152 



SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. 



Table 2. — Hhjhe4 lentjicrdtun'.f obscrred (luriiuj tJic eit/ht i/cars 189.1 to 1900, id the points 

 iiuitted;'^ coiiijjik'd in llic ]]'(;iitlicr Bure:iu, I'liital SIdlc.t Ih'iMirtinent of .[(jvicultare. 



Stations. 



Jan. 



Feb. 



Mar. 



Apr. 



May. 



June. 



July. 



Aug. 



Sept. 



Get. 



Nov. 



Dec. 



Georgia: 



o 



0 



o 



0 



o 



0 



o 



o 



0 



o 



o 



0 



Clavton 



70 



71 



83 



91 



94 



96 



96 



95. 



93 



89 



76 



69 



Diiiinond 



or) 



68 



81 



91 



94 



97 



98 



94 



94 



86 



76 



67 



North Carolina: 



























Ab.sliers'' 



73 



73 



85 



89 



93 



98 



99 



100 



98 



92 



83 



72 



Ashevillei' 



70 



72 



86 



90 



91 



94 



94 



95 



95 



87 



80 



68 



Higlilands 



63 



66 



75 



81 



84 



86 



85 



85 



84 



77 



69 



60 



Linville 



61 



K1 

 Oi 



lb 



79 



83 



83 



84 



85 



82 



74 



66 



59 



Tennessee: 



























Bristol J 



68 



72 



81 



88 



89 



94 



96 



94 



92 



86 



77 



66 



Chattanooga 



75 



78 



85 



90 



93 



98 



101 



100 



98 



91 



79 



73 



Greeneville 



71 



74 



82 



88 



91 



95 



96 



97 



96 



89 



77 



6K 



Knoxville 



74 



79 



83 



90 



94 



99 



100 



100 



99 



•94 



81 



75 



Rogersville 



69 



74 



81 



90 



89 



96 



93 



•96 



95 



88 



74 



67 



Virginia: 



























BigstoneGap 



67 



74 



82 



90 



92 



96 



97 



95 



96 



88 



77 



68 



Lvnchburg 



77 



75 



86 



95 



97 



98 



102 



100 



99 



92 



SI 



73 



Wvtheville 



65 



71 



84 



87 



91 



92 



97 



97 



99 



86 



SO 



70 



" From 1893 to 1900, inclusive, except Chattanooga from 1879 to 1900, Knoxville from 1871 to 1900, and 

 Lynchburg from 1873 to 1900, inclusive. 

 ^ Record from April, 1897, to September, 1901, inclusive. 

 "From May, 1898 to 1900, inclusive, record from Biltmore, N.C. 

 ■i Record from 1894 to 1900, inclusive. 



Table 3. — Loivest temperatures observed during the eight years 1893 to 1900, at the points 

 named;'' compiled in the Weather Bureau, United States Department of Agriculture. 



[Minus signs indicate temperatures below zero F.l 



Stations. 



Jan. 



Feb. 



Mar. 



Apr. 



May. 



June. 



July. 



Aug. 



Sept. 



Oct. 



Nov. 



Dec. 



Georgia: 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



Clavton 



1 



- 5 



8 



23 



31 



42 



50 



47 



36 



24 



14 



2 



Diamond 



- 6 



-12 



- 3 



25 



32 



47 



46 



.50 



35 



27 



n 



8 



North Carolina: 



























Abshers*" 



4 



- 9 



5 



20 



34 



46 



44 



51 



30 



25 



16 



1 



Asheville'-' 



- 9 



-10 



4 



22 



30 



45 



45 



48 



34 



22 



13 



- 3 



Highlands 



-14 



-19 



— 7 



15 



27 



35 



43 



45 



27 



20 



6 



-10 



Linville 



-15 



-16 



- 4 



15 



29 



37 



40 



38 



28 



IS 



9 



- 5 



Tennessee: 



























Bristol d 



-15 



-20 



2 



20 



30 



43 



50 



46 



27 



23 



14 



-11 



Chattanooga 



— 7 



-10 



2 



25 



40 



39 



56 



54 



38 



27 



16 



3 



Greeneville 



-20 



-14 



3 



21 



31 



35 



51 



49 



31 



26 



16 



- 4 



Knoxville 



-16 



-10 



5 



24 



34 



43 



52 



50 



35 



25 



12 



- 5 



Rogersville 



-13 



-17 



7 



24 



34 



46 



52 



51 



33 



27 



13 



- 1 



Virginia: 



























Big.stone Gap 



-26 



-18 



3 



21 



26 



33 



40 



43 



25 



19 



8 



- 6 



L\Tichburg 



- 6 



- 3 



14 



25 



34 



45 



53 



47 



35 



28 



13 



- 5 



Wvtheville 



- 5 



- 9 



3 



19 



32 



41 



46 



46 



33 



21 



13 



- 5 



» From 1893 to 1900, inclusive, except Chattanooga from 1879 to 1900, Knoxville from 1871 to 1900, and 

 Lynchburg from 1873 to 1900, inclusive. 

 ''Record from xVpril, 1897, to September, 1901, inclusive. 

 ' From May, 1898 to 1900, inclusive, record from Biltmore, N. C. 

 •1 Record from 1894 to 1900, inclusive. 



