hail

Weather · mentioned in 82 journal entries

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Also discussed in Coues 1893 (4-vol edition):
6 mentions via 4 variants: hail (3) · hailstorm (1) · rain and hail (1) · thunder-storm of rain and hail (1)
Jefferson’s Memoir of Lewis Coues’s Supplement Coues’s Memoir of Clark
Missouri River near Gasconade River — Charles Floyd: May 30, 1804
Charles Floyd · May 30, 1804 · Missouri River near Gasconade River
"fell during greater part of day"
Missouri River near Gasconade River — John Ordway: May 30, 1804
John Ordway · May 30, 1804 · Missouri River near Gasconade River
"hard shower of rain & hail at noon"
Clark: May 30, 1804
William Clark · May 30, 1804 · Missouri River near Gasconade River
"with heavy wind and rain"
Missouri River near Gasconade River — Patrick Gass: May 30, 1804
Patrick Gass · May 30, 1804 · Missouri River near Gasconade River
"accompanied the heavy shower"
Missouri River near Heart River, approaching Mandan — Patrick Gass: October 21, 1804
Patrick Gass · Oct 21, 1804 · Missouri River near Heart River, approaching Mandan
"occurred during the day"
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — Patrick Gass: December 21, 1804
Patrick Gass · Dec 21, 1804 · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
"weather noted in entry"
Clark: April 1, 1805
William Clark · Apr 1, 1805 · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure
"fell during day with rain"
Missouri River Breaks area — Patrick Gass: May 18, 1805
Patrick Gass · May 18, 1805 · Missouri River Breaks area
"in the afternoon"
Joseph Whitehouse: May 29, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · May 29, 1805 · Upper Missouri River, near mouth of Judith River area, MT
"hailed on hills back from river"
Clark: June 20, 1805
William Clark · Jun 20, 1805 · Great Falls of the Missouri
"discharged from clouds near mountains"
Clark: June 24, 1805
William Clark · Jun 24, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"earth entirely covered with hail"
Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: June 25, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Jun 25, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"amazing large hail, 7 inches circumference"
Great Falls Portage — John Ordway: June 25, 1805
John Ordway · Jun 25, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"very large, bruised men, 7 inches circumference"
Clark: June 27, 1805
William Clark · Jun 27, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"began after party returned"
Lewis: June 27, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 27, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"fell during storm, again in evening"
Great Falls Portage — Patrick Gass: June 27, 1805
Patrick Gass · Jun 27, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"lumps weighed 3 oz, 7 inches circumference"
Clark: June 29, 1805
William Clark · Jun 29, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"large violent hail injured party"
Lewis: June 29, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 29, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"large hail injured naked men"
Clark: July 1, 1805
William Clark · Jul 1, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"7 inches circumference, weighed 3 ounces"
Great Falls Portage — Patrick Gass: July 1, 1805
Patrick Gass · Jul 1, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"fell on the 27th, hurt men badly"
Clark: July 4, 1805
William Clark · Jul 4, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"falls in plains and mountains"
Lewis: July 4, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 4, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"discharged from clouds on plains"
Clark: July 6, 1805
William Clark · Jul 6, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"size of musket ball, covered ground"
Lewis: July 6, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 6, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"as large as musket balls"
Lewis: July 19, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 19, 1805 · Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains
"accompanied the thundershower"
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — Patrick Gass: August 9, 1805
Patrick Gass · Aug 9, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"some hail fell during shower"
Clark: August 10, 1805
William Clark · Aug 10, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"hard rain with hail from SW"
Lewis: August 10, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 10, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"accompanied rain shower"
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — Joseph Whitehouse: August 10, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Aug 10, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"large hail fell during shower"
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — Patrick Gass: August 10, 1805
Patrick Gass · Aug 10, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"some hail fell during shower"
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — John Ordway: August 10, 1805
John Ordway · Aug 10, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"large hail lasting nearly an hour"
Lewis: August 11, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 11, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"accompanied rain shower"
North Fork Salmon River, impassable route — John Ordway: September 1, 1805
John Ordway · Sep 1, 1805 · North Fork Salmon River, impassable route
"a little hail in afternoon"
North Fork Salmon River, impassable route — Joseph Whitehouse: September 1, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Sep 1, 1805 · North Fork Salmon River, impassable route
"a little small hail"
Lost Trail Pass, meeting Flathead Salish at Ross's Hole — Joseph Whitehouse: September 8, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Sep 8, 1805 · Lost Trail Pass, meeting Flathead Salish at Ross's Hole
"a little hail fell"
Lost Trail Pass, meeting Flathead Salish at Ross's Hole — John Ordway: September 8, 1805
John Ordway · Sep 8, 1805 · Lost Trail Pass, meeting Flathead Salish at Ross's Hole
"a little hail fell"
Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains — John Ordway: September 14, 1805
John Ordway · Sep 14, 1805 · Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains
"hail fell during day"
Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains — Joseph Whitehouse: September 15, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Sep 15, 1805 · Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains
"a little fell"
Columbia River tidewater, approaching estuary — Patrick Gass: November 5, 1805
Patrick Gass · Nov 5, 1805 · Columbia River tidewater, approaching estuary
"a little hail fell in afternoon"
Clark: November 12, 1805
William Clark · Nov 12, 1805 · Columbia estuary, storm-bound, vote on winter camp
