Mt. Sh-ta D-il. Lake 11696 799 7483 L.hb-g (AP) 705 2743[ 3151 74".,l 4064 816 30561 M f. lk 5431 11157 2560 OakIand (AP) 4 24 Far 9. (AP) I1652; 7398 0 Di t 770 285le 17373 N-f.1k (AP) 5,S 2.Ij 4221 2205 -th-od. 809 3073 G-d Fork. 1734 7826 S..r_.t. 2 6 P.t oa.. Yard, 1724 24941 Red BI-f I (AP) 3701 2032 2036 RI-rd.l. 7662988 .. h AP) 1839 839 S:-t. (AP) 41 2266 Tk... P-,, 777 2936: 3695 Will, .,.. 11450i 7339 6906 Id i645 2331i 3026 2775 !.ih .. d (AP) 6766125241 5ndberg so 1027 ..:AS.SACHUSETTS S.. Diego (AP) OHIO IR ... 1, (AP) Z7,1 San 25 1107 to 10 4246 Ak- (AP) 1013 4195 Urb...' 2252 2096 ' 929. 3767 360 N.ItIlket (AP) 31 3553 3903 ci-i ... ti 759! 2928 B.. F ci-. (All) 420 24 2 3:07ii WASHINGTON 660 23931 S .Jo:. Piit.1 i.ld 1245 5051 ci-inn.ti (AP) 928 3370 370 185 wilt.. 4264 Clei-1-d 9631 3684 4 07j!Elle..b.rg (AP) 1091 5576i Santa Maria (AP) 34 2161 IC levela.d (AP) 9W 3943 I!K.I.. 715 4020 MICHIGAN 882 3464 COWRADO 8 3 4135 N' th "'d 62. 37I9 .15I. 681 3598 4194 Alp..& J216 5252 5736 C.lbeb.. (AP)93636 Ol;Pla (A,) 703 42071 D.' ,Detroit (AP) 1070 4310, 4758 .'M (AP) 732 t h 1318 5919 6103 D.yt.. (AP) 932 3789 4058 P-t A.g.l.. Grand J.-ti.. (AP) 3915 r944131 $54 4330 iS..d..ky 966j 3737 457,4423 ..S:tt,' I(,,p)le 632134! 3728II 3325 P..bl. (AP) 704' 36 75 4164 G-d Rapid. 1078 4382 4869 rrld.(AP) 1047 42231 Gra.d Rapid. (AP) 1146 4694 N%.kp.. (API 980 5458 4669 1.. .-. t.io 1377 6221 Ygt o.. (AP) 1034 4143 l d P... 11331 6794 CONNECTICUT OKLAHOMA R:rtf.rdRridff.P-t (AP) (ALP) 995 3705 H_ (AP) 10681 4149, 4470 Lab.i.g (AP) 1146 4758 Ok1h... City 530 258o, 2952 'TtS...... 98242:,. 994, 3841 4250 mrq..tt. 1271 5934 6044 Okl:hons. City (AP)I546i 2660 638, 3738 3488 M..k.g.. (AP) 1137 4701 IT. I . (AP) 'T ... h I.I..d 663 4275i 3873 DELAWARE S..It St..M-te (AP)1424 6333 6488 5721 27011 W:t1I. W.1I 1141, 41511 3:743 Wil. l.gt.0 (AP) 3295 T*Ve- City (AP) 1230 5253 OREGON Ylki-a (AP) 99I4.,I 4,3" Ypsilanti (AP) 11090 4408 WashDIST.OF i.gt.. COLIJMSIA ak- 9401 5.4 5134 WEST VIRGINIA I 2636 732 3482 MINNESOTA Bak- (AP) 9531 5536i jElki.. (AP) 956 37101 4261 Washington (AP) 730, 2683 !B.... IGOE 5224, FLON.. ID.I.th 1389 6796 6916 H..ti.gt.. (AP) 664 2615'! D.I.th 7208 Rog ... (AP) 662j 3685 P-k.-b-g 769. 312213752 12 554 1053 I.t.-.ti-al F.11.11616 8030 Iff...haa 975 55 7 AP.- h"'I. in (AP) 13565977, M.df-d (AP) 36 3580 Dayt..g "' .h (AP) ll 3 76, ; t. Cl.. 341U i.re. Say 1346 5818! 5768 F.t My.- 40, 136 R d AP) J48O 6742, 6592 !P..dl.to. (AP) 8941 4455 3107j C":: ;1236 53041 5616 114. 1009 iSt. pabl (AP) 1365 5974 'P-tIand 640 3338' 57496 C_ (AP) 1370 5921 3-k.o."Il. (AP) I331 !P.' tlaod (AP) 727, 37701 MISSISS 'PPI R .. b.19 539F 3107 3048 R.di ... 1223! 5150 5475 I y W :t 01 52 J-k... (AP) 271 1240 S.1- (AP) 657 36554 .dI... (AP) 122 521 K:y W. t (AP) 31 :M.ridi.n 287 1339 1931 M,,' lll: 4799: 5060 IS0j T-td.l. 748 3793i :.1b.,- (AP) S& Vik.b.rg 282 1205i 1741 Mil ... k. (AP) I1144 48771 171 154 MISSOURI PENNSYLVANIA 201 Alla.t.- (AP) 996 392 WYOMING R- -a-- S 1C.I..bi. SW 3421 3944 CI (AP) I.t. .,P-t: 5 47 iC.1-bi. (AP) 834I 3628: Cores.-ill.1143 4842, ':;:.. (AP) 87 4820 5195 P.as_.I.Orl..d. (AP) 6S 4498 ch 596 5286 152' 240 Erle 1003 3809 641 1076 Xansa. City (AP) 821 3500 3869 H-i.b-9 (AP) 918 3572 4061 L-d- (AP) 93. -14" SO" Tallahassee (AP) 6S& :t J ... Ph 90 3992 '__ 4.. 498 t: L-,. 7781' 3066[ 3590 Park PI- 1139 4625 R S T.W. (AP) Philadelphia 849 2949 3144 Z'" llri-N 'AP) 11791 5788 6i 214i It. L..i. (AP) 779 3199 West Pal. B.-h (AP) Philadelphia (AP) "S 3123 Sh.rid.. (AP) !1025 5664i 141 49i Spi.gfi.ld (AP) 719 3250i 3550 39 j 1815 '5 3327i GEORGIA (AP) C.'I 3599 4231 A..h.rgl (AP) 1607 84221 At 't' 402 2399 MONTANA 1771 Billings 865 5494 5314 Reading 895, 3345 3906 At i. 1'..d (AP) 923i 5372 At':.t. (AP) 39* ftrant..j1028 4024 Ath.. (AP) 426 198Z H.tt. (API 1111167 67301 4569 R_ . 2496 12364 WIIIi_.pt (AP) 99 4109I 4511 B th.1 (AP) '1922 9775 A.g.st. (AP) 311 L311 1911 G r,::tg" Fall. (AP) jE 826433 5860!7328[ C.Ionb.. 304i 342 RHODE ISLAND !1253 7283 avre j1298 6947! 6226 :-On. (AP) 281 27i alook 1.1ad 931 3315 C'Or"VL 24,961 10571 h(AP) 22Z 917' 1369 K.II.P.11 110952 6256 5696 IProide1OW 37091 4302 i237 [10502 62 62621, 5813 11.1d..t. (AP) 194 790 Pmld.,. (AP) 110471 3956 11515 WIles City (AP) '1214 6359 5693 IDARO N.,,- IL eAP) II.. 6., Bbia(AP) Wi .. ul. (AP i1086 5906' 5533 SOUTH CAROLINAI 1537 . (AP) 2136 100021 8271 :3 4206 NEBRASKA Charl..t.. 234i 969 IC265i N-th.ay (AP) 12475ill6ijg L..i.t.(") 843 541 4892 G-d I.I..d (AP) 1034 46911 ; h-I..t.. (AP) 791 11 P...t. II. (AP) 968 t971 IL i_, 1005 4406L 4690 !C.Inniii. 3471 1473i 2038 Ykt I.I..d (AP11;i ;;i ILLINOIS Line"' (AP 10494"S C.1-bi. (AP) 383, 15W C-ir:.. 629 1574 3149 .rflk (AP) I.5,I56232 C, -i,. (AP) 4661 20961 2436 Chic 10124 i0l, R""",tso ti.g 46 91 2077 4564 N-th pl-tt. 863 4547 4782 Chic 'K. (AP) 10784 1386 11_tb PI, tt. (AP) 935 4700 SOUTH DAKOTA Chicago U.i ... Ity 104O4 153 Moll he(AP) Pilot, 4640 4694 5987 11204 5761 801 (AP) ;13601 6167i V.1-tion 11046 52521 5311 P,_ (AP) 1346 5968 55 "h..." f- -- ti.g h..ti.g 106%1 126d 4572 P.01ia(AP) IRpid City (AP) , 9761 53-5,91 1170 Id.gr.. d.ys i- - se., daily c.td... 9010,I 1620 SprI..field 4202 EINEV(AAPDA) SSqj 52181 Sjo.. Fill. (AP) 11258 592 t..P ... t- of 65'. He.ti.g d.g- Springfield (AP) 96:x 9940 Hebb (AP) '724 4214 4( 27 d.y. .1. bt.i.ed by .. btr-tj.g the INDIANA TENNEBB E ... 11 I- T... Ph 671 3,24 41Tl -:1.d1.i.1Y Id"Ply"I.-I. f-.thi. b5.- 737 1053 Matol (AP) 618 2624 3449 796 4522' 4618 ch1tt:=,, (AP) 412 I.l Iil t -Pi`-t - of 3- 10514 241 4606 L.. Veg- i368 .'i . y.IIth. Ft ...... (!P) h.14792112tt Ea 2601 . 12 h..ti.g dgr. d . 89 Z 4135 21041 2211 2903 ne.. daily .. td... to.pe,t- is NEW HAMPSHIRE IK-_ ill. (AP) 58286 2288 Indianap.li. (AP) S211 174 in Phi. (AP)42099 2513-Q--l t. - 91-t., th.. 65', th.- S.,t h Nebo (AP) 110d i43 C..o.rd f12921 5188 5362 0-e .. he.ti.9 degree day,, Fel - T_,o R-t. (AP) i63H xSW..hi.gt.. 11754; 9103i Waahill. (AP) 582 2433 287- q.i,.-.t. .,. 1. lt.d to ti WJERSEY d.gr.. day.; th.-f.-, IOWA 42 I TEXAS f the SO B.l i"glon (AP) 10644 40 lantic City 11741 2840 35351 lAbil.- (AP) 34. 1751 2143 .... mulated -r-t h..ti.g A-ill. (AP) 2802 Ch- 1263 'D 5760 Noark (AP) 931' 33681 4067 3248 - "th the lo.g p:ri.d 4769, Imbibe 905 3301 388811 11A.Sti, (AP)I261 111112 d day' D .... I.-port City IOV4 0 1443-ge h..ld hb,, in De. M. in.5 1144 4886, NEW MEXICO Big Spi.g (AP) 331 1771 .h:'h.r' f..l reqirsae.t. have h.. De. M. a. (AP) 11604 f jAlbq..rq.. i5601 3085, 3507 B--ill. (AP) 36 2221 551 b.-t - be I.. -.. I. D1b11l.. :7 5167 CIs7t-- (AP) 655it 33091 1 Corp.. Chtisti (AP) 87 397 854 11514 12 4351i R-s--II (AP) I4611 25181 2868 D'11.. (AP) 3341.241 K-k.k 984 Del Ri. (AP) l(;S 7941 13281980 - D.1t. f- -pe-ti- t.tj... Si-x City (AP) 1225 29 52691

8 SEVERE STORMS

Table 4 FEBRUARY 1950

Number Estimated damage of persons Width I Place Date Time of path, 0 Property Character of storm Remarks yards ,9 1 (exclusive Crops 3 1 of crops)

Wichita Falls Jan.3( ice(glaze) Although not covering as extensive an area as ice storm of to , and to January, 1949, this year's storm is considered by many to be southward to Feb. I more damaging than last year's. Worst damage seemed centered Dallas and around Bonham in Fannin County. At least 54 cities without Fort WorthTex, telephone communications. Celeste, Muenster, and Leonard cut off from water supplies on account of power failure. Much damage intangible. Severe damage to trees.

Arkansas, north. 1 do Considerable damage to fences and some farm outbuildings. Heavy ern portion damage to orchards, shade trees, shrubbery, and to telephone and electric lines. Some lines down 3 or 4 days. Telephone company estimates damage at $250,000. Power company damage also heavy. Storm worst in Independence, Izard, Stone, White, and Boone Counties and in some other parts of northern and north- West Virginia, central Arkansas. Continuation of glaze storm of January. western and central coun- 1-3 4 Rains Heavy rains began January 31 and continued to February 3. ties. Most streams flooded locally; many highways temporarily closed; many cities and towns partially flooded; many schools closed temporarily by impassable roads.

Russian River ValleyCalif. 4 5,6 Rains and flood U. S. Engineers estimated losses from high waters at $105,000. Major portion of losses to agriculture and livestock; also considerable losses due to traffic interruptions and erosion of banks, and some losses to low lying resort properties.

Sacramento River 4-7 *$30,000 do About 2,900 acres of Little Holland tract inundated. Proper- Valley, Calif. ty damage due to local flash flooding in area between Duck and Liftlejohn Creeks southeast of Stockton, where approxi- mately 140 residences flooded to a depth of seven inches to 2 feet. Crop loss due to flooding of approximately 3,500 acres of barley.

Decatur, Ala. 61 11:45p.m, t 2 50,000 Hail Hail lasted about 5 minutes, with stones up to size of hen eggs. Damage mainly to roofs, greenhouses, neon signs, and windows. Storm moved southeastward.

Salt Lake City 6-7 5p.m.6th Rains Heaviest shower at 8:15 p.m. and new intensity records for and immediate to 9a.m. all intervals established not only for February but for any vicinityUtah 7th winter month. A total of 1.43 inches recorded during storm with 1.06 inches at Airport 4 miles west, and 1.93 inches at the University 2-1/2 miles east of Post Office, the apparent center of storm. Amounts dropped off sharply a few miles from Salt Lake area. Damage in excess of several hundred thousand dollars. The new intensity records at Weather Bureau Office as follows: 5 min. -. 13 inch; 10 min. -. 22; 15 min. -. 28; 30 min. 135; 1 hr. -. 50; 2 hrs. -. 65; 24 hrs. -1.43.

New Holland are 8 6 p.m 2,000 Electrical Barn damaged and 2 cows killed by lightning: several telephone Logan County, and power lines knocked out. Ill.

