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258 - CHAPTER* 14- ._________________ 1946 Guide * Table 1. ' Climatic Conditions Compiled prom Weather Bureau Records4 Col. A Col. B Col. C . Col. D Col. E Col. P ' Col. G State City Normal `Lowest Temperature Temperatun Oct. 1- Ever - May 1 . . Reported Average Annual Minimum Tempera* tufeb ; Average ;\ Wind - Velocity ' Dee.. Jan.-, Feb.. Mike per Hour Direction of. Prevailing Wind, Dec, Jan., Feb. Alabama--^___ _ Birmingham:___ 53.8 . -10 12 8.0 N Mobile___ :_^__ 58.9: -1 . . 22 10.2 N Arizona Flagstaff 35.8 -30 -15 7.8 SW Phoenix._______ 59.5 16 26 .5.3 E Arkansas.TM___ Fort Smith!.____ 50.4. -15 6 8.1 E Little Rock 51.6 '-12 - 10: 8:3 NW ' California.......:, Los Angeles..:.__ 58.5 : ' 28 , 37 65 : NE Colorado. San Francisco.:_ 54.2. Denver__ !_____ . 38:9 - 27 -29 37 -11 7.5 N . 7.5 S' , Grand Junction!. ' 38.9 Connecticut.....'^. New Haven__:... 38.4 ` -21. -2 -15 * -i- 4.3 NW V 9.5 ' N District of Col. Washington;;;.:.:. : - 43.4 i. > -15 . -l 7.9 NW- Florida____ _____ Jacksonville____ 62.0. . - 10 .. 29 9.1 NE Georgia__________ Atlanta____ . 51.5 -8,. 12 11.4 . NW ' Savannah........... 58.5 8 22 9.5 NW ' Idaho__;.......... .... Lewiston.,...... . 42.3. . -23.... 1 5.3 E Pocatello.:. 35.7; - -28 - -12 9.3 SE Illinois_______ __ Chicago. r 36.4 . ..-23 , -8 12.5 . W Springfield..!!___ 39.8 ' -24" ' -7 12.1 NW Indiana___:!...!_. Evansville 45.1 : --16 1 9.8 .*. . S Iowa_______'y Indianapolis,,.--. . 40.3; - \ --25:r .. -6 : .11.5 .. s . Dubuque___ ^.... . 33.9 - -32 . -17 .- 7.1 , NW * Kansas.. Sioux City_____ : . 32.6 ____ !_. Concordia_____ 39.8;. .-^35 ,,^25,: , -20 . .. 11.6 . NW ,-13. 7.7, N : ,. DodgeCity._. 41.4 . -26 -- 10 10.3 . NW. Kentucky.__ Louisville,,-____ 45.3 -20 ` '. -5; ; 9.9 ' SW Louisiana....____ _ New Orleans!--. 61.6 7 .26' ' 8.7 NE ' Maine.i..: Shreveport---!!.. 1 56.2 ' Eastport 31.5 r*'-5-* --23 :16-" 8.1 15-` 12.6 SE " NW :: Portland___ Maryland!____ _i Baltimore.!__ Massachusetts___ .Boston_____ Michigan : Alpena > *33.8 -'.*-2r>' --6* X 43.8 --7..-- ;.* .8 : -i.38.1 -18: : . : .-3, 29.6:,' .*. -28 : ,.-12.:!<. 1 9.2 > -8.tr.: 11.2 : l.ill.O NW> > V. SW W w ... Detroit____ . 35.8 ... i -24;. , . -12.7... ... SW. Minnesota.. Marquette--____ 28.3:. Duluth __ .24.3' 27;,. -13, * , 105 -41; V, ,,-'28. ; 13.5 NW- , SW Mississippi Missouri!...! Minneapolis.!__!. 29.4 ., ...-34;: < :-23 ,11.3.;, `.NW Vicksburg--__ 56.8 St. Joseph-..!--... >39.5'\: -1 is . 8.3 ; , SE -' -24- ",1--12.;*' ?' 9:3 ' " w .. Montdria._: St. Louis--4-!.--. Springfield 1 ' Billings..--L--. :,43.6;; " 44.3 ' ! 34.31*' .^22-; '. -29;*' ':--*i-49'V ' .-.".p-2g.,r.- '-30. '11.7. 10.9' 11.9 s' SE ! :' "SW Havre__ ...!--!--. '27.6' '--57'!' ' --36 ' ' " 1 915' 'sw =- Nebraska:.....;!.....! Lincoln....--^.--.; >37.0 -29 -13* 10.7 - s North Platte.^!_ 35.4 - * . Nevadai_iTM.__. Tonopah____ !__ > 139.7 -35 : =-----17; ' - 8.3 " -15 ' '--2:*': 10.0 1 -w *:., SE -:* Winnemucca.--4. ` - 37.9 * -Ir--36 '-^10 8.2>` NET New Hampshire.. Concord--____ _ 33.3 -35 6.6 NW New Jersey...___ Atlantic City!.'--! 41.6-? ::.:* -9 -.:. 6.} 15.6 NW New.York............ Albany________ _ 35.2 . -24 -11 8.4 S .. Buffalo.....: 34.8 > -20 -!j,-*-4 - 17.2* w New York--1--. .40.7*0 ii^-14; ; 3* : 16.7: . NW *.: New Mexico.---.;. Santa Fe.__ North Carolina..!. Raleigh:' - : 38.3 . rrl3., 50.0,. : 0 ,7:8(0 -NE.. .13 :,:*7;9 SW. : Wilmington North Dakota!.!..! Bismarck- ' 4 '54.3 1 ` ; 24.6 " " 5':* * -45 1 . "18"' !i --31': 1 '8.1 ' w`. 