202 THE CLIMATE OE CALVERT COUNTY 



1896.— Jan. 1 to 16 (17). 1896.— May 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 



March 1 to 10 (10). (1.76). 



Sept. 30 to Oct. 10 (11). July 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (2.41). 



Oct. 24 to Nov. 13 (11). 



Dec. 1 to 14 (14). 

 1897.— Dec. 23, '96 to Jan. 12 (21). 1897.— July 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 



March 25 to April 3 (10). (3.63). 



Aug. 31 to Sept. 22 (23). Oct. 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 (3.57). 



Nov. 15 to 25 (11). 

 1898.— Feb. 1 to 14 (14). 1898.— Feb. 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 (1.71). 



March 5 to 14 (10). Aug. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 (5.86). 



May 31 to June 10 (11). Dec. 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 (1.39). 



1899.— Oct. 19 to 28 (10). 1899.— Feb. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 (1.88). 



1900.— April 23 to May 2 (10). 1900.— July 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 (1.97). 



June 18 to July 3 (16). Aug. 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 (5.75). 



Aug. 30 to Sept 10 (12). 



Oct. 14 to 23 (10). 



Nov. 10 to 24 (15). 

 1901.— Dec. 31 '00 to Jan. 9 (10). 1901.— May 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 (1.29). 



Feb. 10 to 21 (12). Dec. 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 (2.33). 



April 26 to May 7 (12). 



Oct. 15 to Nov. 12 (29). 

 1902.— Jan. 4 to 17 (14). 1902.— Jan. 29, 30, 31; Feb. 1, 2 



Feb. 3 to 15 (13). (1.56). 



March 18 to 27 (10). 



April 10 to 28 (19). 



May 28 to June 6 (10). 



July 7 to 17 (11). 



Aug. 23 to Sept 1 (10). 



Sept 10 to 19 (10). 



Oct. 13 to 26 (14). 



Nov. 7 to 17 (11). 

 1903.— March 10 to 20 (11). . 1903.— Oct. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 (1.85). 



May 5 to 21 (17). 



Oct. 25 to Nov 4 (11). 



Nov. 18 to 28 (11). 

 1904.— April 9 to 25 (17). 1904.— July 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 (2.50). 



Aug. 29 to Sept. 13 (16). 



Sept. 21 to Oct. 5 (15). 

 1905.— April 14 to 25 (12). 1905.— May 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 (4.28). 



May 17 to 28 (10). 



Sept. 21 to Nov. 1 (11). 



The longest period of drought on record was from October 15 to 

 November 12, 1901, or 29 consecutive days without more than a trace 

 •of rain. This late fall drought was probably not as injurious to crops 

 -as the earlier one of 23 days' duration from August 31 to September 22. 