Louisville, Ky. P.M. 7,000 Wind, rain, and Heavy rains caused flooding of several homes. Lightning set electric fire to one house and knocked three electric power lines out of operation. Winds caused an estimated damage of $2,000. SEVERE STORMS

Table 4--Contmuod FEBRUARY 1950

------__ Number 4 of persons FAitimated damage Width a Property Place Data Tim* of path, 0 Character of storm fox crops yards '9 8 1 3 1 4 of

Red Boiling 8 During I $5,000 Electrical Barn and contents destroyed by lightning. Springs, Macon night County, Tenn.

East St. Louis, 9 6 a. m. 3,250 do Large barn damaged by lightning. Ill.

NashvilleTenn, 9 Early Electrical and Some damage to a few power transformers. Streets and base- morning rain ments flooded.

Blevins, Ark. 9 10,000 Electrical Church completely destroyed by fire caused by lightning.

Alvin, Brazoria 11 1:10 P.M. 400 50,000 Tornado Seven buildings damaged, three others destroyed. County, Tex.

LaPorte, Harris 11 1:50 p.m. 1,000 6 20,000 do County, Tex, I Tyler, Smith 11 9 P.M. 100 5 100,000 do Struck Chappell Hill Community, 7 miles east of Tyler. 10 County, Tex, 16 buildings damaged.

Hughes Springs, 11 11: 55p. S. so 6 100,000 do Six homes demolished, 20 damaged. Cass County, Tex.

Corley, Bowie 12 12:30a.m. ago 8 40,000 do Five homes destroyed. 10 damaged. County, Tex.

Dublin, Erath 12 1:15 a.m. 250 20,000 do Five buildings destroyed County, Tex.

GroesbeckLime- 12 6:10 a.m. 100 25,000 do Several cars, garages, and homes damaged. stone County, Tex.

Haslami, Shelby 12 11: 57a. m. 100 32 205,000 do Several homes destroyed and several hundred chickens killed. County, Tex.

Center, Shelby 12 12 noon 50 15 51,500 do Buildings damaged in Jericho and Fellowship Communities near County, Tex. Center.

Cane Creek 12 12:30p.m. 100 450 Tornado and hail One house roof destroyed; one chicken house blown away. Ap- Community (12 proximately 2 acres of timber blown down. One barn and out- miles north of house blown away. Sheridan,) Ark.

Shreveport (near) 12 1: 05 p.m. 115 Tornado Tornado entered Louisiana from Texas near Logansport, passed La. over Black Airbase In Shreveport and to Mt. Holly, Ark. at 3 p.m. Radar fix indicated movement north-northeastward at 35 m.p.h. Destruction heavy, but estimates not vet available.

Curtis-Raynes- 12 1:40 p.m. to do Started a few miles east of path of first tornado listed above ville, La. but some 35 minutes later. Moved on nearly parallel pathbut much of it over uninhabited areas. Considerable damA- SEVERE STORMS FEBRUARY 1950 Table 4 --Continued

Number Estimated damage WidthI of persons .. Remarks Place Date Time of path, Id Property Character of storm yards I (exclusive Crops I 1, 1 4 of crops)

Tornado Two houses destroyed, and I damaged; several barns and outhouses M+ 9 Iv- Ar __0 rT$20,000 blown down. Power lines blown down. Store 5 miles north of Mt. Holly slightly damaged. Heavy winds struck small oil field south of Mt. Hollytoppling two derricks.

Passed over Castor, La. at 3 p.m. about midway of path. Can- 35 do Zwolle-Castor- 12 3 P. M. siderable damage. Gibaland, La. One home demolished, seven damaged In Lake Lovell-LaBelle area 1 8,100 do Port Arthur, 12 3:30 p.m. 50 15 miles west-northwest of Port Arthur. Tex. Wind and hail Slight damage. WinnaboroLa. 12 arly evening last Carroll 12 11 P.M. Tornado Several buildings damaged. Parish (south- ern portion), La.

Indiana, north- 1.2-13 .N.oflm IIce (glaze) Damage estimated at $70,000 to $100,000 for Fort Wayne alone. ern one-third thru most Many traffic accidents; broken telephone, telegraph and some of 13th. power lines. Among localities affected were Wabash, Ft. Wayne, and Monticello.

Marietta, Cass 13 2:30a.m. 100 2,000 Wind Damage to two houses and barns. County, Tex. I

Rossmark, Tenn. 13 a.m. 8 2,000 Probable tornado Demolished several outhouses and heavily damaged two farm houses. Slightly injured occupants of one home.

Hurricane Hill, 13 a.m. I 5,000 do Two dwellings destroyed; slight damage to a few other buildings. (near Ripley), Tenn.

Illinois, north- 13 All day 3,500,000 Ice Freezing rain, accompanied by strong winds, caused heavy damage ern third to utilities and trees, Chicago area being hit hardest. Electric and telephone services to thousands of homes around Chicago dis- rupted. The two deaths caused by accidents were dueto icy con- ditions.

Pushmatahs, (I J?2 13 6 P.M. 3,000 Thundersquall Three houses damaged, one being blown down. Several trees up- miles etst), rooted. Choctav County, Al&.

Brie and Craw- 13-14 Snow, rain and Two inches of wet snow followed by general steady rains caused ford Counties, winds streams to rise to bank-full levels and caused some local flood- Pa. ing. French Creek over-flowed Route 6N near Kill Village causing it to be blocked off over night, and also over-flowed Route 89 between Union City and 'Nattsburg. In Erie clogged street-sewers caused water to back up for several blocks to hub depth. I SEVERE STORMS

Table 4 --Continued FEBRUARY 1950

------1 Number I of persons Irstimated damage I Width I Place 1 0 Property I Data Time of path, Character of storm Remarks yards 19 3 I (exclusive Crops 3 I of crops)

Center and Cleav 13-IE Ice(glaze) and Glaze formation in northwestern mountains was heaviest above field Counties, winds 1400-foot level from Juniata County to southern Elk County; northwestmard above 1600 feet in northern McKean County; 1800 feet in north- to Warren and ern Elk County, and 1900 feet in much of Alleghany National McKean Counties Forest. Higher elevations reported ice thickness up to 2 Pa. inches in diameter on wires and 2inches thick on poles with icicles 5 to 8 inches long. This tremendous ice accumulation resulted in greatest damage on record in many areas in Cameron, Elk, Warrenand McKean Counties. A conservative estimate of damage in 20 mile radius of Glen Hazel was $500,000. In Alleghany National Forest, 50,000 to 70,000 acres of trees seriously damagedby fee accumulation, with some of worst damage in area from Sheffield to Hearts Content. Many orchards com- pletely wiped out by ice. Miles of highways repeatedly blocked by periodic falling of trees and communication lines. Rome Home Telephone Company reported 1500 phones out of service and that 200 miles of wire will have to be restrung. James City Water System out for 5 days, due to power failure. West Penn Power System suffered damage greater than St. Patrick's day storm of 1936. Bell Telephone Company of Pa., Baltimore & Ohio Railroads, and Western Union Telegraph Company reported general and extensive damage to communication lines. In Center County rain-saturated ground resulted in local rock slides which cluttered highways.

Center and Pot- 13-1 Sleet, snow and Five to 13 inches of heavy snow mixed with sleet temporarily ter Counties, winds blocked highways. High winds on 14th drifted snow 6 feet deep eastward to in Luzerne and Lackawanna Counties and hampered snow removal Delaware River, crews in other sections. Thirty-five motorists marooned over Pa. night of 14th at Finch Hill, 20 miles from Scranton. Plows made repeated efforts to open these roads during evening, but high winds nullified their efforts. At least one school closed due to snow-blocked highways. At one time during this storm in Center County alone, 107 men and 47 plows battled to keep highways open. SEVERE STORMS

Table 4-Continuod FEBRUARY 1950

Number Esfirn, ad damage -S of persons Width Place Date Time of path, 0 property Character of storm Remarks yards 9 (exclusive Crops A I I I.9 of crops)

Berke and north 13-16 2 5 $500,000 lee(glaze) and Heavy glaze storm did greatest damage in area from Shamokin and ern Dauphin winds Pine Grove northeastward to Mauch Chunk and a point about 15 Counties to miles north of Hazelton. In this approximately 1500 square LuzerneCarbon mile area, Pa. Power and Light Company reported an estimated and Lackawanna damage to power and communication lines of $370,000. This Counties, Pa. area has average elevation of 1600 feet. Most glazing began between 700 and 1000-foot levels becoming progressively worse at higher levels. Heaviest local damage in Pottsville area where trees, wires, and buildings damaged by ice. All 5 cir- cuits of fire-alarm system in Pottsville knocked out by falling trees. Court House clock stopped at 7:45 due to weight of ice on hands. Heavy damage also in Boyertown area and in section from Strausstown to Moslem Springs northward to Orwigsburg and New Ringgold. In upper Dauphin County, power was cut to 900 subscribers due to fallen or broken wires, and in Orwigsburg area 865 homes without power. Leesburg Telephone Company re- ported 15 percent of its lines down. In Reading area, high winds ripped tin roofs from at least 3 homes. Water-soaked hillsides resulted in rock slide between Port Clinton and Ham- burg which blocked highway. Metropolitan Edison Company crews reported ice 1-1/2 inches thick on lines and poles and icicles 4 to 5 inches long. In Schuylkill County, three boys injured when struck by falling branches and one man crushed to death when a flag pole fell on him while he was working at a colliery near Tremont. Lineman killed while repairing power lines at Freemansburg. At least two others injured in auto accidents resulting from ice-coated highways. More than 6000 hard coal miners idle because of power shortages.

All New England 14-15 Midnight 'Northeaster" Most severe storm of season to date, both as to rain, snow and States 14- Mid- gales. Five to 14 inches of snow fell over all, except im- night 15 mediate coastal areas where rain predominated. Gales along coast attained extreme speed of 61 m.p.h. In Fall RiverMass., 80-foot long building unroofed; other local wind damage. Rain and slush flooding conduits cut off power in some cities. Heavy surf battered coast.

West Virginia, 16-20 Snows Average of 6 to 10 inches of snowfall caused hazardous driving central ele- conditions. vated counties

Rhode Island 20 19 a.m. I Northwest gales Gustsof 51 to 73 m.p.h. did considerable damage to trees, signs, and eastern 6 P. M. and power lines. Massachusetts

Hurdle's Corner, 23 8: 25 - 1,000 Line squall One garage and a barn of old wooden construction blown down; Norfolk County 8:35 a.m, a mule killed in barn destruction. Chimney of one house blown Va. down.

Camden, Pas- 23 1 8-8:30 Wind Small trees and garages blown down. A few roofs and chimneys qoutank and a.m. removed. At least one barn destroyed. Martin Counties S.C. SEVERE STORMS

Table 4-Continued FEBRUARY 1950

Number of persons Estimated damage Width I Property Place Date Time of path, 0 F_ Character of storm Remarks (exclusive Crops yards 1 1 of crops)

Harrisburg to 23 2 5 lee (glaze) Many schools in Dauphin and Lancaster Counties closed due to Easton, Pa. icy roads. A Dauphin County truck driver killed when he leaped from a trailer truck after it Jack-knifed on ice-covered hill near Easton. Three trailer-trucks collided 15 miles east of Harrisburg, resulting in the burning of one truck. Woman killed just south of Lancaster when her car skidded on icy highway and crashed into guard rail.

Eric, Crawford, 23-24 Snow, sleet, rain, Snow and sleet followed by freezing rain produced 1/2 to I inch Warren and Mc- and ice (glaze). thick coatings on cars and roads, making travel extremely Kean Counties, hazardous. Storm most severe in Erie County and spotty in Pa. Crawford, Warren, and McKean Counties. Greyhound Bus service running 2 hours behind schedule due to ice-coated roads.

Tuscaloosa Coun 25 1 4 p.m. tio I *$10,000 Hail Plane pilot reported hail whitened ground over area 10 miles by ty, northeast- 30 miles in East Brook-wood and Brookwood section, but area ern portion, appears large for hail producing part of thunderstorm. A few Ala. stones up to 2 inches in diameter were found. Damage mostly to fruit trees and shrubbery, with some deterioration of roofs. Storm moved east-southeastward.

Talladega Sprinip 25 4:10-4:3(l 880 3,000 do Stones size of marbles; drifted several inches deep in low (13 miles west p.m. places. Storm moved south-southeastward. of Sylacauga) Talladega Coun- ty, Ala.

Clanton to north 25 1 5-8:30p.m t 2 30,000 do Thunderstorm, with light hail, first reported at Clanton. It of Montgomery, moved slowly south-southeastward and dissipated in northeast Ala. suburbs of Montgomery, where light hail also reported. No precipitation in downtown Montgomery, although thunder was heard. Rail heavy at Marbury and Verbena, and likely for some distance southward toward Montgomery. Stones up to I inch in diameter fell at Verbena; size of marbles at Marbury. Damage mostly to roofs, gardens, and windows. Highway traffic on Montgomery-Birmingham highway slowed for about an hour by ice on pavement,

Port Angeles, 25 110:45p.m. 4,000 Flash flood Following a continued 2-day rainstorm with high winds in Straits (near) Wash. of Juan de Fuca, a dam of earth at Lake Dawn, south and east of Port Angeles caused a flash flood when dam gave way. A wall of water coming down Ennis Creek valley after break struck eastern outskirts of Port Angeles without warning. At that point a frame house was swept from its foundation and broken to pieces against pier of a bridge. Much driftwood, sand and boulders carried into yards of nearby homes by flood which also uprooted trees and caused further trouble from breaks in high- tension electrical lines.

Granger, Wyo. 26 Flood Slight damage to ranch property when ice jammed in Black Fork River, SEVERE STORMS

Table 4 --Continued FEBRUARY 1950 Number 4 of persons ltslimaied damage Width a Place Date Time of path, '8 Property Character of storm Remarks yards a (exclusive Crops ji of crops)

Oklahoma City 27 8:20 p.m. 50 2 0 $6,200 Tornado A small tornado, moving north-northeastward, destroyed a large (near), Okla. brooder house on chicken farm near Lake Hefner about 6 miles northwest of Oklahoma City. Debris showed evidence of twisting action. Roof at about a 90' angle about 50 to 150 feet north. Another chicken housel 1,(2 miles farther to the north-northeast destroyed.

Marianna, Ark. 28 5 p. m. f 5 Small I Hail Hailstones averaged 34 inch in diameter, largest size 1 inch in diameter. House roofs and automobiles most seriously affected. Small dents on cars, and paint chipped away; some windshields broken. Nearly all houses In Marianna needed roofs repaired. About 300 glass windows broken in greenhouse.

Winnfield, La. 28 7 -.55-8p.m. t 6 do Hail ranged from size of marbles upward. Damage to buildings, autos. etc.

