24 ORCHAKD FRUITS IN VIRGINIA AND OTHER STATES. 



of this Department and are of interest in showing certain general 

 climatic features of the Piedmont region. Corresponding data from 

 the Coastal Plain are also inserted for comparison. As will be noted, 

 the records are the monthly summaries for the years 1902 and 1903. 

 The records of not less than two years are desirable for such com- 

 parison, because of the climatic differences which frequently occur 

 from year to year, even in the same locality. The special reason for 

 selecting the data for 1902 and 1903 in the present case is because 

 of their application to the phenological data appearing on later pages. 



Table I. — Climatological records for Bedford City and Petersburg, Va., 1902 and 1903. 





1902. 



19a3. 



Temperature. 



rrecipi- 

 tation. 



Temperature. 



Precipi- 

 tation. 



mum. 



mum. 



Mean. 



mum. 



mum. 



Mean. 



Bedford City (elevation, 947 feet; 



















approximate latitude, 37|°) : 



°F. 



°F. 





Inches. 





°F. 



°F. 



Inches. 



January 



55 

 68 



13 



34.6 





65 



12 

 6 



36.2 



5. 14 

 5.48 



February 



12 



33 



5.40 



70 



41.9 



March 



75 



19 



48.4 



3. 86 



79 



29 



53.6 



5. 63 



April 



May 



90 



32 



55.1 



1. 73 



89 



25 



57.4 



2.92 



95 



41 



69.6 



1.91 



98 



38 



68.8 



.77 



June : 



102 



46 



73.6 



4. 58 



91 



45 



70.4 



8. 04 



July 



101 



56 



79.6 



2.49 



100 



51 



79.2 



1.79 



August 



96 



53 



76 



2.34 



98 



56 



76.8 



4.06 



September 



95 



39 



68.3 



1. 94 



92 



40 



70.1 



2. 97 



October 



82 



35 



58.8 



6. 52 



84 

 80 



35 



60 





November 



78 



25 



54.5 



2. 17 



19 



45.8 





December 



65 



12 



38.1 



2. 86 



50 



12 



33.2 









Petersburg (elevation, 14 feet; ap- 



















proximate latitude, 37J°) : 















36.9 





January 



69 



14 



36.8 



2. 95 



58 



16 



2.72 





69 



7 



34.4 



5. 67 



72 



10 



42.2 



5.52 



March 



81 



17 



50.9 



2.60 



77 



25 



53.7 



8.11 



April 



89 



29 



56.2 



3. 53 



89 



37 



57.2 



4.63 



May 



92 



43 



67.6 



3. 86 



98 



40 



66.8 



3 



June 



98 



51 



72.7 



3. 47 



87 



48 



69 



10.25 



July 



101 



56 



79.4 



3. 87 



96 



57 



77.9 



4.31 



August 



97 



54 



74 



4.42 



99 



62 



75.5 



4.85 



September 



90 



42 



68.2 



4.43 



89 



40 



69.4 



3. 12 



October 



83 



31 



61 



2. 53 



85 



31 



58.8 



4. 45 



November 



79 



26 



55 



2. 50 



77 



18 



45.6 



1.33 



December 



68 



17 



40 



3. 32 



58 



15 



35.2 



2. 52 



Table II. — Climatological records for Lenoir and Kinston, N. C, 1902 and 1903. 





1902. 



1903. 



Temperature. 



Precipi- 

 tation. 



Temperature. 



Precipi- 

 tation. 



Maxi- 

 mum. 



Mini- 

 mum. 



Mean. 



Maxi- 

 mum. 



Mini- 

 mum. 



Mean. 



Lenoir (elevation, 1,186 feet; ap- 



















proximate latitude, 35|°) : 



°F. 



°F. 



°F. 



Inches. 



°F. 



OF 



°F. 



Inches. 



January 



68 



10 



37' 



2.80 



64 



10 



36.6 



5. 06 



February 



67 



9 



33.7 



2. 66 



70 



9 



40.6 



8.80 



March 



77 



20 



47.8 



4.23 



76 



23 



53.4 



11. 15 



April 



84 



27 



51.8 



L 73 



82 



19 



53.8 



5. 36 



May 



93 



41 



69.4 



2.33 



96 



42 



67.6 



.74 



June 



96 



47 



70.8 



6 



89 



42 



62.4 



4 69 



July 



96 



52 



73.5 



1. 99 



93 



51 



75.4 



4.16 



August 



96 



51 



74.8 



.90 



94 



58 



75 



4.87 



September 



93 



37 



66 



4. 17 



90 



38 



67 



2.49 



October 



84 



31 



.58.3 



4. 82 









3. 10 



November 



79 



26 



53.1 



4.11 



80 



12 



44.8 



3. 06 













60 



10 



36.9 



L 87 





















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