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WEATHER FACTS
By actual records, it seems that the early
summer of 1948 was even drier than'tho un
usually dry yoar of 1947. Hbwovor, crops
havo not suffered as much in tho Expori
mont Station area during 1948 for two
treasons: First, thcro was more precipita
tion during tho past fall and winter than
procoefiod the 1947 growing season, and
socond, the summer rains in 1947 did not
begin until July 26 as compared to July 2
in 1948.
Although 1947 and 1948 havo boon dry, two
all-timo dry records still remain unbro
ken—the driest month on record is April *
1919 when no mcasurablo precipitation foil,
and tho longest period on record during
tho growing season (May thru September)
with no mcasurablo rain occurcd in 1940 '
when no rain fell from May 23 to Juno 18.
COMPARISON OF 1947 with 1948 GROWING SEA*
SONS AT THE EXPERIMENT STATION.
Season of 1947:
Fall Precipitation
1946 •
Sept. i78
Oct. 1.57
Nov. .88
Doc. .48
Total fall 3.71
Winter of 1947
Jan. 1;04
Etbi «23
March .27
Total rinter 1.54
Spring Summer 1947
April il3
May .53
June .41
July .99
Total
2.06
Season of 1948
Fall precipitation
194V
Sept. 4,47
Oct. .84
Nov. Ii05
Dee. .29
Total fall 6.65
Winter of 1948
Jan; l;38
Feb. i51
March .67
Total ttinter 2.56
Spring-Summer 1948
Apr il ; 24
May ;17
Juno ;16
July 2.76
Total
3.31
Comparing the fall and uintcr seasons re
find that the total rain fall far these
tro is as follous:
Total fall-rrintcr 1946-47 • 1947-48 •
5.25 ipehes 9.21 inches.
Comparing the tro seasons up to and in
cluding July uo find the folioring:
Sept. 1946-July 31,1947 Scpt,1947rJuly31-48
7.31 inchos 12.52 inches.
Tho above information ras submitted by
Stanley Balloun, Superintendent of tho
Matanuska Experiment Station, T7c arc very
grateful to Mr, Balloun for this tabulated
comparison. Note that Mr. Balloun desig
nated that this observation ras made at
the Experimont Station. Figures might bo
moro or less in different areas of tho
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