I PRELIMINARY TOTALS BY STORM TYPES FOR FEBRUARY 1950

Ito TyRQ PQAtjL* 1-nj _ur__je_5 pAmaKv

Tornado 39 242 $ 653,250 Wind 1 3 1,758,000 lee 5 7 5,100,000 Electrical 0 0 22,750 Hail 0 0 93, OoO Rain and Flood 4 0 391,500

Total 49 252 $ 8,018,500

LATE STORM REPORTS FOR

Jan.

Pahala vicinity, 9-10 Rain Plantation flumes and pipelines broken. Roads and streets Island of covered with silt, and rock washed down from higher ground. Hawaii Residence yards flooded.

Islandsof Hawaii LI-12 Wind, rain, and Fruit and Macademia nut trees in northern Hawaii damagedby and Oahu thunderstorms strong winds; some uprooted; power and telephone lines damaged by falling trees in vicinity of Volcano House; some buildings damaged. On Oahu, high winds uprooted trees where ground softened due to heavy rains; electric services damaged; few airplanes (on ground) damaged.

Island of Oahu 22 Electrical and Power and communication services temporarily disrupted. Some rain Honolulu streets flooded. Plane service between islands cur- tailed.

t Miles instead of yards. * Crop damage included with other property damage. RNER STAGES AND FLOODS

FEBRUARY 1950

Major flooding occurred in the Ohio Basin for the second headwater and intermediate reach of the Pearl River and in consecutive month with some of the crests along the main the headwaters of the Leaf, Chichasawhay and Bogue Chitto stem higher than in January. Flooding along the Red River Rivers. Losses were due mostly to the cessation of work by in Louisiana was the greatest since 1945. The lower Mis- lumber interests in the lower Pearl River swamp area. sissippi River continued in flood throughout the month, with UPPER MISSISSIPPI BASIN. -- Precipitation in the upper crests in the reach immediately below the mouth of the Ohio Mississippi Basin exceeded normal by about 12 percent River, generally, the highest since 1937. The Atchafalaya during the period from Nov. 1, 1949, to Feb. 15, 1950. River reached a record stage at Atchafalaya, La. Compared to the same period last season it was somewhat ST. LAWRENCE DRAINAGE. -- Flooding along the St. Marys smaller. This year, however, most of the snow cover re- River at Decatur, Ind., during the month was the greatest mained intact. While last year it was depleted gradually since the gage was established at that point in 1931 and the by two periods of thawing in January, especially in the crest of 22.4 feet is generally considered to be the highest southern half of Wisconsin and extreme southeastern Minne- since the flood of 1913. It was one of the few times that sota. Last fall was exceedingly dry with the dry period flood waters reached portions of the city, which is located extending through November and December. Precipi- on high ground. Crests along the Maumee River at Defiance, tation during January and February brought the total to Napoleon and Grand Rapids, Ohio, were almost simultaneous over normal by Feb. 15. The total moisture content of with the crest upstream at Fort Wayne, Ind. Although the the snow cover on that date shows the greatest amounts in flood did not last as long as the one in the preceding month, the upper Wisconsin Valley extending in a rather wide belt damage was more extensive. Much agricultural damage northwestward over the upper Chippewa River into Douglas occurred from flooding of fields that were not flooded during County and then over the upper drainage area of the St. Croix January. Over 100 families were forced to leave their homes River. throughout the St. Marys, Auglaize and Maumee areas. In The Middle River, a tributary of the Des Wines, rose above Grand Rapids, Chio, the dike is reported to have been washed flood stage on Feb. 28 and reached a crest of 16.8 feet at away when the flood waters spread into the business district, 3 p.m. of that date. Overflow was confined to low agricultural forcing It to be closed. In Fort Wayne, Ind., the Meclmnic land with no monetary loss. The rise was caused by the Street dike had to be reinforced. Spring breakup in tributary streams, augmented by light ATLANTIC SLOPE DRAINAGE - -- The snow cover in the rainfall over the river basin. This overflow was followed New England States increased substantially during February by moderate overflow of the Des Moines River on Mar. 1. and at the close of the month ranged from I inch in the south - Flooding continued in the lower Illinois River in Illinois ern portion to over 30 inchesin the northern. In the Merri- from early in January through February. A moderate rise mack Basin in Connecticut the average snow depth was over occurred in the upper reaches from the moderate precipi- 25 inches, with a water equivalent of over 7 inches, In the tation, averaging .75 inch during the 24 hours ending in the Connecticut River Basin the snow depth was about 17 per- morning of the 13th. cent below normal as compared to 40 percent last year. The MISSOURI BASIN. -- Overflow stages during the month were much below normal temperatures during the last half of the confined to minor local rises on the upper Republican River month resulted in heavy ice formation and at the close of in the vicinity of Cambridge, Nebr. Above bank-full stages the month there was more ice in the streams in the Merri- persisted during most of the month due to ice conditions. mack Basin than at any time during the past 5 years. Only The formation of occasional small ice gorges resulted in occasional floating ice was reported in the Lackawaxen further rises of a local nature. The principal rise on the Lehigh and Susquehanna Rivers in Pennsylvania. 18th was due to a combination of more rapid runoff from Minor flooding occurred in the lower Potomac and James melting snow and the presence of ice in the channel. Rivers in the beginning of the month due to heavy rains that Two overflows occurred on the Grand River during the month, fell over the basins during the period from Jan. 30 through the first from the 8th to the 10th and the second on the 13th Feb. 1. The precipitation averaged around 2 inches in the and 14th. During the first rise there was light flooding on the Potomac and James Basins. No damage resulted. Chariton River at Novinger, Mo. Minor rises occurred on EAST GULF OF MEXICO DRAINAGE - -- Stages in the lower the Blackwater and Lamine Rivers in central Missouri Tombigbee River remained high during the early part of the during the second period. Rainfall averaged .5 inch over month. A general flood resulted from the rains on the 7th, the Grand River Basin on the 8th with unofficial heavier 9th, 10th, 13th and 14th. The crests were not unusually high amounts up to 2 inches in some localities, and a sudden rise for the season and the damages were light as the flood waters in temperature, produced general 5-foot overflows on the spread over territory that had only recently been inundated. Grand River in the Chillicothe, Mo., area and lesser over- Excessive precipitation occurred over the Pascagoula and flows above and below that point. Rainfall over the Chariton Pearl Rivers on the 13th which caused sharp rises over all Basin averaged .5 to .75 inch with more than I inch in the the headwater streams. Serious flooding occurred in the Centerville, Iowa, area. The second flooding period occurred

- 16 - RIVER STAGES AND FLOODS-Continued FEBRUARY 1950 as a result of rainfall, sleetandsnow with overflows generally of the ones that began in January as the lower portions of from one to two feet from above Chillicothe to below Sumner, the streams remained above flood throughout the entire Mo., with minor rises at headwater points on the Thompson month of February, making it one of the longest floods Fork, Weldon River and the small streams in northwest on record. The Wabash remained above flood stage at Missouri. A sudden rise in temperature during the last Mount Carmel, Ill., from Jan. I through Mar. 6, a total week of the month produced snow melt and thawing of ice of 65 days. The White remained above flood stage at Peters - gorges in the tributaries in southwestern Iowa resulting in burg, Ind., from Jan. 5 through Mar. 3, a total of 59 days. light overflows on the East Nishnabotna River near Hamburg Several main roads were closed again. Route 50 through and Sydney, Iowa, andbank-full stages on the One Hundred Two, Vincennes was open to the West only 2 days before it was Tarkio and Nodaway Rivers in Missouri. closed by high water. OHIO BASIN. -- Flood stages resulted early in the month A major flood occurred over the Cumberland River Basin along the southern tributaries of the Ohio River with major early in February due to heavy rain (8.2 inches) between flooding along the n-a in stem below the mouth of the Kanawha Jan. 26 and Feb. 9. Additional rain between the 12th and River due to heavy rainfall between San. 29 and Feb. 3. 15th caused a third set of crests on the lower Cumberland The rainfall was the heaviest over eastern Kentucky, eastern with a crest of 56.3 feet at Clarksville, Tenn. The greatest Tennessee, central and southern West Virginia and southern damage occurred at Barbourville and Williamsburg, Ky. Ohio with rainfall amounts ranging between 3 and 7 inches. Over 500 houses were flooded in the Barbourville area. The streams prior to this storm had above normal base In the Tennessee Basin, First Creek at Knoxville, Tenn., flow with high antecedent index values from the frequent rose to above flood stage twice during the month. The first heavy rains in January, so conditions were favorable for a flood resulted from the rain of Jan. 30 and Feb. 1, and the major flood when these heavy rains began. Additional second from heavy rain on the 9th. The rainfall during the rains on the 9th and 12-15th caused additional sharp rises first storm averaged 3.5 inches over the Tennessee Basin that exceeded some of the January crests. Cairo, Ill. , and was the heaviest over the Buck and Elk Rivers. These registered a high of 55.9 feet on the 15th as compared to tributaries as well as several points immediately below the a crest of 55.3 feet on Jan. 19. The Ohio River remained mainriverdams belowGuntersville Dam exceeded flood stage. above flood stage below the mouth of the Green River most WHITE, ARKANSAS AND RED BASINS. -- The lower Black of the month and was still above flood stage at Cairo by River and the White River below Newport, Ark., continued the 28th. in flood from early in January through February and was The slight flooding in the Tygart Basin in West Virginia falling slowly but was still above flood stage at the end of resultedfrom rainfallaveraging 3 inches from Jan. 29 through the month. Feb. 1. The additional rain (. 7 inch) on the 2d did not cause For the second consecutive month, Poteau, Okla., on the an additional rise but slowed down the recession. Poteau River, was the only station in the Arkansas Basin to The rainfall over the Little Kanawha River averaged be- reach flood stage. The flooding was minor and there were tween 3 and 4 inches which produced crests 4 to 5 feet above no reports of damage. The rainfall that caused this rise flood stage throughout most of the river. Tributaries of the began about noon of the I Ith and by 8 a.m. of the 12th the Ohio River between Dam 23 and Dam 30 rose sharply and average between Poteau, Okla., and Wister Reservoir was exceeded flood stage along the Elk River at Clay, W. Va. , about 2 inches. An additional .5 inch was reported on the the Guyandot River at Logan, W. Va., and the Levisa Fork morning of the 13th. at Pikeville Ky. The crests on the Sandy and Guyandot Floods in the Red Basin on the Little, Sulphur and Cypress Rivers were within a few feet of the maximum of record. Rivers early in February were the result of 48-hour rains A crest of 26.5 feet occurred in the upper Licking River averaging2.88 inches over the Little River Basin and averag- at Farmers, Ky., witch was a record stage, clue to rainfall. ing close to 4.2 inches over the Sulphur and Cypress Basins The crest of 31.1 feet that occurred in 1918 was due to an at a time when the streams were high from the floods in ice gorge - The Licking exceeded flood stage only slightly .January. The second, and in most instances, the more at Falmouth, Ky - The South Fork did not quite reach bank - severe floods of the month were caused by excessive down- full stage - The Kentucky River exceeded flood stage by pours the night of the I 1th and 12th, averaging 4. 1 inches over 6.5 feet at Frankfort, Ky. the Little Basin. The crests at Grand Ecore and Alexandria, Crests 10-15 feet above flood stage were observed early La. , on the Red were the highest since the record floods in the month along the Green River in Kentucky from rainfall of April 1945 and the two crests on the Sulphur at Naples, averaging 3.3 inches. Additional rain from the 12th to the Tex., were the highest since . 15th caused stages 2-8 feet above flood stage. The principal damage was to roads in lowlands adjacent The additional rains on the 9th caused moderate rises on to flooded streams. In many sections highway traffic was most of the tributaries. Flood stages resulted on the lower halted aknost the entire month. The Arkansas State Highway Scioto and war bank-full stages on the Little Miami, Mite - Department estimates that damage to roads, culverts and water and Hocking Rivers. bridges amounted to several millions of dollars. Many The highest stage since 1913 occurred in the headwaters older roads were exceptionally hard-hit. Other property Of the Wabash River at Bluffton, Ind. The crest of 16.1 feet damage from floods during the month was slight since the On the 15th was 3. 9 feet below the 1913 crest of 20. 0 feet. areas affected had previously been inundated by floods during This rise to a near record stage was due to heavy rainfall January. There were 7 deat1w due to drowning. that occurred between the 13th and 16th. General rises LOWER MISSISSIPPI BASIN. -- Moderately heavy to heavy occurred along all streams in the Wabash and White River rains over the St. Francis Basin on the 1st and 2d, 12th and Basins from rains that averaged between 2 and 4 inches. 13th and on the 22d kept the St. Francis River in flood the The floods during February were really a continuation entire month except at Fisk, W -, wliere it went below nood

17 - RIVER STAGES AND FLOODS-Continued FEBRUARY 1950 stage on the 9th for a period of 4 days. The rains were the Moderate to heavy rains occurred over the Trinity Basin heaviest during the second period with over 4 inches being from Jan. 31 to Feb. 5, causing rapid rises over the upper reported at Fisk, Mo. , almost 5 inches at St. Francis, Trinity to above flood stage. The rainfall ranged from 2 to Ark., and over 6 inches at Deering, Mo. St. Francis rose 4.5 inches along the Elm Fork and East Fork and averaged -to above flood stage on Dec. 29. 1. 61 inches in the Trinity below Long Lake, Tex. Additional The Tallahatchie River at Swan Lake, Miss., and the Yazoo rains averaging 3.65 inches occurred in the lower basin River at Yazoo City, Miss., continued in flood throughout from the 9th to the l4th. Precipitation in the Neches Basin February. These streams were beginning to level off before averaged 3.85 inches during this period and resulted in a the heavy rains (2.3 inches) on the Ilth and 12th. Much rich s light overf low at Evadale, Tex. , from the 14 th and continuing agricultural land was inundated and several families were at the end of the month, with a crest of 17.6 feet on the 22d. driven from their homes. Little damage resulted from the flooding but there was con- The main stem of the Mississippi River continued above siderable loss of income and wages due to suspension of flood throughout February. It exceeded flood stage at activities in the South Liberty oil field. Caruthersville, Mo., on San. 8, Wrnphis, Tenn., on Jan. 15 PACIFIC COAST DRAINAGE. -- A moderate flood occurred and New Orleans, La., on Jan. 24. The crests during on the Russian River on Feb. 4 and 5 due to heavy rains over February in the upper portion were generally the highest the lower reaches of the basin on those dates. The total rain- since 1937. The Bonnet Carre Spillway in New Orleans was fall from the 4th to the 6th averaged 7.5 inches near Guerne- opened thisyear for the third time to allow water from the ville and Healdsburg, Calif. , and about 4.5 inches near Mississippi to reach the Gulf through Lake Ponchartrain the headwaters. and its approaches. Previous openings occurred in 1937 A moderate rise occurred in the Sacramento, American and and 1945. San Joaquin Rivers in California from the 4th through the ATCHAFALAYA BASIN. -- The Atchafalaya River remained 7th. Some local flooding occurred from overflowing creeks above flood stage throughout its entire length during February. east of Red Bluff, Calif. , but no damage was reported. The previous record stage of 28.8 feet at Atchafalaya, La.,' -Overflow occurred at Tisdale and Colusa Weirs into Suter reached last year was exceeded by 1.6 feet during February. Bypass and from Fremont Weir into Yolo Bypass from the Morgan City, La., remained high for unusually long periods. 6th to the 11th. A stage of 15.8 feet was reached at Lisbon, The wall along the river front was closed and the railroad Calif., in the Yolo Bypass on the evening of the 8th, inun- underpasses vwre sandbagged to prevent water from entering dating 2, 900 acres of Little Holland tract. Local flash the main part of the city. flooding occurred in the area between Duck and Littlejohn WEST GULF OF MEXICO DRAINAGE. -- General flooding Creeks southeast of Stockton, Calif. , and approximately occurred in the Sabine Basin from the heavy rains (3 inches) 140 residences were flooded to a depth of 7 inches to 2 feet. during the 2d week. De Ridder, La. , reported 7.7 inches Minor flooding occurred in the Willamette Basin in Oregon on the 13th. The upperSabine River had started to rise before from the 24th to the 28th due to moderate rainfall and snow this storm from earlier rains. The overflows in the Sabine, melt. Local flooding occur-red in the Umatilla Riverdrainage Calcasieu and Mermentau Rivers were moderate but the crests during the same period. did not approach closely any previous records. Damages were Light flooding occurred in Washington along the Chehalis, small since the flooding was confined chiefly to the lowlands Skookumchuck and Snoqualmie Rivers during the latter part along the rivers and resulted mostly from temporary loss of the month, from the heavy rains during the 24-hour period of pasturage to local farmers. A few families were forced ending in the morning of the 24th. to leave their homes at Oakdale, La., on the Calcasieu River.

