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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1947
Page
15
Sap thickness and plant acclimation affect winter hardiness. Warm climate transplants suffer icier winters. thick sap and robust walls limit freeze damage. Wrapping with straw can protect buds and twigs. orange trees introduced to Gulf Coast climates failed after cold snaps.
Forecast for western New York including Syracuse calls for a mix of snow or rain with a high around 35 and a low near 22 on Saturday. Sunset at 4 30 P M and Monday sunrise noted. record highs and lows referenced for other dates. Relative humidity near 82 percent at 8 30 P M Saturday. Other cities show low temperatures around the 20s with cloudy skies and cold conditions through Sunday and Monday.
A single engine National Guard plane crashed and burned near Charleston Airport on Saturday. Witnesses said three people rescued the plane’s sole occupant before gasoline tanks ignited. The pilot was critically injured.
Snow covered ground from New England to upstate New York across the Cheat Lakes region. Cold in the northern border area with lighter cold elsewhere. Snow flurries in New York and Pennsylvania. Weather map explains warm front cold front stationary front and occluded front with isobars and pressure patterns as Dr. Selby forecasts Syracuse area for five days.
A reader asks how to handle a soggy basement with a water well in the basement. Guidance suggests keeping the pump from leaking and installing ventilating slots in some windows to improve airflow and reduce dampness.
A speaker recalls using a homemade telescope to view the recent solar eclipse. He describes projecting the sun through a shed roof and a sheet, noting a 215 foot span and witnessing the eclipse’s outset.
A fragmentary account describes observing sunspots and fair weather before spring. The text mentions moon passing the sun and frequent clear nights with telescope use, though clouds interfere at times.
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