Cmos bulletin scmo volume 5 No. April 2017 avril 2017
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- Article: Weather in Canada’s First Year January 16
- Selected Weather Events in 1867
- Article: Weather in Canada’s First Year July 3
- August 7
- November 23
CMOS Bulletin SCMO Vol. 45, No.2
Article: Weather in Canada’s First Year January 16: The Moira River in Belleville, ON, rose nearly 2 m, flooding both sides of Front Street. The water flowed through the front door of many dwellings, forcing occupants to escape to the second storey. Waters flowed under an ice wedge at the mouth of the river, where, for want of a dredge, it was firmly blocked by sawdust accumulating in the harbour. January 23: Across Prince Edward Island, snowbanks were so tall that shopkeepers didn’t open their doors, and the few women who ventured out got stuck in the snow and needed help. Mail was interrupted for a week. Dogs resembled moving snowballs. When a passerby poked something dark sticking out of the snow with his shillelagh, it growled. Some citizens called for a tunnel to the mainland. January 30: At Fort Chimo, QC, a Hudson's Bay Company Factor recorded; "The river frozen over at last and well it might with the thermometer 42°F below zero this morning. Men hauling home fire wood all got frost bitten." February 8: A drenching rainstorm combined with fast-melting snow raised streams to flood stage in southern New Brunswick. The strong current pushed small buildings off their foundations and destroyed several bridges, including the suspension bridge at Norton. Two days later, temperatures plunged more than 20 degrees, encasing roads and rail lines in ice. February 18: A week-long thaw and heavy rains caused ice-clogging flooding on the Grand River in Ontario. Waters filled most of the cellars in lower Perth East, ON, overflowing the Agricultural Society’s grounds and threatening local mills and machine shops on the flats. Ice coming down Smith Creek grazed the street bridge.
: “In Montréal [QC] some excitement was created by several sleighs crossing the ice from St. Lambert’s. The ice is in a very rotten state, and the feat was rather ‘fool-hardy.’ Nevertheless, it succeeded. A large crowd lined the wharves, to witness the performance.” April 10: Following several fine-weather days, Ottawa, ON, streets began to dry up, enabling workers to clean the crossings. The good weather in the nation’s capital tempted many ladies “to air a large quantity of dry goods on the streets … a number of very fine specimens of dress and fancy articles had suffered greatly from mud. The more cautious did not attempt the crossings at all.” June 7: A terrific rain and hail storm and possible tornado burst over Garafraxa, ON, causing immense property losses. A tornado destroyed fences and snapped trees at Belwood. Rain fell in torrents while small creeks swept away fences and culverts, snapping trees off like “pipe stems.” In an hour, the Irvine and Grand rivers rose a metre in one hour to the spring flood mark. The current carried tubs, sheep, pigs, and a horse down the stream.
was wrecked after running into rocks on Ile d'Anticosti, QC, during thick fog. All passengers were taken safely ashore.
struck the city of Medicine Hat and Provost Alberta – destroying a two–storey house, downed the brick wall of a new separate school and a porcelain factory. In Provost, a church chimney was downed and several barns smashed. July 3: A telegraph operator in Sackville, NB, was recovering after receiving a heavy electric shock during a torrential thunderstorm the previous day when the telegraph office was struck by lightning. He still felt the effects of the shock 5 days later.
David Phillips, Senior Climatologist, Environment and Climate Change Canada John Patterson and his MSC colleague releasing balloon tethering a Dines meteorograph for recording pressure and temperature near the present site of Toronto's Varsity Stadium circa 1911.
CMOS Bulletin SCMO Vol. 45, No.2
Article: Weather in Canada’s First Year July 3: It was nearly seven weeks since a good rain had fallen on the Ottawa Valley where temperatures soared to 103°F in the noon sun. July 19: A terrific thunderstorm with heavy rain passed over Kingston, ON. Lightning struck the chimney of a home, moving the cook stove from its position, rolling up the floor of the garret like a scroll, tearing a hole in the bedroom wall, and igniting the house on fire. Outside, lightning split a large stone, hurling a piece 10 m away.
lightning was only surpassed by the loud peals of thunder. Farm buildings near Collian Corner were struck and set on fire. The loss was huge, including the stock of hay and all farming implements stored in the barn.
all along the Petitcodiac and Shepody rivers in New Brunswick were breached. The schooner Quickstep , lying at Mary’s Point, was destroyed. Possible tornadic winds swept through Sackville, inflicting much injury. Gardens were laid waste and trees shorn of their limbs and uprooted. August 5: One of the worst oil well fires ever in Canada occurred in Petrolia, ON. When the burning oil ran down the creek, a current of air came rushing in. In the centre of the vortex, the whirlwind took smoke into the heavens like “a roll of wool,” and the flames, resembling a fiery serpent, whirled 100 m in the air. The awful sound resembled artillery guns. August 7: A mail carrier on his way from St Francis to Beauce, QC, encountered an afternoon thunderstorm with considerable hail. August 10: In Halifax, NS, a fierce gale blew for several hours. Gardens were left disfigured, and the destruction to greenhouse glass was extensive. Winds blew down the frame of the new Baptist Church. At Wolfville, the storm made havoc of the beautiful shade trees around Acadia College. Apple and plum orchards throughout the Annapolis Valley were totally destroyed. August 21: The captain and crew of the schooner Algerine watched “stupefied with terror” the descent of an immense meteor into Lake Ontario. Estimated at about 6 m in diameter, the meteor let off a large volume of steam and spray when it hit the water. September 29: A strong gale blew from the northwest into Sarnia, ON, preventing upward-bound vessels from moving into Lake Huron and causing downward boats to seek refuge in port. Several boats sustained damage, making it necessary to lay over for a few days in Sarnia for repairs.
Thirty-seven lives and 27 vessels were lost. The famous seal captain William Jackman rescued 27 people, mostly women, from certain death aboard the
. Twenty-seven times he waded into the icy gulf waters and huge waves to carry each victim to safety on his back.
farmers to water their cattle. In some cases, farmers had to drive their stock great distances to the St. Clair River for water.
being crushed in their bed when their 3-m-high chimney fell during a windstorm. The woman had gone upstairs, intending to go to bed, but then returned downstairs because she had forgotten something. While she was downstairs, the chimney crashed through the roof. November 4: A strong gale hit southern Ontario, causing several ship-sinking disasters and building losses. Winds downed several vessels on Lake Ontario with the loss of cargo and at least one life. On Lake Michigan, the Chieftain was a total loss after being driven ashore. November 23: The thickest fog that ever enveloped Fredericton, NB, enshrouded the city. People disappeared as if plunging into outer darkness. November 24: Bound for Le Havre in France, through the spray of a heavy gale, the L.C. Owen sighted a ship named the
sinking in the North Atlantic. After a difficult 30-hour rescue, the L.C. Owen was able to bring all 25 crew members to safety.
agreeable. Farmers are grateful for the rain that fell, and no doubt would have been glad of a continuance for a day or two longer, in order that their exhausted wells might be fully replenished before winter set in.”
Flames spread rapidly and fire broke out around 11 o’clock. In a short time, the whole block of buildings on the south side of King Street was totally destroyed, together with several houses in the square. Yüklə 4,39 Mb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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