- 18 - FLOOD STAGE REPORT (All dates I. Febmary tintless otherwise specified) Tabl- 5 FEBRUARY 1950 I I I ! Ak*- flood Wg- C."t. I Ab.- fid stag- I i a.e. W.. IFlood i -dt. blot'd I -dt- ---I ffi- aad ft I I Ri- -d tti- .'.. I I I at.g. i III.- II To- Stage Dau I i I 11- I.- I Stag. 1 Data i I II j I t L-- r F, - - -1 ------Ft i , ' MISSISSIPPI SYSTEM (C,,t'd.) I Ft, I ST. LAWRMqCEDRAINAGE ' i Ni,,,,ri bsin (C.t'd) LAU IS" I I I IGr..d (C..t'd): St. M.".: D... t-, I.d. 1 13 14 1 20 22.4 15 1 i S-..r, M.. 25 1 9 1 9 26.6 349 St. Joseph: lo.tp-li.r, Obi. I 10 i 15 19 i 12.7 16 i 13 I4 26.8 I 10 Charit..: N-i.9-, Mo. 20 10 10 20.2 U.--

F-t Nay-, I.d. is 14 2D 21.15 16 I Dfi ... , Ohi. 10 15 is 17.45 16 1 g.rt:

N.P.I...' Ohio 10 is 16.( 16 i Dailey, W. Va. 9 J... 31 2 10.5

G-d Rapids, Ohio 15 15 17.5 15,16, B.1ingi..' W. Va. 14 1 14.0

S-d-ky Pbillippi, V. Va. 17 I 2 18.4 1 i Upp.r S-thisky, Ohio 13 14 I 15 I14,5 15' Xlk.. Clay, W. Va. is I 1 19.2 1 7 i I Tiffi., Ohi. 15 t 7.9 16 0.7..d.t: B- hl..d, W. Va. 35 1 3 37.4 2

ATLANTIC SLOPE DRAINAGE L-i.. F.rk: Pik-ill., Ky. 35 2 2 37.4 2

P.t ... c: W..hi.gt.. D.C. lo I 3 3 10.0 3i jBig S..dy: L-I.., Ky. 45 2 4 47.3 3 jaa .: JOI..t..gy: Del ... re, Ohio 9 14 16 10.5 14

Br--- Bl.ff, Va. 19 3 4 119.4 3) jP.i.t cr.ek Ohio 10 2 2 10 2 2 9 9 14:3 9 14 I5 14 C.1-bi., Va. 18 4 19. 1 3 12 .4 i State Far., Va. 12 4 4 13.0 4 isci.t.:

EAST GULF OF MEXICO DRAINAGE L. R.., Ohi. 11 10 11.3 10

T..bigb- Pr..Pe.t' Ohi. la 15 13.2 16

Ab.1d..., Mi... 34 15 20 40.2 17 Ci-l-ill., Ohi. 14 15 15

C.1-b.., Mi... 29 15 20 33, 7 1 7 Chillicothe, Ohl. 16 is 20.2 16

G.i.-ille, Al.. 36 14 T 47.6 j 23 Pikt-., Ohl. 15 10 is's 10 i 14 21.5 171 L.ck No. 4, 0 ... p.li., Al.. 39 6 t 50.2 20 [Licki.g: L..k N- 3 33 Jae. a 1 57 6 J... 19 5 t 51:8 20 F--, Ky 25 1 26.4

L-k N.. 2 46 11 53.0 26 F.I_.th' Ky. 29 2 28.6 2

L..k N.. 31 J... 11 2 38 6 JA.. 24 1 1whit ... I--- ur.okill., I.d. 20 14 21 .0 14 10 t 35:8 24-28 1W.rth Fork Kntticky: Jack..., Ky. 29 2 33. 5 2

H.ttieSb.rg, Mi... 22.51 15 is 26.2 16 K..t..kyt Lock Wo.4, Fr..kf.rtKy,' 31 2 37. 5 2 i B-_o.t' miss. 15 21 25.7 18 1 IS.1t: Boat-, Ky. 36 J... 31 46.0 2

Chik .... hay: E.t.rpri.., mi... 20 14 1 7 28.5 16 is."- B..Ii.g Ore.., Ky. 28 36.8 3 15 29. 9 16 P-1-9-1- M.-ill, mi... 22 18 23 23.3 19 , i 111-9h: 11-d-, 11y, 25 28.1 2 B-9- Chitt-: V ... kli.t.., La. 14 17 13.8 15 13 27. 9

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1 Edi.b-g, MI,.. 20 14 21 26.2 16i Ky. 28 1 40. 6 3

G--h-- SPrittgs, Mi... 20 14 25 25.8 19 I L..k N..6, Br ... ill.' Ky. I 28 1 42.8 154 i i I is 28.9 Jack..., mi.$. 3 f 33. 7 21 1 Lock No. 4. Woodb.ry, Ky. 33 47. 7 4 41.6 16 15 10 23.8 26 i 14 L-k N.. 2, R--y, Ky. 34 45.7 17 13 23.0 28 I IW..t F.rk: J- 7 20.4 J... 14 1 I9.6 5-W9_20 I M.-J., I.d. 11.0 14

P-rl Ri-r, La. 1 2 ja.. 10 t 16 3 J... 161 A.d.r-., led. 10 10 10'1 10 16: 5 171 14 18.3 15

MISSISSIPPI SYSTEM Nobl.sill., rd. 14 14 17. 7 15 i I 12 15 13.0 16 J... 27 7 10. 9 J... 31 10 11 11 10.1 11 Sp-c-, l.d. 21.0 15

Niddl: 1.di ... J., I... 28 is J- 25 26.8 J... 29 28 168 I d. 281 13 27.2 1 6

1 K..brry, I.d. 21.3 J 17 18 17.3 17 16 171 Ed..rd.p.rt, l.d. 12 J... 4 26.3 J... 8 H--a' ill. 14 J%.. 4 14 2 16:7 .-.t 1.rk: J J."..' 215 17.3 J... 3" 15.2 23 C.1_1..' led. 14.0 15

B-dst-., Ill. 14 J... 2 t 14.7 J... a Y_ 14 15.6 18. 7 J.. 21 18.7 I'9 J*.: 30 1619:1 4 24 Bedford, I.d. 31.4 17 8, I "d, KLAMQUrl B.ai. 1: J... 29 12.8 J^.. 31 14 20.0 18 Rlpblica.: Cbridge, Nebr. 5 J... 24 23 5:2 J". 29 13 '5'h'o1.1'1a". I1.d"d' 2 i7 31.0 is 6 0 i 7.3 is hit.: - G,tTi: iI I 11 P t r brg, Id. 16 J... 5 , 26.4 Chillic.th., i is a 23.3 9 ZeIst.., I.d. 16 iI .. 12 I3 I3 __ I II 9 20.85 27.2 20,22

- Is - FLOOD STAGE REPORT (All dtes in FelDruary unless otherwise spe6fied) T.bl. 5-Cotitminad FEBRUARY 1950 I---- -T---- - . fl-d g_ 1 Ab.- fl-d tg- cia.t. C.-t, Vi-d -dt. F1..d - -dat- -- %- aini at.h.. fb- _d atb.. I atq. A.g. F'..- T.- Stag. Data F,..- T.- Stg. Dt.

Ft. Ft Ft. : MISSISSIPPI SYSTEld (C.Wd.) MISSISSIPPI $YSTEN (C..t'd.) ship B." Lcli-IiIia-1 DI.I.&I H-ig

W.b..h: Ohi. (C.Wd.):

81.fft.., Ind. I 0 14 is E--ill, Ind. 42 3 19 45.3 10

Wabash, l.d. 12 10 10 D- N0.48,n- H..d-....Ky. 38 J... 7 49.8 J... 19 I 1 19 21 15 48. 5 9

P.r., I.d. 20 15 16 21. 2. 1 5 IC, Id... t Vernon, Ind. 35 Jan. 7 t 49. 8 Jan. 18 II 47. 5 L. F.y.tt., I.d. 11 J... 25 20.9 J-27,28 D_ N..49. Ky. 37 J ... 7 54 0 J ... 19 10 221 22.5 16 50:5 1 1

C-i.gt-' l.d. 16 J - . 26 24.6 J... 29 Sh-.t..., 111. 33 J". 6 55. 3 Jan. 1 9 1 1 223 26.0 17 52.0 13

M-t--a, Ind. 25.7 is D- N..50, Ford. F-ty, Ky. 34 J.- 5 58.5 J... 20 55. 7 13 T.--- R..t., Ind. 14 Jan. 4 6 257 J... 16 I0 27 22.9 19 D" N..51, G.I-d., 40 J... 8 M- 4 54.4 Jaii. 19 53.6 13 23.7 21,22 P.d ... h, Ky. 39 J... 7 Mar. 4 52.3 Jan. 26 22.4 22 53.3 13

l.d. 16 D- 29 10I D- N..52, Br..kp.,t, 111. 37 J... 6 Mar. 6 5 9 J". 20 28 J.". I3 21:06 21 38 535:1 13 23 .0 3 D- N..53, - N ... d City,311. 42 Jan. 5 M- 7 57.8 J- 19 W.u.t C.-I, 111. 17 J... 4 I 27.1 J 13 58.5 14 255 2 23 C.ir.' 111. 40 J... 5 Mar. 7 55 3 Jaa. 19 N.. flario.y' Ind. 15i J... 5 I 23.4 Jan. 14 55:9 15 21.4 23,24

C-b.rl..d; Bl-k: Willi-b-g, Ky. 19 J- 31 5 30.3 3 P.Pl_ Bl.ff, W., 16 13 15 17. 9 14 B-.ld, Ky. 50 1 2 50.5 2 BI-k R-k, Ak. 14 Jan. 3 T 26.9 J... 5 Cell-, T.... 40 9 52.3 5 24.8 14

Carthage, T.... 40i 2 13 45, 2 7,10 Whit.:

40 1 is 48.6 10 Call- R..k, Ak. 19 13 14 23.0 13

46 1 21 56. 3 15 ktk. 23 13 17 28.8 i 14

L..k F, Eddyille, Ky. 50 J... 7 i 28 65.0 J... 19 N.-P.rt, Ark. 26 14 22 29. 9 is 68.3 16 '17 A.g..t., Ak. 32 J... 7 t 35. 7 Jah. 19 First C-k: K-ill, T-.. 2 6.4 2 34.5 19

G-rget.-, Ark, 21 J... 5 t 29. 1 Jah. 19 27.2 19 U"k!C.I-bi., T.nn. 32 J... 31 4 39.5 2 D- Am, Ark. 24 J... 6 t 32. 9 Jan. 2 22 i J... 31 5 27,6 i 2 30.6 I 20 r T... Cl-.d.., Ak. 26 J.- 5 t 33.6 J-. 22 32.3 22 18 I1 16i 22.7 14 St. Chatle., Ak. 25 J.., 7 I 33.0 J... 27 GlIb.rt-ille, Ky. 34 Ja.. 5 1 56.2 13 33. 2 25 OhIl:P.I.t pl..S..t, W. V.. Ark-s- hA&jZ

40 47. 4 3 P.t-.: P.t-., Oki.. 24 12 13 25.7 j 13

G.111p.li. Daia, H.jr.ttt, Petit Jean: D-ill., Ark. 20 12 19 25.0 ; 13 W. V.,,L.-, g.g. 50 2 5 53.6 3 Br& B-in D- N..28, W.V., 50 1 5 56. 7 3i Littl. Missouri: Bought.., Atk. I 20 3 4 J 21.4 3 DaM N-29, Ashland. Ky. Si 1 6 60.4 13 14 22.0 14 0- N..30, -r G--p, Ky. 52 1 6 60. 3 3 O...hit.:

P.tt-..th, Ohi 50 2 6 58. 3 4 Atkadelphi., Ark. 17 2 4 I 25.0 i 3 13 I6 26.0 13 D- N..33, -. , M.y-xI1eKy.4 50 2 7 58. 1 4 5J I C-d.., Ark. 26 3 25 39. 5 17 D- N-35, N- Rih .. dOhi. 48 2 t'7 55.6 t 4 M-.., La. 40 I 47.25i M., 1-2 D- N-36, - B-t, Ky. 52 2 59. 55 !Bl..k: J--ille, L.. 50 4 - t 55.851, M.- 6 ci-i ... ti, Ohi. 5 I? 2 8 59. 1 5 Little: Do. N..37, F-b.nk, Ohi. 50 2 9 58. 5 5 H.-ti., Ark. 21 31.4 2 D- N..38, -r G-.t, Ky. 5 1 2 9 57.7 6 34.0 13 D- N..39, M-kl-d, ltd. 49 3 9 53. 1 ' Whit-liff., Atk, 25 3 8 27. 8 4 14 20 29.1 N.di..n, Ind. 46 3 10 52. 1 , 6 islph- j Dm N..41, L-i-ille, Ky. H.g... p-t, T.., 38 Upper g-g 291 2 11 36.4 7 12 17 43.25: 13