1 * 9.01:1 :;NW' ' Ohio. Devils Lake-..:... ! 20.3 . -46.: .-33 , *10.4 :: -W.; Cleveland--___ . 37.2 .; . . -17. :, >* sr?.-. ,15.0 SW , Columbus___ 39.9 . -20. - 11.6,.. sw i .-i A Heating Load 259 Tint e 1 Climatic Conditions Compiled from Weather Bureau Records4- ,, (Concluded) J !/ Col.'A . State or Province Col. B City Col. C Col. D Col. E Normal . Lowest Temperature, Temperature Oct 1. Ever May 1 Reported Average Animal Minimum Tempera' tureb . Col. F .. Col. G Average . Wind Velocity Dec., Jan., Feb., Miles per Hour Direction of Prevailing Wind, Dec,, Jul, ' Feb. Oklahoma City.. . 47.9 -17 '2 11.8 NW Oregon Baker------- --------- 35.2 Portland_______ 46.1 -25 -2 -17 18 6.8 . 7.4 SE s Pennsylvania---- Philadelphia------ 42.7 -11 6 11.0 NW Pittsburgh!.......... 41.0 -20 . -2 11.7 W Rhode Island. -- Providence--------! 37.2 * -17 1 12.6 NW South Carolina.... Charleston--------- 57.4 Columbia_______ 54.0 7 22 10.6 SW -2. 19 8.1 NE 28.2 -43 -26 10.5' NW Rapid City.-___ 33:4 -34 -21 7.9 W Knoxville...... ...... 47.9 . -16 2 7.1- SW Memphis_______ 51.1 -9 . 9 9.4 S El Paso______ 53.5 -5 16 9.0 . NW Ft. Worth______ 55.2 -8 ' 12 10.3 NW San Antonio------ 60.6 4 21 8.3 NE Utah...................... Modena_________ 36.3 Salt Lake City-- 40.0' -32 -20 -15 2 .9.3 6.7 W SE . Vermont.____ ..... Burlington.----- 1. 31:5 -29'. -17 11.7.. , s Virginia_________ Lynchburg....!.!-- ,,-46.8 Norfolk--.:___ 49.3 -7 2 8 ' 8.1 . NW 15 12.4. N Richmond______ 47.0 -3 10 8.0 . sw Washington-------- Seattle.-..*-.-------- . 46.3 .' 3 20 10:1 SE Spokane..---....... 37.7 -30 -5 6.3 sw 'West Virginia. -- Elkins__________ 39.4 -28 -8 5.8, w Parkersburg____ .42.6. -27 -1 7.3 SW ' Wisconsin__ 1 Green Bay...!...... 30.0 -36 -18 10.6 SW LaCrosse.__!------ 31.7 Milwaukee____ -- 33.4 -43 ' -25 -21 -12 5.6 . s 12.0 w . Wyoming___ :___ Lander.--!_____ 30.0 -40 -12 3.9 sw Sheridan_---___ , 31.0 -41 -26 5.1 NW Alta______ ........... Edmonton--------- 22.8 -57 -41.3 7.5 sw .: B. C.._____ _____ Vancouver._____ . 42.6 2 13.1 . 4.5 ,.E Victoria. ---..... 44.0 -2 19.4 12.6 N - Man.____________ Winnipeg.- .!-- 17.2 -54 -37.7 10.1 ' NW N. B___ _________ Fredericton, j.__ 27.5 -35 -25.0 9.1 NW N. S.. ..... ___ Yarmouth--------- 34.8 -12- -0.1 14.3 . NW Ont. --_______ London....!.! 32.6 -27- -13.7 10.3. . `W : . Ottawa____ :-- 26.4: . -35 -24:1 . 8.4 -W Port Arthur...... 22.0 --40 -29.5 - 8.0. NW Toronto.---------- .32.6 -26 -11.2. 13.6 SW P. E. I.. ________ Charlottetown..:. v- 29.4 -27 ^13:2 9.8, NW ; ,, Que--:--------- :------ Montreal-___ -- 28.1* -29 -18.4. 11.3 SW Quebec...--!-- 24.5 Sask____________ Prince Albert...-. 16.0 -34 -2312 -70 . -47.3 13.3 SW 5.1 .w. Yukon___________ Dawson________ 1.9 Newfoundland___ St. Johns_______ .31.4.-. -68 . .-54.3 -21 * . -5.3 3.7 S . 12 sw United States data from U. S. Weather Bureau, and Canadian data from Meteorological Service, of Canada, corrected to 1943. ^Obtained by averaging the lowest temperatures (one for each year) recorded for the period of years the -' local Weather-Bureau has been in operation. computations. Column Df Table l.lists the lowest dry-bulb temperatures ever reported'in the plaices listed. \ Column Ef Table 1 shows the average of the lowest "annual dry-bulb temperatures for the'same localities: Temperatures-for other cities may. be obtairied from local weather bureau yrecords`. --.The design, temperatures shown in Fig: , 'l are generally repre: sentative of the practice in various sections of the- United States, although1