| Summary: | silver thaw n What is the cause of the brilliant appearance we are now observing? I have not often observed it here. . . . .in Newfoundland it is by no means rare, where it is known by the name of "silver thaw." It is caused by rain descending when the stratum of air nearest the earth is below the temperature of 32�, and consequently freezing the instant it touches any object; the ice accumulates with every drop, until a thick transparent coating is formed. . It would then change to a hail shower, then rain again, and so on; hail and freezing rain alternating at intervals of a minute or two. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit W.J.KIRWIN FEB 1972 JH FEB 1972 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 2 Used I GLITTER, SILVER FROST. Only part of the citation on card is in DNE.
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