L.--- gag. 55 3 11 63. 4 7 i N.pl-, T... 22 3 24 31.3 1 15 31 '15' 6 D" N.,43,E... L..di.g, l.d. 57j 3; 11 64.7 6-7 MC.rt..y B'Idg.' To.. 22 2 5 Daia N..44, L.--- .... th, l.d. 53 2 16I 639 t 7, 3':2 -.9 471 2i D- N..45, Addis-, Ky. 17 54.9 7 'yp"..: Jeffers-, T... 18 11 20 #_9 j 1.3 i :2 6 Tell City, I.d 38 I 19 47.0 r 9 9 R.d: i D- N..46, 0 ... b.-, Ky. 41 3i 45. 7 ; i isI 4 F.It.., "k. 25 14 I. 28.2 16 D- N..47, Newburgh. l.d, i 38 I. 271 47.7 I 9

20 - FLOOD STAGE REPORT (All date- in Febrmry 1.sg otherwise specified) T.bj. 5-C..t.-.d FEBRUARY 1950 I 1 Ab-. fl-d -t-ges i C11.9 I Ab.- flod stsass1c'est. Fl.d k_ -&- Fl-,d I -dt. Ri- -d At- M----d stbo. .t-. - T- I I F- T- Stg. ; Vot. F__ , 7 IStq. Dt. Ii I I - i '-I __ R I i i Mississippi SYSTEM (C..Vd.) i I WEST GULF OF ME 0 DRAINAGE i i (C..trdC) R" DAGU (C0,T'd.) i i i i i i i R.d (C..t1d.): i I I Ti.lty: I G-d E.-, L.. 33 1 16 I 27 1 37.851 21 Dall.s, Tex. 281 1 6 1 37 1 3 13 i i i 12 16 35:8 Al.xs.fti., L.. 32 j 13 1 M.. 4 38.0 24 i 26i 9 ; R..-,, T... 2 1 35.9,%31.9 i 5 Lox= Rssi. ii 19 i i i 1.2 1 1: St. F--i.: Tri.idd, T... I1 28i 4 i 23 40.4 1 i i i 37.9 i Fi.k, M.. 1 20 1 Jse. 4 1 9 24 2 !J- 10,16 i 23:8 18-210 i 40; L.ng Lake, Tex. I 10 I 25 1 44.0 i 17 i 13 i t i i, 40 St. F-ci., Ak. 1 la .... 2 I 18.5 Dec. 31 Kid..y, T... 16 I 27 44.0 1 21 23 J... 14 i j 21:-9' J..28,29 Lib-ty, Tex. I 241 II t , 27.8 1 26 21 .8 24 PACIFIC SLOPE DRAINAGE P-ki., Ak. 281 J- 13 i i t 32 ' J". 27 32:7 ll-4,24-25 R .. I--- G--ill., C.1if. 5 30.7N 4-5 i i M.di..., AX. 32 ! J- 17i f 35.9 2 35.7 '23-11-.1 I i McKe..ic: C.1d..tIr! S-.h, Mi... 18 1 1 5 20.2 1 2 1 13 19 21 4 13 Leabrg, fteg. 1 12 1 24 1 25' 25.0 24 22 2 19:4 22 j i Cob-g Bldge, Oreg. 251 12.0 j 25 26 i I 11 I 25 li T.11.h.t.hio: 8... Lak., Wis.. I J... 10I t 31.0 J... 19 I J i i I 30.3 is 8-tim: J ff.-n, Or.g. 13 1 .. i 27 'I 20. 1 'i 25 I i I I I 11 I II. I 1 y-.: I M.1.11.: Co"by Oreg. i 25' 25; 25 i i i G--d, Miss. 35 1 is t 1 36.8 I 23 T..I.ti.: Gilley, O-g. 1 12 ! 24 261 12.7 24 1 ii Y__ City, Mi... 29 i1 J... 26 t 1 ---- I Willamette: I i Mississippi: flarrisb-g, Oeg. 12 251 261 13.9 25 i N- Mdrid, M.. 34 J... 7 7 43.1 J... 19 City, Oy.g. 12 27 28k 13.0 27,28 43. 5 16 rh...I. t 41:7 J... 18 Sk.1k h.k: Ce.tr.li., Wo.h. 1 70 1 241 26i 71.4 1 24 N.. 32 J... 8 41 3 17 ch.h.11s:

M-Phi., T.... 34 J-. 15 39:5 J... 27i C..tr.li. (1 W), Nosh. 63 24 27 66.1 j 26 413 1 2 A 40.5 22 G-d V-.d, Nosh. 14.5 24 26 1 25.5 ' 26 i i Italy.., Ak. 44 J- 17 f 48:7 J... 27 i 4 5 3 i I 50.3 22-23 Tot , Wash. 51. 5 24 24 1 51.7 1 24 ts'N' I 26 1 26 1 51.7 26 G-_illo, miss. 39 J-. 30 41.2 24

Vi.k.b.rg, Mi... 43 to t P .. ii ... 1. N.tche., Mi... 48 J- 30 t t C..ti .. d t I.d f -. th. i Fl..d t.g. r high- -. h.' Red Rier Lndi.g, L.. 45 J-. 25 t 53.7 Msx. 4-5 i.t.-itt..tly 28 t. Feb. 4. 11 H.t.. R..g., L.. 35 J... 23 t 43.5 V-. 4 I I D... ld..nille, L.. 28 J- 23 t 33.6 M-. 4

It... vt, L.. 22 J... 24 t 25.6 10

N- Otl.-.. L.. 17 J-. 24 t 20.0 10 A1QUALA111a A-03- Ath.f.l.y- I 41 J- 29 t 48.5 37 J-, 23 t 44.8 M- 5 I Atchaf.l.y., L.. 25 Jse. 12 30.4 Msx. 5 W-ga. City, L.. 6t J-. 28 6:2 ja. i 7 4 i,"3 I 1 7:6 _22 8 2 M-7 12

WEST GULF OF MEXICO DRAINAGE

""PiQ-o D.Y-: B..il., L.. 22 16 1 22.65 16

C-1-oi..: Rieder, La. 16 14 2: 21.4 15

S.bi..: 20 19.8 5 HiD..la, To.. 14 31

Glade..t-, To.. 26 6i 25 37.55 17

L.9-.p.rt, 25 141 32.7 25

Nil-, Tex. 35 151 40.5 24 R- Wi-, T... 17 12i Z2.1 16

Evadals, Tex. 19 14 17.6 22

Els F.rk: C-r.llt.., Tex. 6 1 3 7:0 2 13' 14

"It F.rk: R..k..Il, T... 10 I! r 17:8 2 121 ,I is 6 I4

- 21 - RADIOSONDE DATA A-a" .- Wy -1- T.W. 2c FEWARY 1950 ______I--- __ __ - - i - - __ - __ __ - _'__ - Alb..y, N. T. Albq.-q.., N. M... Atl..t., Ga. ; Big Spt.g, T... Blsck, R. Beg. " Boi-, Idh. 1 T... (1010 b.) MIR b.) (986 b.) (928 b.) i (959 b.) (919 b.) I (1017 b.)

T

t p 1 4 :6, V I i I , A ! I I r I V I z 'KI z z z A I 27 86 -5.6 7 28 1,62( 8.1 39 28 aoo, lo oT 67 28 784 10. 7 5 28 5051-13.5 28 86 1.6 75 28 2 85 2a 148 so I '000-- 27 16 4- S. 2 7 2 136 2"! 1:4 I 28 is 281 152 'IS:I81 950 ---- 73 28 579 2 Si 77. 27 572 -7. 1 14 57 2. 5 1!-1.'41 28 6 28 595 17.5 72 :00 ---- 27 984 -8. 9 28 1(137 281 1,059i 9.6 58 2:i i,5.7.. .1'71 66i 70 281 997 -6.4. 28 1,039 2.91 63 281 1,05 15.4 65 50 ---- 27 1426 -9. 8 28 1 :508 28 1,529, 6.5[ 55 28, I 5141 11.11 44 281 1,445 2I 521 2: 3 " 62 " 1 :' 00 27 1893 -10.5 2R 2 011 7 .4 5 3: 2:1 1:411 -S 46 1. M -1 4 .2'9 1 2:' 21:04 to a 5 62 35 28 2,025i 4.41 28i 2:0181 8.91 27 2 3 4 -11.5 C 28 2:549 3.6 3 2:1 2 552, 1 45 281 2,557 5.6 3 2 3. _..b 15 ,1 46 28, 2:507 -4'11 59 2 588 a 3 43 700 --- 27 2:996 -13.1 28 3.095 -. 4: 43 23 102: 311'2 28 3.1og 1.91 35 281 2,955i-11.0 4 7 28: 3,039 -7:2 61 28 3:148 5:2 37 28 3,623 -10.6' 62 2 3:.7.53 1 1 3" 50 271 3,486 5' 28 3,687 :4 9 45 28, 3 693' -3.71 2 3 7 61 -2.3 34 28 3,529 -14.2 46 5 -3 11 600--_ 27 4 079 -18.5 49 28 4.3 07 9:2 43 284:318 -7.7 28, 4 33Z -6.8; 31 27 4 119-17.71 47 28, 4,225 -14.01 5 4 7 : 3 29 4,9M 13 3 a : o i 28 4 550--- 27 4: 727:-22.1 37 284 990 -12.1 M 5 OGS':-11.7' 33 27 4:774 -21:6] 28 .':881bab _2-111:.3 51 2 51:0S. (5 12-1:11 1 Soo---- 27 5,419 -26.2 28 5 694 :37:9 28, 5:711 -17 3 2:1 5.:728-17 33 2S 5. 4W _26 7 347 6605 17.3 27 6:478 -23.7 450 ---- 271 6 177 -31.2 28 6,4941-23:1 2 6 515 -22:,',' 26 6:220 -32.4i -28.6 '2 400 ---- 27.. 6:999 -36.5 27 7 326 -30 3 28 7,3431-29.5 27 13 7 29.4i 26: 7 031;-39.1 27 177 -34.C 2 7, 7 -23 7 350 ---- 27: 7'912 42 7 27 8261:-38:0; 28,281 36 6 26 7 937-45 01 26 809 - 1 7 2 8,432 -31.1 27i 3Z:3r:.6' Slo 300 ---- 27 8'931 :49:0 27 9,302 -46 7 28 9 331::44:7 27. 11 35. 44 25! 8:944:-51:8i 1 '14 -48 9 2 -39.3 172 11:299, 250 ---- 26 10,116 -53.9 26 0,48S.-54:5 2810:525-53.5' 27:10 558 -51.7 211 l.0j'121.1 :11 1 6 A 727 -48.4 200 ---- 24 11, "S -55.0 26 11,898 -57.4 28J1,942 -57.0 27 11:986 -5613 1. 5 - 5'8 71 2 12 16 9 3 175 ---- 24i12,403: -54.1; 26 12,740 -57.6 M12,7771-56.81 j 27 12,931-572 20 112,353,-53.6 14 12,583 -56.0 2 12,990;-59 5 12 '7 '3:.l 2S 150 ---- 20,13,380 -54.4' 23 13 708 -57.4 2 13 743.-59.01 27 13 802 -58.71 la 13 360 :53:2i .":I. ::% 125 ---- 19 14,540 -55.4 19 14:850 6 0 245 14:882 -61.9 20 1494211-62.C 14'14:540: 54 6 114 - 55: I" 2 15 :2 100 ---- 13 10 '230 :6*2.'4 21;16,256i-65 4i 25116 3 ';_ 7ilS.944f-57.91 916,184 -56.5 1 16,42791-70 1 80 ----- 1115'95616-67 17,3581-56.9 10 17,612 -64.0 WfI7,609-65:5 71J11:7114 IiS:tl 1 17.74 1-71:4 5119,366 -62.8 I i i L _7 C-g..y, Cuba C-ib-, N.I.. Ch.I.St.. S. C. Ciudad Victori.,V... C.Iuabi., W.. Dodg. City, Kaus. 93 b (1005 b,) (994 b.) 1020 ;b (976 b.) (991 b.) 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- 22 - RADIOSONDE DATA A-9. -thly -1- T.bi. 20-Cotmu-d FEBRUARY 1950

R.-, C.b. R-1.1., T. B. I I.te-ti ... 1 Fell., J.1i.t, 111. L.k.(Ch-l.., L.. j L..d-, Wy.. L.. V.S.., N.,. (1014 b.) (1015 b.) i mi... (977 b.) 1 (999 b.) 1020 b.) (828 b.) (940 b.) ------T----, ------7- - --i -T------ -- T- - -- - ' --- -

