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THE CLIMATE OF CALVERT COUNTY 



The largest snowfall in any year was 40 inches in 1899, and the least 

 5 inches in 1896. The most remarkable fall of snow in Calvert County 

 took place during the noted cold wave of February, 1899. In that 

 month 23 inches was recorded at Solomons. The largest snowfall in 24 

 hours was 9 inches on February 12, 1899 ; next to this is 8 inches Decem- 

 ber 10, 1904; 7.5 inches December 5, 1893, and February 17, 1902, 

 Snow does not usually remain unmelted on the ground for any length of 

 time in southern Maryland, and therefore the following record of un- 

 melted snow on the ground at Solomons during February, 1899, is 

 unique : 



February 1, 4 inches; 2d, 2 inches; 3d, 1 inch; 5th, 0.5 inch; 6th, 3.5 

 inches; 7th, 6.0 inches; 8th, 5.5 inches; 9th, 5.5 inches; 10th, 5.0 inches; 

 11th, 5.0 inches; 12th, 12.0 inches; 13th, 20.0 inches; 14th, 16.0 inches; 

 15th, 12.0 inches; 16th, 12.0 inches; 17th, 10.0 inches; 18th, 6.0 inches; 

 19th, 3.0 inches; 20th, 1.0 inch. 



TABLE XV. 

 Monthly and Annual, Snowfall (Unmelted) at Solomons, Md. 



Year. 



a 



1-5 





03 



® 



a 



1-5 



ft 

 CO 



o 



O 



o 



o 



oj 

 3 



a 



1892... 

 1893... 

 1894... 

 1895... 

 189B . . . 

 1897... 

 1898... 

 1S99... 

 1900... 

 1901 .. 

 19n'.'... 

 190:i... 

 1901... 

 190.5... 



Means 



9.3 

 7.3 

 1.5 



16.0 

 T 

 8.3 

 1.0 

 7.7 

 1.0 

 6.0 

 6.1 

 3.4 

 6.5 



14.0 



6.3 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



0.1 







T 



3.0 







1.5 







T 



0.3 







1.0 



1.0 



T 



7.5 

 2.8 

 2.7 

 1.7 

 1.2 

 1.0 

 3.2 

 3.5 

 0.6 

 1.2 

 3.0 

 15.5 

 0.5 



26.5 

 13.1 

 31.5 



4.9 

 15.4 



5.9 

 39.9 

 17.5 



8.5 

 15.4 



7.4 

 29.6 



ir.o 



0.4 



3.2 



17.9 



Greatest Amount. 16.0 

 Least Amount — \ T 



23.0 

 0.2 



6.8 

 



2.0 

 



39.9 

 4.9 



T Indicates traces of precipitation. 



WINDS AND WEATHER. 



From the description of the station at Solomons it will be seen that 

 the local topography is such as to permit free wind movement ; how far 



