Climatological Data, Pennsylvania Section, 1920-1926 PDF Download

Author: United States Weather Bureau
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780332754192
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 470

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Excerpt from Climatological Data, Pennsylvania Section, 1920-1926: Volumes 25-31 The month as a whole was cold, stormy, dark, and disagree able. Weather conditions were very unfavorable for out door work of all kinds. There were few days warm enough to per mit of concrete work or masonry construction of any kind, and building work of all kinds was practically at a stand still. The highways were in poor condition a large part of the time and motor trucking was difficult, while the low temperatures made driving very uncomfortable. Ice harvest was in full swing and was well advanced at the end of the month. The ice was of good quality and of ample thickness to make good blocks. The weather was so severe that it was necessary to keep stock housed most of the time. The changeable conditions caused consider able sickness. Pneumonia was unusually prevalent and severe, and therewas considerable influenza and grip, while common colds were the general order. The shipping and handling of perishable goods was difficult, and despite all possible precau tions the losses were considerable. There was much foggy weather, especially in the southeastern part of the State. The ice in the Delaware at Philadelphia was unusually heavy and it was almost impossible for the ice boats to keep it broken and Open for traffic. The fuel supply was ample at all times, so the severe changeable conditions did not cause so much suffering as was experienced in January two years ago. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.