Meteorological Observations at Hudson, Ohio. 283 
The following table shows the average fall of rain for the dif- 
ferent seasons. 
9 A.M. 3 P.M. Sum. 
Spring, 6395 1-924 8:319 
Summer, 8-010 2:894 10-904 
Autumn, 5:°324 2:078 7-402 
Winter, 4-485 1-669 6154 
The following table shows the amount of snow in inches for 
each month of the seven years. 
_ Months. 1838-39. 1839-40. 1840-41. ]1841-42. ) 1842-43. 1843-44. 1844-45. Mean. 
October, 3°5 OF 2:5 Ze LOs ee 
November, fea Sey ern) Lae elds: LZ 
‘December, 5-5 (12: \16- | 9- 7-5] 25 | 9- | 88 
January, DRA Or id WOM MAL. bo (OI) |i ly Re 
February, Sra [Plea iso, toe | B75) Wo.) 8-5) 7-4 
March, Ars hn Ao 6:1 6:5 126-5|8'6 
April, 35 | 4: 0:5 Per eS 
Year, §+=(34: (87: |52:5 32: | 49-529-5 | 62-5/42-4 
March 7, i841, seven inches of snow lay on the ground ; March 
13, 6:5 inches of new snow fell, and during the two or three sub- 
sequent days there was a slight increase, making thirteen inches 
on the ground at one time, the greatest depth I have ever seen in 
Hudson. It is said to have been the deepest snow known since 
Feb. 1818, when it was about twenty inches on a level. In 
Dec. 1811, the snow is said to have fallen two feet deep. 
The following are all the instances in which an inch of rain has 
fallen in 24 hours. 
Date. Amount. Time. Date. Amount. Time. 
1842, Feb. 4, 1:564 18 hours. |/1843, June 5, 1-940 12 hours. 
“ March5, 1112 20 “ | “« «© 15 1944 12 « 
« July 9, 1-158 24 “ | “ Aug. 17, 1095 5 « 
(14 66 30, 1°-491 18 66 ce 6c ce 1°458 9 6c 
ecg pebcersy PG 2Q\.> eM wepin ia. meO7o, Lo ce 
) Augeeos. Looe 68 © i844 June '2;- 1285 ‘9% 
6c 66 66 9-508 24 6c 66 3 17, 1:248* 5 66 
6c 3 “ 93-170 36 6c 6c Aug. 28, Qe Oy ONT, 66 
<) "Sepia ieee a |< “Sept. 29, 1:092 24 « 
ec"  Oet. 7a0,;’ 1:08. 1Shas 
* Of this quantity, -935 inch fell in about fifteen minutes. 