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28 4 921.4 77 28 3 24.4 70 2 3611-13.3 69 28 179 -4.01 91 28 514 51 28 1,69 -07 281 660 10.8 32 71 2 1.41 - -- 28 1 921 1 76 28 130 22.9 178 28 168 -- 28 169 15:Z 86 28, 151 E 57 3 66 28 51 5 -4.3i 72 281 60 9 13.6 78 ;O 28 661518:4 76 28 579 19.4 76 ". .. I 71 74 281 579 2. ,77 28 1,039 15.9 28 987 :11 999 -4.11 64 28 Or,7 11. 70 28 102 2 1,030 13.5 27 900 28 1075 15.3 76 El : -10.8i 5 1 -4.3 60 281534' 9.8 62 28 1:558 12.6 28 1:481 28 1507 10.0 30 850 5970 28 1,523 13.3 75 2: 1 425 3 28 450 i 53 2: 2 033 12.71 2 1 6 4 28 927, -4.71 58 28 2,0361 7.11 80 28 2 06510.1 ,"' :10:3 28 2 -6.3i 28 1970 .31 2. 2' 0. 6:2 34 42 2 2 :579 10.1 49 2W 2:49 53 2 5 37 75( 28 2:606 8.4 21, 2 3.1 12 48 4401 54 28 2 572 4.51 28 3'143 6.8 48 28 3,032 -5:621 39 22:1 3'O 87a _ 1 . 3 395 28 3 168, 5.9 37 N 2911 -14 5 47 2 2:971i -8.7 52 28 3:124 2 I 40 70 ------II, i 4. 1 2. 3. 2 3:2614 _-29-2 37 281 3,670 4.. 3 28 3:774 2.6 28 3,750 3.3 4038 3:480-17:4' 5' 21 3 81 3,723 1:71 65,---- 281 4 414 - 7 28 4 :'51Of -2. . 4 50 2. 4: 1511 -15.1i 42 27 4 353i -5.91 288! 4 24 1 .911 36 2.1 4'30 _8 9 36 60' 28 5:105 _4.5 28 4:3 91 _-:01 21, 4:1 -17:4 31 2.1; 4:1070 -13 .2 33 55 2" 5 OM 5 41 2 4 70 23 9 2 4,8081-19. 40 27 5: 03 -10-61 2. 5'.24 _9.6 2k 55 -22 6 2 5 687 18 2 500 28 5,846 -9.5 44 287 5 31921:2 2: 5 507 7541! 28 6,655 -15.3 28 6,636i-14.9 45 27 6 142 -33 28 6:271 :211:11" 27 6: 544-21.2 2:ii 6, - 28.3 2 6465 :24:31 45'---- 28 7 530 -22.2 2: 7 513 -20.61 27 5 51 2: 7 101 3 2 7,394 7,186 -34.T; 2: 7 312 -31.11 40 ----- 2 8:497i-27.4 27 7,856 -45.3 2 -41.4. 2 R340 -34.4 28; 8,103 -42.2 2: 244 -38.71 350 28' 9:498 -29.5 21; 1:126 -50.1 2 28 3 -46:991 30O 27, 9 57 37.8 2: 19 5749j-35 3 271 8,870 -51.0 2: IS:00 -48.5 266 i:4001-42.2 7 55 27JO:8057 :46.8 2 0:82 -45:0 2510;055i-54.5 2 0 2 2'-54.6i 26 10 608]-51.1 2 298 -58.1 27 0 474 25 ----- 9 -56.1' 2612 036 -57.1 26,11 6 9 -6 27 11,876 200 27 12 25 -55.5 27 12:2212i-1.1:.l 23 11,4831-53.2 27 11 6 61 : ; 26 13:09671-58.9 27 13 1 4-5 2312,3461-51.41 25 12 5 4-55.6 25 12,9821-58.91 24 12:5829 -506:06' 27 12,713!-5589.21 17 ----- 150 2'14,054-63.3 25 14,07V-64.9 20A 353i-52.1 25 13,4 71-,5.5-4 24 13,850 -6I.lj 2313 512 -56 11 27 13,683 :58.81 1514 oi 20 14 _,7 .71 22 14,987-M 7' 125 26 15,160 -68 5 20 15,17V-11:.1 22 14:673 -S7:S; 25114 920 60.81 1916 075 -59.0 22 16: 205 _63.71 10 21 16 493;-73:6 IS: 485 - 74 615,:No -53:9 9116,0 01-57.71 20 16 32C-68:51 80 ----- 16 17:5 9V:7.4-.1 17 !98 -74.7 017: 0-68.1 13 17,494 -59:4 17.IL.7:112 _M.31 60 ----- 719,492, 6 619 ,305 -59 3 35I _6 2.21

I I i 1 1 i I --- - -i--I -- -L-- --- , ------1 1 1 1 1 - I -- L--- Little R-k, &k. Naz.t1a.2... I Xdf-d, O-g. I , i Krid., Vex. mi-ii Fl.. 1 W-aet-.C-.t, I ee. (1011 b.) (101 (972 b.) i (1014 b.) (102 b.) (1017 b. i (1000 b.) i T------I ------.1 --T - -- --T--- -1 -- -4 . -T-- I -- - - I - i S. f.- 28 71I 74 r 28 14 21.2 77 28 4 11 5;6 79 28 127 23.4 70 281 184 20 01 74 1 227' 14, -0-7.470 2 177 5 6 77 1000-- 2816f 2, 8 2 113 20.7 68 28 1 , -- 28 51 22.7 2:i 0 20:3 :9 71 150 . 1, 74 2: 174 I ; 950 ---- 28 594 623 17.2 9 271 561 -1.8i 71 63 7:,l2 :3:4 2:i28 10265691 20.722.6 3136 28 1,028587' 46 ':4 3 2 1 2 -,-7 1:4 57 900 ---- 281031 11 2 22.' ,.R2 N 70 281 l'o-I 14 5 ." 1 271 1,989 -4:2 99 2: I,036 4 7 271 439 _4 364 28 1,50 1 35 55 850 ---- 281:508 1:516 17.3 28 28 1 491 1.7 60 28 1,548 14.2 74 281 2'0661'.21 11:49.0 67 1 52 800 ---- 28 2 004 4.6 54 i W 2,030 13.8 28 2 1977 1.1 60 28 2,058 74 2 52 , 27 1, 916 _5.655 28 1,992 20 282 :534 2.3i49 W 2,577 10.2 3 28 2:113 -3 7 5 9 2: 2: 1 7.9 63 81 27 2,426 7.. r,7 2: 2 5 a -. 3 47 47 28 3,139 6.0 4 2 so' 1:7 42 750 ---- 283'082 3 28 3033 -6 354 2 3 1601 5:9 6 2:1 3: l.2 45 271 2'956 9.4 57 2 3: O'o -2:: 700 --- 46 650 ---- 28 i3'672 1 4::, 45 2: 3 7 7 1.6 301 28 3 613 -3.96 50 28 3,773 3 5 2 3,768 15 261 3,533 -12.4 54 27 ,647 44 60 ---- 2 _ . 2: 411 -. 1 2 2 4,133 -15.0 49 27 4,263 3, 40 28' 4,29E -8 9 4342 2 4:382 -7-3 27 422:8 1 4 46 4 4,402 -22 40 550 ---- 28 4,966 12:4 26 5,070 :4 27 482 17 84 2 5:107 _4 4 2: 5,090 -64 2: 4 7984:2129:0 27 4 934 -13.6 50 ---- 5,826 _11. 2 25 :50 51 411 2 5:647 5 39 28 5 684 -1 40 26' 5,804 -12.0 27 5 595 -22:7 28 5,847 9:O 27 6,633 _16.9 423 -2: 450 ---- 286:463 2 2' 76 47"S 17 3 25 7186356 :3-28 5 2628 7,5366,661 -21.7-147 2727 2 : 270 27:7 2 4 2 40 ---- 287,31a _30 .1 2 : 3 23:9 25 7Sol 23 5 255 7: .5 :33 7 2 7, 26 3 5 350 ---- 288,249 _37.4 201 8,483 31 .0 24 8:107 41 28 8505 -29.3 26 8458 :31:1. 25 ., 028 -40.21 266 8, 208 :307:7 26: 9, 291 -45 2 195 1:5301 -3.1:l 4 9:112 -471:4 2 :585 -38.1 24 210i0:1 1 1 6 300 ---- 6 7IO 7 3_4 1 9 _5 9527 -39.5 2.. :452:4 25 9,25 -4 250 ---- 25jo 4 -53: 1 '.2 0 2 9 2: 10, 813 -47.7 23 0752 -47.71 2 3 2223 11,860IO,= _57-. 14r'.4 a 20 ---- 5 . '12 -57.2 14 11,702 -61.5 26 12,254 -57.3 22 12:2.13 5..5:4 17 11 764 -561 25'11:920 - 6 3 16 173 1. ,1:5 175 ---- 24 76 55.9 15113:. 7-61.0 7 12,553 -58.6 j 2 13,087 - 2 1 21 14 12:646 -56.71 20 12,717 -56:0 22.13,731 13 13, -65 3 j 2 14,030 -66 8 21 13,999 -62.8 1213 :614 -56.91 17 13,688 _57 .2 ISO---- 4 '. S -58.2 1 958 I25 ---- - 0.7 1 1115,055 -68:1 2 15,119 -71.5 17 16,1231-66 3 714 7631-57.61 14 14 100 ---- 9 i I., -:4.5 10!16 384 -71.5 1 16 415 -77.0 141 16.4 53 -70:6 10 16:21 !I-62 1 AO----- 6117:708 -73.3 7 17:613-76,6

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- 23 - RADIOSONDE DATA A-g. .- thly -1- T.blo 20--C-.b...d FEBRUARY 1950

P-tIft.d, H.i- R.pid City D.k' St. C]..d, Min.. S.. A.t..i., Te- S..(J...' .. R. S.nt. A-i-, C-11f, 3--It St-.M-i., Mih, (1011 b.) ( 903 , ..'; (982 b.) (991 b.) 10 15 b.3 (1 011 b,) (993 b.)

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27 20 - 7. 0 74 28 980 -3. 9 74 28 3t7 -10;6 72 28 24 13.0 94 -28 19 22. B a 83 28 221-10.01 76 27 ISO -6.8 65 28 164 28 ISO . 28 581 28 176 -- ; 28 152 22.2 82 26 158 11.4 74 29 164 . !__ 27 -15 :7 6568 28 579 -8.3 64 28 597! 15.21 73 28 600 19.0 93 28 592 12.2 55 28 565I-10 417 900 ---- 27 9716 :2 S 2a 1,010 _'2'3 cla 2N994 -7 0 56 28i 1,054 13.8 73 29 1, 060 15.8 82 28 1 039i 10.6 850 ---- : '6 48 28 975;-11:81 Gs' 27. 1413 -9.5 28 1,467 -1.8 51 28: 1.441_6:5 49 28 1,53n 11.4 73 28 1,54 12.9; 78 28 1:514 8.8 1;4" :I1" 000 ---- I . :2 27 1:881 -10.6 4B 28 1 951 -2 0 49 28 1 914 -7 2 42 29 2,040 8,7 63 28 2,052 10.6 72 28 21013 6.6 31 2.' 7 SI 57 27 2 382 -12.1 49 26 2:469 -4:7 4 7 28 2:123 _-8:7 4 1 28 2,576 6.5 48 213 2:596 8'7 60 28 2 549 3.7 700--750 ---- 51 34 28 2,3731 14.71 51 27 2:901 -13.1 51 28 3 0 2 -7.7 50 28 2,948 10.a 45 28 3,135 3.2 37 29 3 156 6.5 51 29 3:997 ' 36 28 2 8851-16:2 48 G5`O__:_ 2 3 4"9-16.8 28 3:51012:--10:9 47 28 3,523-13,6 44 28 3,733 -. 9 39 28 3:451-18 545 '7 4 36 28 3,764 3.1 45 28 3,692 -3:3 31 III 4 31 1:1 600 ---- 27m 4 0.5 9i-19. 51 2. .'JI, 514 7 42 28 4 120 17 1 46 28 4,366 -5.3 33 28 4,4 05 -. 2 28 4,315 -1.31 4 27 :I 550 ---- 27 4,707 -22.9 42 284:772:21:3 28) 5,044 -10.0 30 29 5,096 -4:2 3 24 7 28 4,84 .5 19.1 27 5'a 39_a 6 28 4,992 -12 .11 500 ---- 27 5,3"-21:3 28 5,541 -23.9 28 5 465 25 7 28 5,773 -15.2 21 "'I 49_32 2 28 5 _lrl. 27 5 354i-29.0 450 ---- 28 6 304 -29 5 28 6:225 :31:1 28 6,563 -20.B 27I C"967 -38 a 2V 6,651) -14.4 28 27I 6:1051:33:8 4DD---- 28 7:131 -36:0 28 7:141 -31.1 28: 7,422 -27.0 27 7,529 -20.6 28 7 344 -29.5 27 6 918. 39 1 350---- 27 7'8 76 -43:5 28 8,045 42.9 297.57 -43.0 27 8,371 -33.9 27 8,502 -27.2 26 8:284-36.6 27 71921. _45 300 ---- 27, 11: SOO -49:3 28 9" 066 __ - 5 29 8,9"1-49.6 25 9,424-41.7 26 9 595 -34.8 26 9 3341-44.4 261 8:83750:3! 24 I. 042 -52 9 28 10,235 -56.9 2710 164-54.0 250 ---- 21 10,646-48.9 2610:843 -44.0 25 10:536'-53.1 26 0 553 .71 200 ---- 23 11,476 -52.5 27 11 646 -56.1 26 11,591 -54,0 17 12,097 -55.2 24 12 306 -54.9 25 11,953 -58.2 175 ---- 25ill:4 55'_ 53' O! 20 12 325 50.5 27 12:497 -54.6 24 12i467 -52.9 13 12,925 -58.6 23 13:146 -60.2. 24 12,791 -57.0 2XI2 322 -51.2 ISO ---- 18 13:340__50.9: 23 13,473 54 6 24 13 4 2-52.4 UJ3,886-61.0 23.14 095 -65:2 23 13 763-57.6 22 13,328 -51 .3 125 ---- 1414 542 53.3 22 14,633 55:0 22 14:6611 -131 8 15,032 -63.6 1. 1' 08S-5 .0 23'15:191 -70 4 21 14:906'-59.8 19 14,517 -52.8,1 9:15 330 -54.4 15 113 066:-56:5 20 16 498 76 4 11 16,293 -64). 7 15 15 954-54.71 10 17:503 -57 3 717,512 -54.1 12 27777 :76:8 617:401 -53,3- 619,487 -68,6

Sp.k..e , W..h. S-n I.I..d, W. 1, T-b.ya, Me.. T..p., VI.. T.t.-h I.I. .d, W.sl,- T.I.d., Ohi. 1R..hi.gt-, D. C. (933 b,) (1015 b.) (774 b.) (102I b.) (1011 b.) (1019 b.)

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t-i'il, d.t. f., hi. ,- I -. -t -ilbl .i J.Y- 11 111,ti- h-idity t 1- 1 Jth t-P-t- I- th- O-C.h- fe' ly ._ e "'p"t d -d '_ """ " t"' b.-i. -f the -p- pI, .... - .,er i-All lel.tiye h..idity b. ti te bti -- d by nleti hy,,- ,., nd IN -- All bse-at-- -h.d.l.d btt.e- 03(0 -d 0501), Cr.CT. .- ept t h.- be.. dj..te N-id., h.- they - t.k. I G T -. 9. f the h-idi y e..ent' the -1- bl.. the p .. ti.g "N..b- f t- th-- f dy.- i beight -, (I. . N- f the _ "" i "ded i. the ". ie.p.,. e - humidity d.t. .. y be f., -- t -d-d pr..-. -tio.. t the 5 b- .. t it :b.1e%.-t . t. nd-db..ed p n .. 1...-- th..leel. 15 b_ h..idity d.t. - n. tP.bli.hed .l....'d P- ... . b-i-A -1-p-di.9 - t-p-t- bel.. -20 _Th... v-g -I- f-1 -t.-d-d p- ..... -f---. - bt-i..d by -di.- Hel.ti- h..idily d.t. bgi-i.g i1h Otb- 1'.1948. -p.ted, .- d te -de.; dy'e .. i, heightnt .de(...p.t-tj.l) . j. -ite . 8 dy._, .. t.,, te PI-Sed in th- t.b]... .. the b.,i. f p UppeI, i i. d e jg -4 -1-ti- h..idity in p--t.

