1882年(明治15年)年2月の泥雨記事

Abstract

A mud rain event is observed in February, 1882 across a wide area of Japan's main island. Records and articles in several newspapers that written at Kyoto, Mie, Gifu, Aichi, Nagano, Tokyo, Chiba, Ibaraki Prefectures and so on, are transcribed to characterize the mud rain event. The records mostly described that something like ash, sand or mud fallen and accumulated. One article described that the night is like the one without moon. Although there was a rumor that the mud rain is caused by a volcano eruption, volcano eruption is not officially reported in the period. The point of observation seems to migrate from west to east in three days. The mud rain estimated to be brought by (1) ash fall from a volcano eruption, (2) Asian dust, or (3) local dust storm.