"accompanied thunder and lightning" — transcribed as Hail
Columbia estuary, storm-bound, vote on winter camp — John Ordway: November 12, 1805
John Ordway · Nov 12, 1805 · Columbia estuary, storm-bound, vote on winter camp
"fell in the morning"
Columbia estuary, storm-bound, vote on winter camp — Patrick Gass: November 12, 1805
Patrick Gass · Nov 12, 1805 · Columbia estuary, storm-bound, vote on winter camp
"part of storm"
Clark: November 13, 1805
William Clark · Nov 13, 1805 · Columbia estuary, storm-bound, vote on winter camp
"fell 2 nights past, still on mountain" — transcribed as Hail
Clark: November 16, 1805
William Clark · Nov 16, 1805 · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia
"possibly covering mountain pinnacle" — transcribed as Hail
Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — Patrick Gass: November 29, 1805
Patrick Gass · Nov 29, 1805 · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia
"fell during the day"
Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — John Ordway: November 29, 1805
John Ordway · Nov 29, 1805 · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia
"some hail in course of day"
Clark: November 30, 1805
William Clark · Nov 30, 1805 · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia
"with rain during night"
Clark: December 16, 1805
William Clark · Dec 16, 1805 · Building and occupying Fort Clatsop
"fell with gusts during the day"
Clark: December 17, 1805
William Clark · Dec 17, 1805 · Building and occupying Fort Clatsop
"fore part of day"
Building and occupying Fort Clatsop — Patrick Gass: December 17, 1805
Patrick Gass · Dec 17, 1805 · Building and occupying Fort Clatsop
"light showers fell during the day"
Clark: December 18, 1805
William Clark · Dec 18, 1805 · Building and occupying Fort Clatsop
"spurts of hail until 12 oclock"
Building and occupying Fort Clatsop — John Ordway: December 18, 1805
John Ordway · Dec 18, 1805 · Building and occupying Fort Clatsop
"a little hail fell"
Clark: December 19, 1805
William Clark · Dec 19, 1805 · Building and occupying Fort Clatsop
"fell in afternoon with rain"
Clark: December 20, 1805
William Clark · Dec 20, 1805 · Building and occupying Fort Clatsop
"fell last night"
Clark: December 23, 1805
William Clark · Dec 23, 1805 · Building and occupying Fort Clatsop
"fore and after part of day"
Clark: January 3, 1806
William Clark · Jan 3, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, salt works established
"heavy showers last night"
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: January 24, 1806
John Ordway · Jan 24, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"several showers this day"
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: January 25, 1806
John Ordway · Jan 25, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"intermixed with snow"
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — Patrick Gass: February 8, 1806
Patrick Gass · Feb 8, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"hail mentioned at start of entry"
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: March 7, 1806
John Ordway · Mar 7, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"occurred in the morning"
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — Patrick Gass: March 18, 1806
Patrick Gass · Mar 18, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"some hail fell during the day"
Clark: March 19, 1806
William Clark · Mar 19, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"rain and hail prevented work"
Lewis: March 19, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Mar 19, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"fell along with rain"
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: March 19, 1806
John Ordway · Mar 19, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"intermixed with rain and snow"
Clark: May 3, 1806
William Clark · May 3, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"hailed during the day"
Lewis: May 3, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · May 3, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"hailed during the day"
Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses — John Ordway: May 3, 1806
John Ordway · May 3, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"hail showers intermixed with snow"
Lewis: May 9, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · May 9, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"fell along with rain"
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: June 7, 1806
John Ordway · Jun 7, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"mixed with rain"
Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow — Patrick Gass: June 17, 1806
Patrick Gass · Jun 17, 1806 · Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow
"part of midday gust"
Waiting for Nez Perce guides at Weippe Prairie — John Ordway: June 18, 1806
John Ordway · Jun 18, 1806 · Waiting for Nez Perce guides at Weippe Prairie
"hard shower at dining place"
Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides — John Ordway: June 28, 1806
John Ordway · Jun 28, 1806 · Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides
"fell in the evening"
Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides — John Ordway: June 29, 1806
John Ordway · Jun 29, 1806 · Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides
"shower of hail during day"
Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides — Patrick Gass: June 29, 1806
Patrick Gass · Jun 29, 1806 · Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides
"fell with rain and thunder"
Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks — John Ordway: July 6, 1806
John Ordway · Jul 6, 1806 · Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks
"fell during thunder shower"
Lewis: July 28, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 28, 1806 · Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion
"hail attended the rain"
Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion — John Ordway: July 28, 1806
John Ordway · Jul 28, 1806 · Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion
"large, some larger than musket ball"
Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion — Patrick Gass: July 28, 1806
Patrick Gass · Jul 28, 1806 · Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion
"accompanied rain with thunder and lightning"
Lewis: July 29, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 29, 1806 · Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion
"accompanied the storm"
Lewis: August 6, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 6, 1806 · Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion
"some hail fell during storm"
Clark: September 3, 1806
William Clark · Sep 3, 1806 · Missouri River through Dakota territory
"sank Airs's boat on July 25"
Patrick Gass: October 31, 1806
Patrick Gass · Oct 31, 1806
"burst of hail with thunder and lightning"

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