24 - PILOT BALLOON DATA A-.q. -thVy -. H-t -d. T.Ble 21 FEBRUARY 1950

Abil...,.,. Alb,., or- Atl -1., I S .. t .--rck, - -- i II., B.ffal., IB-lingt..,I Ch.rl.st.., C I j G.. (1,095,..), % Do!:) Id.h. I S. To. 2 0 (100vt, (16 C, 73Ohio .. ) (1,198T... 534 .. ) (1,627 .. ) 1 (299 .. ) I ( 05 68 (7 IC'. I ... t"

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_6 S 01 I dj 6 i 0 Zi I I z - I i T- I I S 271225 0.9128 282 1.9 25 263 3.327 2771 2.8 27 294 (.9125 98 0.927 130 4.4 26 268 2.5 2328 1.4 27 219 2.2 24 2501 3.3 28 259 2,6 .- C 25 271 3 6 __ ---- I_ __ 271148 5.1 26 265 3.7 23124 2.9 27 230 2.9 24 252! 4 3 ------24;279 4 6 -- -1 - 211 I : 2 1:5 ------27 269 3.1 25 44 5.3 21 262 6.8 22127 5.1 25 258 4.8 22 265 6 0 ------1 500 ------241242 4 ------'299 7.2 27 274 7.7 25 2 6 5.6 25 4 2:5 15i216037 4 3 16 271 9 3 17128 7.2 24 2 7:7 15 2781 8 .7 28 253 2.5 2:000 ------231246 7.32B 274 2 11.711:1127 21 1:1. 22 III 7 25 229 3.9 111247 3:0 12 278 9:0 1 23 27734 1 291 12 4 2254 3.4 2'500 ------211261 M 27 279 41, 212 2 6 27 2 5 I24 249 6.4 10 255 4.7 23 274 119.S' 154 29615:4 288 256 4.9 3 000 ------20 267 10. 727 288 r,.6 279 3 9 25 296 1 22 25 8 0 i 22 216114.3 13 296116.9 27 263 6 3 4:0 0: ------20 275 12 025 2 3 18 281 17 4122 3011 20 273 10:5 I I (010 __: -:: IS 277 12.89 21 21.1 Z:, 67 : 16 299 11- 19 28011187.4 11 i22.9 26 2 6 9 6 ""00_:: IS279 13 20 91 1 13 285 20.0 78 2 1 273 241212 12 2 83 12.7 12 124 9 14 298 17.7 15 286 1;:;11125 22R. 121 :20 :7 27312.:91 2 22 l I2 86000__::-:::::1I4 2113 19..51l7 .12 I000 42,3 88 12 279 17.02 I '9 22' "II.: 12: 000 ------_jI I-L

Ely, G,..d J.-'G .... b.-, H--- Jcklo-. Joliet, L.."IeR.., little Rock Medford, Vi-i, V.b1I ., Na.hill., N'T t" .I'. Nj1C..) M..t . 1. I., . 11. . . Ak. Oreg. Fl.. Al T.. (11.16 .. ) (l%7C 2 (767 (16 (178 (663 (88 (416 0.) (12 (661.1.) (I82

S-f ------2 235FI.-', 29 315 1.7 21 273 3.1 28 321 0.2 28 76 1 1 23 249 1 5 28 23 .5 2 N 28 7 0.8 27l.. 2_5 27 21-1 1.4 24 246 1 2 500 ------16 23 267 3:0 ------2I 231. :O 28 333 6 27 98 2.9 27 210 2.2421 3 3 1, 000 ------: -_-:: -- --- -i:; 21 264 5 1 211 244 5 1 27 245 3.9 18 285 4.028 27 .7 18 250 5.0 28 187 2:2 26 82 2.1 23 269 2.9 22 234 4.8 1 5 0------28 315 2I2R. 7:. 27 264 10:2 26 257 7,0 18 289 7.5 28 301 .4 15 274 6,4 28 204 4.8 241 12 1.2 20 287 6.8 20 258 S 000 ------28 223 5 28 279 1.3 19 290 12 0 27 269 "7 25 264 ... 162. 11. 428 273 1.5 14 284 8.0 26 227 6.3 231336 2.0 17 290 8.418 273 2: 1:I : 7 I: ::S a,0002,5 0------::: 2728 273235 3:02 2628 26.231 4I2:7 1.7 2.:J7.: 2325 21132 8 12.01 4 22242 2Z 1 3 297 13 211 2741 2:3 11 211 10 20 231 1 I0230 2.5 13 :3 9 I. B2 2%. I. 5 ,-::0 "" I S S '14 296 171 27 27 3 .68 142 23 73.2 12 5 4 000 - -- 24 287 7 3 21 288 7.2 14 288 21:5 19 297 I4.0 I.20 12:06 12 292,22.5 24 2844 12 276 15,6 13 254 10.2 19 279 3.6 15 290 17.6 5,00 ---- : ----- 23 289 9.7 18 291 11.5 11 299124.7 12 2 2 12.9 11 274 12 24 2871 6.7 12 286 16,1 12 255 12.3 15 274 7.8 12 2997 22 6,00(0::::::-::: 2 94 11 15 300 13.4 11297129 6 20 2731 8.8 12 286 18.9 131272 10 3 11 2 1231 103 292 10:: 18 278113 1 10.0. ------12 000 :2

0"I 'h-. 0. h., .1.1 .. l., R.pid CityJ St. Cl..d, St. Loot., S.. A1101ill S- UIR- It y DkI N. Art%. (.j5 D1kj I (3MI-. W.. C.111. .. S"It", tcT ...W11h. (346 .. ) (306 (338 2 18 (181 .. ) (240'..) (13 (221 (116

S.,f. ------24 302 4.2 27 2507 0.9 2712591 .l 26 210 0.6 288 23 0.3 28 52 3,027 294 1.3 24 2520 23 192 1 0 25 297 3.7 25 286 1526 212 4,2 1:7 26 205i 7-0 ... 24 284 4.3 27 304 4 27 244 1:1 21 248 1.6 2202 .2 ------27 312 21 24 269 2:19 23 194 2:0 255157 285 1.4.6 2592.7 277 2..42I2. 9.0 20 290 1 7 7 26 28 41 1 : 3 25 2 2 4 2 5 24 274 4. 3 2. 1.4 .5 28 3.51 3.0 27 305 4.5 202I 95 .3 22 214 3.5 23 1:500 ------16 293 2:2 26 283 2.2 24 2491 5.9 20 280 7 4 28 207 1 5 27 308 4.8 25 304 6.0 18 2797.7 18 229 4 3 2129 .3 17 307 5 618 214 9.9 2.000 ------14 289 14.4 25 280 3.2 22 2671 9.3 19 276 9:6 27212 1:4 24 297 7 525 298 I "215 10.2 17 247 4.4 22 295 .8 17 304 7:513228 9.7 500 ------11 293 15.4 24 273 3.7 21 2W10.6 1: 281 I . 6 96 4301N .I 1 265 7 22 303 2 1 14 3 4 0 9 2254 1 9 242 9:92 1. 142 13.1.7 7 4OM00 - - - 2223 27 6:54 7 2027'21 274 111:46 12941285 15:612 2 2425 287267 4.72.9 1622 286288 11:211611.1 24 31.1303 12.51 1 14 211289 11 11511 2.212 2 10.97 2122 1,715296 122 98 0...... 1) .111:7 1 2. .:l 20 2 8 7J8 2..1114.:. .4 2 96 I. I 2. 2.9 6:1 10 294 11 I113 3 13 277 12.9 19 283 .:I 112. '22.2 56 000------18 2 112116 2. I. II :.4 2I:! 19 286 8 7 11 295 22.7 12 277 13.0 16 271 S. 29 a1300 ------13 2 10 8112 283120.3 15 2 4 0 1 10,000 10 2 8.8

Sp.k j1111h11gt1', W..h. D. C. (725 (24 .. )

S-f------25 185 3.2 23 2.8 50 500 ------23 1:000 ------25 205 6.5 23 7:4 1 500 ------24 223 9 1 23 2 10 6 2 000 ------20 235 :8 17 2 12:9 2 9 14 "' 241 S.. 2 15 .1 17 2.11 .. 7 13 2 17 .0 4 000 ------114 270 14.6 10 2 21 .3

.. Th.- free -il r.-It"t Id. - based .. pilot balloon obse-atio.. MA. W - 270'); speeds i. -t..s per eec..d. S, 2100 GCT.; directi ... I. deg-S. fr- orth (S - 3601's - go"$ - ISO';

- 25 - RAWIN DATA Al-9. -- thlY baltUit -4UU T.W. 22 FZRAUARY 1050

Aib.q-q..Big Spri.91 Bi..."k Br ..... ill Carib-, C.1..bi.jGrand J--IG .... b.-.1 9RtUr.., I.t. .ti Littl. R-k, N.V- To,. 11, Dk T... ,i- : S. C. W.. C.I.. N.C. N.C. F.1 , I Alk (1,636 (774 505 (7 (191 (13 (237 (1,473 (275 (3 (358 M.) (80

Adbbd. (-M A,

R -5 ZZ 2 A ZI Z6 Z: ; Z6i A .6I. ZO Z J Z AOZ

------28 27 2.0 28:'139 3.3 28 S 5: 0.5281153-C 28 313 3.7 28 213 .8 28 11 0.4 315 28 258 1 728' 247i05 ------27 145 ID. I. & ------2817 27 500 ------6-526 304 4.7 28 232 3: 15 1. 27 261 4:9 291 239 1,000 ------2-8 92, 3.9 2r, 276 4.6128 159, 5, 8 28; 301 5.4 27254 27 2576.4 I Sao ------26290 6.8 28 183 3-9126t2ft 27 263i; 8.91 26 2771 8.4 28] 29 3. 2612 8,9 28 287 727211' 2: 000 ------29 330 ;-;12.28 223 5'1' 4:: 2 1 21,1,21! l 2.1 2 1,2' 1.2 .7:3 24 277'I 7:2' 2172 :9 28 272 1: 27 270'I, 11.3 26 27 I 12 1.1 2,500 ------128 302 5.2 28,267 %8! 24 22 9 a 5129 290 I 9.6 201269'10.22" 2 2T 22:0,272 10 I', 221 2.., 6 280 13.11 262 72.2913.4IN 9.' 7:12 3 .4- 23i 292 11.0 28 25316 4:7.28 277 2. 247!1 26j 272 15 262714 21 16 122 11.1 400:000 ------2828 274028 97:0 12.271 2' 2211I N 23- 211.; 2..3 27 2 W7.9 2727114.41 2217:'71 '!,, 27 1725, 16.8 ------28 285 10.3 27 272 12.5 18 300 U 12.D 5,0000 2I7 17:7 15.8 26 26271 16.1 11262115.4 261 279, 17:8: 281 285; 9. 9 23' 273 20.7 211 27 IS 51 2i 2 961 154242411:3 6 Go ------28 280 12:83 24 27"2 300 9:6 6261 24 269A8.3 25 275 2 0 - 5; 28,283 12.81 2V 27* 2,1:1 113 2721 1:1' 2 1181 11:I26.6 17 S S:OOo ------22 273111I2 2 5 I. 9222!..2149:4420 273 23.3 IS 2701 20.2 24 290 14.61 It 277;222.5 221 29Z 20.1274 22.9 ,0. 000 ------21280 41!5 7282 17.6 IIA07 2O.8i22 26 17.415 258 24.7 IGL ZGZ 2,2.3, I& 2W 17 I 10' 283 30.04, Ili2 11. TI& 114 1.1:312 21 15.8 12,14,0 0------1127613 2 1 20:',19 0 'II 26527.5 m 12 262' 2 9. 113 25P 21.6 11 285 26. 71 10 291: 18:3;12.,I 12 266 20.7 19, 3001 16.A 26,00000 ------ID 292146S :

M.df-d, 91-L, N..t..kt, N.sbill., N., Ol... Okl..d, OkI.h.- Rapid City, B.. A.t..i. S.. J.-, St. CI-d,S..t. A.ri., 0-9. Fla.TL.. Calif. 'City, Okla. S.D.:.) T.x. P. R.) ICal if. (401 (112 (14 (180 (6 (B m.) (392 (980 (242 (2S 318 (72 0.) -T- S-11 ------28 26 255 0.8 261 91 1.6'28 246' 0.7 29 61 35 0, 6i 0------28 187 1.4 28' 93 3:1j 261'2.1 5.4 2W 2172 I 228., I.1287:271 1 2 7------2.128i1 2 737 2.4 221 322;327 0.6:1. 292713 2.2 ------28 199 2.4 28 W 2. :284 .31 28 236 3.2 27 2.1 2'.'3 28 239 .7 281 ,:7 3 S27 7. 1:. 20 3071 2. 274 2 2 1:5001,000 ------:28:213 4.6W 79! 1. 262 96:32 027 276 6262.7. 225. 4::2 4 2.21 26' 262 5.4 28i291 4328 207 S2:6.j27 'II 29314 2.. 2 000 ------2229 222 6.78270 3 .7 26 11.7 26 276 11 2, 12.. 2: 2.2 2C6.0 27272 j. 6: 2 131 I1.6 2,500 ------26 238421 8.5 28 82 1.4 26 268 21 1'§ I 14 21,; 272 . .02 0.228249 7,1 28, 3091 3.1 2' 2 2 4 28 305 7.6 28 235 6.5 3 00 0...... ------2023 25 9.5 27273 2. 92.; 2.5 II 4 27 131 25; 253;257 11.78.112 2812rf 7j276 5 26 273' 11.':Oa3081 31 211 300 11.6 27;2641 6 272T .12,891 2:.14.21 2,11272 .1 2.1 102, 1.1 4:000 26713.6 27i266 64 :42 2426 268264 .2241:0 92 2241264 18.8 25 262 11.7 271274 7.5 26 276 13.2 28290 G.7. I'.': 5,000 ------18 275 15.2 27 2732 112 6,000 ------18 274'17.2!26 278;10.4 22 268; 26.42265,1. 6 2320.3 120 25 266259 18.4-214.01261281 9.3 2S 271 14-0 2 Irl 29,2 14 9j 266i 14-0128 309 2.0 2$ 20 14.22:2 7.7 5.271 11 'll.:o 2;21 .j2 2 106,000 00 ------II 279 20.3!22 278 19,3i 17; 270 28.8: 12 276i 24:0 15 27129.fi 2t 192 1 2212 :4. 2.2 l..21 241263i81 25.4 27 S 5 I&,*2 15.2279122.722 T9.4 12 0000 ...... Vii275127.2 10 292 30.5 15 272;25.4115299 14.5 211 2 65 24 2I1:4 3:1 24 268 19.8i 2 ,267,27. 25.61 I 26M7I, 20.22991 13:25 14 30 31! 28:r 000 ------11 277:28 V293113.2 1712I.J24 262 29.6, 11 256 21.I 74 16 S:,GOO------13 270' 25. 0 10 29122 1. 16 12 263L 19. 11 4.3127 14.2 IGOO ------22'20 276285 2211. N, lo 3311 3 .

