According to observations at Sicawei Observatory Sunday night was the coldest on record, The mean temperature was 21.2° (-6 C.), the lowest recorded, and ture was 10.4° Fuhr, (-12° C.,) the lowest reading at Sicawei since 1873, from which date the records lave been kept. At the Waterworks it was 8°; at Quinsan Road 9°; Sicawei 10°.4, and Bubbling Well Roxd 11°. The Soochow Creek was frozen over above Honan Road, bridge, masses of ice floated out mte the whangpoo, The gas went out in a good many houses on Sunday night, aving to the freezing of the meters, while water pipes burat all over Shanghai, In view of tires in this cold weather it ix advisable that the Council see that the covers to the firewalls can be easily opened, for it is probable the hy.trante will continue frozen for sume time.
'The present intensely cold weather has given rise to goud deal of speculation to when a "snap" of similar' severity was experienced in Shanghai. Archdeacott Moule writes that he believes it waa during the winter of 1861-2. He remarks that he remembers it well, that "snow was on the ground three weeks (chilling the ievous and murderous ardour of the and hockey was played on the oat of the City at the North Gate.
cold was not nearly so intense as is blizzard, I cannot remember anything Tike it here or at home." Careful reference to the files of the Norti-China Hevalel confirms the Archdeaoon's recollection every particular, 'January, 1862," the. "Heraldof Ist February ofthe year say deen unprecedented' in. the meteorological annals of Shanghai for its severity and the low. range of the thermometer; especially doring the Jatter part of it, when " continuous snow-storm of 68 hours deposited 30 inches of snow on the ground and house-
theriiome: er was 27° by night an Up to the 24th the lowest, evading the maximum 45° by day, during which period it wns' ordiuay Weather, with rainy days and 13 frosty nights, On the above day the mercury suddenly fell to 24%, with the barometer at 30,58 and calm wens ther, The eoldvess continued all next.dny and the morning of the 26th, wen the barometer fell to 30.43 with the wind at brought the heavy fall of mentioned, At midnight on the 28th it ceased, when the weather cleared up, but the frost continued more intense than before, with a clear calm atmosphere, nnd the sun shining outwith considerable warmth, On the morning of the Bist the thermometer re*ched its lowest jum in a shaded aituntion when it ered 19° at the Nurth-China Herald. ofice, and in some other parts of the Settlement more exposed to the north wind, was read ae low as 16. The mean maximum temperature during the month was 36%, with m range by day of 27° to 45%, and the minimum average during the night as low ax. 29°, with a range of 19° to 39°, 'There were 24 frosty days, riy, amt 3 of snow." The snow began to fall on the 26th Jat ly thawed xway before the rays of the sun, so that it lay om the ground for 26 days, and even then there were patches lying' in shady places, On the 26th of February the thermometer rose
which as the Aurth-China Herald of that 60" in the shady with eight aussie, period said, effectually "dissipated the wintry aspect of the country and houses ity and around Shanghai, Those who nessed the dreary face of Nature here this season, will long remember the severity of the winter of 1862," concludes the recurd, apd jit seems shat such has-been the casa,
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