Wayne County 



775 



changed conditions then brought about there came a demand for 

 i f ru it-, a large supply of which has been made possible by 

 cold storage. Several large cold storage plain- arc now in opera- 

 tion — notably at Lyons, Williamson, Sodus, East Williamstown, 

 North Rose, -and Red Creek — which handle not only fruit, but 

 also great quantities of vegetables. It is of interest to note that, 

 according to the federal census of 1910, Wayne County leads in 

 the production of raspberries and field corn. The 1918 census 

 gives Wayne County second rank in the production of cherries. 



CLIMATE AND RAINFALL 



The most valuable meteorological records in Wayne County 

 have been made at Lyons, at an elevation of 426 feet. The ob- 

 server was Dr. M. A. Veeder. 



Average dates for the last killing frost in spring and the first 

 in fall are April 29 and October 16, respectively, giving a growing 

 season of 170 days. 



The following table, compiled from observations covering the 

 period from 1889 to 1908, shows both normal and extreme tem- 

 peratures and precipitation: 



Record of Temperature a\d Precipitation at Lyons 







Temperature 







Precipitation 







Aver- 

 age 



Highest 

 maximum 



Lowest 

 minimum 





Amount in 24 

 hours 



Snow, 





Degrees 



Year 



Degrees 



Year 



inches 



Greatest 

 record, 



inches 



Year 



depth 

 in inches 



January 



February 



March 



April 



2-5.8 

 24 .4 

 33.5 

 46.0 

 57.8 

 67.2 

 71.0 

 69.3 

 63.5 

 50.9 

 39.9 

 29.7 



48.2 



70 

 66 

 83 

 88 

 91 

 94 

 99 

 96 

 96 

 85 

 70 

 65 



99 



1906 



1906 



1905 



1902 



1903 



1907 



1902 



1906 



1905 



1900* 



1902* 



1897 



1902 



—18 



—13 







15 



26 



36 



43 



45 



35 



21 



9 



—8 



—18 



1907 

 1SS6 

 1907 

 1904 

 1902 

 1906 

 1898 

 1904 

 1905 

 1905 

 1905 

 1902 



1907 



2.84 

 2.48 

 2 75 

 24.6 

 3.06 

 4.08 

 3.70 

 3.49 

 2.62 

 3.10 

 2.91 

 2.97 



36.46 



1.50 

 1.40 

 2. 50 

 1.20 

 1.98 

 2.80 

 2.25 

 3. .50 

 2.43 

 2.80 

 2.40 

 1.60 



3.50 



1892 

 1908 

 1900 

 1906 

 1907 

 1901 

 1893 

 1893 

 1890 

 190.5 

 1900 

 1907* 



1893 



17.3 



17.2 



12.4 



2.5 











June 



0.4 



July 



August 



September .... 



October 



November. . . . 

 December . 



Year 



0.2 



5.9 



13.5 



69.4 







Also earlier years. 