S-It 8., spk', T.t ... ft W..h, 33 221 0.) (726

S-rf ------28! 4 2.9 28 173 1.8 24 160 4.2 500 ------i28 323i" -;- "I 196 6.2i 23.0 2,:2I. 7.4 1 000 ------28 2g2 00 ------:27 291 4.6 2" 2211 1:1" 24 221.1 7:4 2,000- 26 296 62,9 2,500------: 2 129,,161: 4 271241110..,232 23242923 23, 7.5 31000 ----- 25 2:91 26"". 24.111!0 :rII1'1 .23 24r0 4,000------:A 2 11':76i 22211 5,000- ;293 15.9'2626415.3 18 271 15.7 GO...... 16'28619J 19.7 23 260 17,5 17I27T 17.7 'Goo ...... 11279 23.0 20272 20.2. 11280 25,5 16 13 260. 21.5 12,000 ------10 272 21.6

Th- -. 1t..t I.da - ba..d .. -i. b"".tion. md. .. " 0300 .p"d. 1. -t.r. pr -cad. GC. T.; diret i... d.gr ... f- -th (N - 360',E - 90-,S - 180',W - 270') -t' p-P rd fr.. -i- at high Itit.d.. a- bi.-d t -rd _ .1, 1, h. 1 th Be. .0t. f.ll..ig tbI. 3 i. tb J.-ry 1950 I..- f th. CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA. 1-r id w ., V.1 .11.9 1. thi. tab . d I.f.l. h. .. d N.ti-l S-". .Itn "..ti.. h.. th. _'r . I i..1.9 i. gr-t- th.. th r-,

26 - SOLAR RADIAnON DATA

mdi.ti.. itt ... iti.., tb.l.t.d I. I..91.y.. FEBRUARY 1950 V.P- -. ith V.P- S-'. -ith dt-- PI---, PI--- A. M. E.S.T. Dt. A. M. P M, E.&T, DV 7:30F1:30 ...... L75; 7O 'r 10-_ 60.0' 1 70.7' 1 75,7' 783' P

TABLEMOUNTAIN, CALIF. BOSTON,buss.

Ai Ai 3.76 3.01 2.26 1.51 -0.75 1.51 .7" 4.96 3.96 7 .0.99 1.98 2.97 3.96 4.96

Mh Mb, 1 F.b. ------1.50 ------3---- 0.90 1.09 1.25 1.43 1.46 1.29 1.13 ---- 3.1 1.9 17 ------I 47 .86 1.01 1.16 1.39 ---- 1.40 ------1.1 .9 ig ---- 1.14 1.23 1.33 1:46 2'1'::: 1,03 1.15 1.23 1.44 ------.6 .7 1.13 1.22 Ave- 2 1.32 1. 46 ------1.42 ------.93 1.08 1.23 1-42 ---- 1.43 1.29 1.13 ---- A-- .g- 1.14 1.22 1.32 1.4C ---- I ---- -24 .. 26 .. 30 1 -28 ---- -2 3 .23 "30 ----

t- -. 03 -. 04 .05 .04 BLUE HILL, MASS.

LINCOLN, NEBR. Ai.

4- -3 , 8 9T 2,92 94 2 92 3. 89 4 86 .94 _U4STI 4.77 3.81 I.., F... 2.86 3. j3 ---- 0.93 1 1.09 1 26 1.47 ---- 1.41 1.35 1.17 1.07 3.1 1.7 Fb. 4---- '4 .94 I: 24 1.211 - 2.1 2.8 2----- 0.94 1 06 1.20 1.33 1 22 1.06 ---- 1.11 1.9 8- 1.09 1. 0 1.24 ------.99 .84 74 1.1 2. 9----- .89 I: 00 1.13 1.31 1.361.35 1 : 16 1.03 4.6 12 ::: .92.91, ------4.5 3.3 15 1 118 2.1 18... ------1.25 ------3,2 3.1 1------I lel 1:22 I:14:, :7 6------:3, 1 1 24 1) B. .7. I.5 2:7 20 --- .94 1. 013 1 . 18 1.37 ---- 1.42 ------.8 .7 18 ------1.40 1.31 1.13 1.02 .89 2.1 1 9 21 --- 1:02 1:14 1 27 1.43 ------.4 .6 25::: 91 I 0 3 1:14 1.33 ---- 1.42 1.23 1.14 1.03 1.7 1,1 1.35 1.3 1.3 -g- .92 103 1.17 1.32 1.36 1.30 1.10 .916 .77 26 1.02 1.11 1.23 ------27---' 1.00 1.11 1.20 ------1.23 1.06 .94 .7 .9 Dlpll- 2.--- 1.02 1.14 1.24 1.35 ------'.02 .. 02 '.02 _02 -. 03 -. 11 .114 -I3 .9 1.5 A-_ ag-, .96 1.08 1.20 1.33 ---- 1.44 I.21 1.05 .95 MADISON, WIS. !DIP,,.; '.05 t_ DC, .. 09 .. 04 ------15 .. 07 .. 05 .,05

Ai - RATIO, BOSTON/BLUE HILL ON COMPARABLEVATES 8 i i i 4.81 ' 3.84 i 2.8 1 1. 92 1-0, 96 1.92 1 2,88 1 3.84 4.81 --- i - i I

------1. 11 1. 24 1. 24 1. 14 2. 21.6 0.97 0.98 099 1,00 0.99 0.96 0.97 ------3- - 0.i6 0.95 LOS 1,31 1.28 1.01 1.32 4----- .95 1. 04 1 22 - ---- 2.f 3:3 11 ---- .91 1.04 1.16I .15 25 ---- ,3.I 3 16 ---- 76 BB 1.02 ------f 7--- - .66 91 1,22 i 1.31 91 r Th tl `4 ... '.35 7i y 1950, I s i-td i TsbI1h IO 'j.... _j_', ... rl,,,b I I- b.. 11, 96 1.06 1.19 1.37 - I 1.0 - 12 h T s hif - it- ph- 27 ------.90 1 :9 b 1:1626 ---- - 64 - t thi, id.X t I th-1 d.b_,t..J--d.Iy" i.,i.. f. ..th...I -1-, i-, i.di-td 28 ------:: __ - : 5 ti.1 itY- - "' ""' A-1 i I -p-i... f th Bl- Hil1,M-.,--d. .. -p-bl d.t- .89 .94 1.07 1.25 ---- 1.25 1.02 ------sid-ti.- i- gi- t th, -1-11Y 1-- t-.ph- t 111 i i. t,- .04 -. 06 _07 -. 07 ---- -. 06 -. 14

-h.trp.l.td

S I., -diati.. i.t...iti.. xp-sssd i. P., i-t. P-r i. th. M..thlY V..th- R-i--, -l. 72, W.. 1, J--- " 1944, P. 43. A list f 45 f th.t is,,,. A, PI,-.tl 11 11 heliewti tati--s is 91- -- P-9- is, A -PI-- ..tt- ti.. t f-f Tbl..I'-. I 30-f.. Ind 33 (1-71-Y.).-d t. d.-iPti..- -f i--t-- t h.F 1.f.-l- I -- d it -P-tig th. il .... I--- f-, tt.. Ii.t.4 is -tl, -t-ti ...... d -thdo f b-v.ti..,..d t. .-J.. f d.t., - gi-. T.b 30 IPP _. I I- 7 5, N.. 3, M-h 1947, P. 47.

t.t.l. .. d -kly --. g.. f .. d ky -di.ti.-, pi.. th. -diti.. -fl.t.d f- th .-d, . - ied -,ti-1 -fa- f-i.g ... th It DI.. Hill, W.... d-i.9 Fb ... y, 1950 (J... 29-F.b. 25)

T__2 F T_ Jy. S 4 10 11 H.a. 12 13 14 15 16 I la M... ,'2'0 I'0's _q20. I', 4901 1198 28 21 I4. .7 14 17 I9 BB 96 231 158

------191 2 2 22 2.1 71i O'5) 94' 63i 441 94

32.__,-Iy t-t.l. .. d ..kly .,e-ge. f .. I- .. d sky "di.ti.., pi.. th .di.tj.. efl-t.d I--- th. g ... d, Is ... i-d -ti-l -f... f-i.g -tth It BI.. Hill, M.... d-i.g F.b ... t-j, 1950 WI.. 29-Feb. 25)

T 31 3 4 V.. 5 6 7 9 10 11 if... 12 13 14 15J 16 171 19 N... ------36 35 22 702 392 60 54 45 5 35 52 32 20 57 17 441 37 so 34 261 67 771 79 53 ------19 20 21 22 23 2 25 M..n ------94 47 92 89 47 24 8 100 71

L-gI.y is th. -- it I.d t- d-.t .- g- -I-fte P., squ-e e.ti-ter.

- 27 - SOLAR RADIAnON DATA

Table totals pd meekly -eage of solar radiati (direct ad diffuse) reeied on a s.rf.ce, tab.l.ted in Iankly-. FRBRUKRT 1950

0 W Z z M o Date 2,13 Q 0 a I 0 1 A 4 kt m U J 29-- 527 504 93 64 213 346 198 43 158 185 245 82 229 72 277 69 75 71 122 133 1 94 155 1.'l 3 11 294 71 I 25 I251 10667 3952 31 23 2251 2321 JR : 30-- 557 556 297 361 412 341 32 126 126 27 124 51 25 89 164 841 135 87 126 95 117 2 84 166 112 05 14 1 214 214 242'! 2321 1363 5 Jan. 31-- 411 439 334 42 33 2 327 62 79 350 57 167 294 81 35 257 42 114 35 39 20 42 42 3" 241 200 265 63 98 1291 85 220' 2381 991 3 12 28 Feb. ]-- 489 467 8 48 353' 380 20 76 390 31 269 236 240 53 304 75 III 83 132 134 124 181 336 135 230 283 17 174 277! 286 241. 2101 149 2 12 Feb. 2-- 495 451 268 32 356 371 117 313 396 105 385 1 308 19 87 339 48 70 49 63 47 67 47 326 73 101 2 6 39 931 250 249 26C, i 1861 31 12 Feb. 3-- 399 373j 335 373 270 i 73 32B 3q'. 113 329 37 4 ! 230 III 250 308 335 3271 309 329 291 321 343 301 273 255 299 293 266 244 259 258: 236: 1791 58 19 Feb. 4-- 401 376 223 256 431 72 286 336 46 2CS 340i 174 87 274 301 300 327 280 302 263' 19G 306 1(9 166 271 293 273 258 248 192 68 145 i65! 6 1 47

Averages 468 4521 2631 122 283 273 149 189 230 145 272 254 . 113 123 278 136 166 1 30 159 140 137 194 267 153 169 252 150 147 177 18V 213 223 150 39 17 Departures +78 +86 410i -53 77 64 -54 -2G -6 34 .34 61 -29 462 -75 -3 -54 -36 --- +73 -- - 113 +63 -1 +7 --- 21 -- 192 309 281 155 308 122 117 309 99 175 16 259 130 214 149 t371 Irl 150 237 6 Feb. 5-- 395 234 2 19 257 28 2 107 93 298 119 22 290 1(7 219 129 481 51 F1,eb. 6-- 101 115 92 '3 2 114 172 1 46 101 231 22 14 299 79 51 89 6,1 73 64 84 130 77 29 169 81 24 1210 156 99 208 129 491 50 '114 'I 9211 407 4( 198 14.5 3o xr,9 93 F:b 7-- 294 267 269 241) .1:: 88 25 5 1:34 140 1 253 174 317 229 260 G6 287 276 302 308 109 84 160 56: 14 b. 8-- 355 249 317 171 298 1 279 330 25 410 334 397 362 22 337 96 335 201 249 307 257 313 287 3 08 338 108 52 331 24 2 3001 32 0 74 247 73 70. 30 Feb. 9-- 343 22'i 273 50 261 201 88 271 327 4 0 374 342 i 76, 33 1 337 39 1 211 59 4 5 49 29 113 199 80 22 215 182 28 278 1 30 3 137 142 179 160 179 193 259 37 78 273 43 144 91 82 74 214 Feb, 10-- 479 422 53 159 158 57 370, 164 172 94 3 15 1 51 192 122 1 06 227 8 0 302' 3 IC i189 274 is 68 24 :.I.,I: 343 3VO 18 4 268 341 3171187 446 2D7 247 123 145 L85 1 5.5 43 345 40 49 22 83 37 6 I08 37 32 8 I 5 7 I6 1 .3 2 4 37 25'i 106 136; 146 270 10 5

265 237 169 2sr, 242 172 173 291 348 255 220 102 156 206 136 162 110 1 3 7 121 166 155 50 181 123 155 186 169 206 230t 114 2171 140i 69 33 Departures -51 -79 -59 -16 -26 -3 -39 -61 -8 ___ -31 -29 -71 -13 -42 -78 -25 -89 -82 -51 +50 -44 - 50 -,6 -4 ------38 --- +12

Feb. 12-- 183 168 398 157 386 332 189 21 422 244 250 360 93 1771 110 331 155 301 359 309 303 370 334 296 02 291 63 286 172 2 00 208 242 27 F:b 13-- 424 254 385 169 387 308. 30 27 342 21 435 263 412 131 33 115 281 122 173 123 103 146 107 51 66 23 5 6 2 2431 317'1 97 216 145 41 F b: 14-- 470 480 356 173 370 324 36 36 384 38 246 III 318 23 284 67 105 78 66 I 61 R2 69 180 94i 24 Feb . IS--- 350 441 233 77 22 62 126 1 3 136 " 3819 122 290 368 72 305 316 200 281 424 57 358 325 38 98 400 52 53 40 41 1 25 49 35i 182 86 97 Feb. 16-- 598 548 307 47 93 196 46 4 8 88 146 t52 282 377 380 388 254 82 414 234 122 422 282 153 169 374 166 137 127 123 66 183 113 90 1 78 131 277 173 14 9 97 231' tO5 260 133 134 1 122 Feb. 17-- 385 386 381 390 333 361 162 389 441 161 388 364 247 135 327 1 149 236 128 157 106 258 205 348 129 277 344 175 18 7 203 2471 175 147 144 153 122 Feb. IS-- 475 467 377 338 402 350 289 261 438 242 4415 374 403 267 404 1 254 282 342 221 161i 219 240 355 133 148 98 3311 113 175 3119 295 2111-1 144 134 11 '3

Averages 412 392 377 240 j A 321 141 2 4 384 126 363 297 238 126 276 162 142 163 163 122' 170 168 280 138 119 164 198 86 170 270 1434 2411 167 113 80 Departures +10 +34 +51 +19 ,7 i 28 -86 I'S -14 __- +39 +12 +40 -53 +18 -81 -7(3 -64 -72 -62 i --- , --- +23 --- -78 -63 -8 -78 --- +22 ---

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