Old Weather Forum

March 27, 1868, Hilo

Someone finally noticed that there is a problem with the barometer!
It has been going down for the last couple of months

I have had that happen to me quite a few times

It says: "And although 2023 was the hottest year on record at 1.45°C above preindustrial levels, this is just one year, and not the total average long-term temperature rise."

So, I checked the publication date: January 18, 2024.

https://www.weather.gov/abr/This_Day_in_Weather_History_Jan_28 1887: Snowflakes "as large as milk pans" fell at Fort Keogh of Montana. The flakes, which were said to measure 15 inches across and 8 inches thick, hold the unofficial size record! https://img.newspapers.com/img/img?id=4448026...

https://www.history.uscg.mil/research/chronology/ 188 — Keeper Marcus Hanna of the Cape Elizabeth Light Station saved two men from the wrecked schooner Australia. For this rescue Hanna was awarded the Gold Lifesaving Medal. He was also awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions at Port Hudson in 18...

https://shipsofscale.com/sosforums/threads/27th-of-august-today-in-naval-history-naval-maritime-events-in-history.2104/page-101#post-51997 1865 - Confederate torpedo boat St. Patrick strikes the side-wheel gunboat USS Octorara, off Mobile Bay, but her spar torpedo fails to explode. https://www.hist...

N12 down TE + O13 across, reversed DEUM

From The Sailor's Word-Book
TE DEUM. A hymn sung in thanksgiving for victory obtained. In many cases the causes of war are such that chanting the Te Deum is rank blasphemy.

A frighteningly timely comment from 1867.

Happy to hear that, Morgan!

NASA Earth Observatory https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/153000/153870/bajacafires_amo_20240123.jpg Fire in Baja California 8 (January 23, 2024) Mexico’s National Forestry Commission reported that the fire began on January 22 and had burned nearly 11,000 hectares (27,000 acres) by ...

https://www.weather.gov/abr/This_Day_in_Weather_History_Jan_27 1989: Bitter cold air gripped most of Alaska during January 1989. Tanana, near Fairbanks, saw a low temperature of 76 degrees below zero on this day. The high for the day was 60 degrees below zero. With an average temperature of 68 degr...

https://www.history.uscg.mil/research/chronology/ 1909 — The schooner Nelson Y. McFarland issued a distress call after dropping anchor near the White Head, Maine, Life-Saving Service station. Although anchored against the tide, she was becalmed, yet her stern swung so close to the ledge that "...

https://www.history.navy.mil/today-in-history/january-27.html 1863 — In an evaluation of the usefulness of ironclads in a planned assault against Charleston, South Carolina, Montauk engages Fort McAllister in Georgia. The ship is struck repeatedly without damage, but the inaccuracy and slow rate of...

So, if you were senseful and (-f) and

tuneless

you would not sing in public.

https://www.weather.gov/abr/This_Day_in_Weather_History_Jan_26 1937: The wettest month ever in Cincinnati, Ohio, is January 1937, when 13.68 inches fell. Their average January amount is 3.00 inches of precipitation. The overabundance of precipitation over the Ohio River basin caused near-record to ...

https://www.history.uscg.mil/research/chronology/ 1953 — Coast Guard forces assisted civilian authorities in evacuating 191 persons from the Coxuille Valley flood area. 1963 — The modern Canadian Coast Guard was founded on this date. Their official motto is Saluti Primum, Auxilio Semper (Safety Fir...

Remembering USS Relief (AH 1), the Navy's Floating Fortress of Health https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/NH-108000/NH-108323/_jcr_content/mediaitem/image.img.jpg/1457388929727.jpg The hospital ship RELIEF was ...