The New York herald., 1871-12-04
THE WEATHER REPORT.
WAR DEPARTMENT.,
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON. ID, e.. Dec. Al A.. M

synopsis FOR NE Past 7tcea v-t0ur Hours
The barometer has lalen since Saturday night on
the Gulf and Atlantic coasts. Rain has generally
ceased in the Southern States, where light winds
and calms prevail. Tho area OF lowest pressure,
which was in the Upper Missouri Valley,
Is now central on Lake Huron. Increasing SOUTH
easteriy winds veerlng to southwest prevail
on the lower lakes. with rain from the
middle Atantic coast westward to Ohio
and Michigan. Brisk southwest winds veer.
ing to northwest, with snow, In Indiana,
Illinois and Wisconsin. An area OF high barometer,
with partially cloudy weather, exists In Nebraska
ans Minnesota. The barometer Is again falling.
with rain. IN oregon.
r Frobaonities a.m
Rising barometer, with winds veering to northwest
and clear or clearing weather i probable for Monday
in the Gulf and South Atlantic States, as also
from Missouri to Lakes Michigan and Su.
perior. the low barometer on Lake Huron
will probably move east and northward down the
st. Lawrence Valley, with brisk westerly winds on
the lower lakes, ana cloud and rain In the Middle
and Eastern States, with eastcrIy winds on the
coasts.
Warning Signals ORDERED
Cautionary signals continue at Milwaukee, Chica.
20, Grand Haven, Detroit Toledo Cleveland Bufrt..
10, Rochester, OswegO and Cape May, and are Or
dered for New York and New London.
supplementary Weather Report.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. Dec. g. 1871,
The following coatcd from the regular de-
spatcnes received at the Signal Onlce during The
past twenty -four hours, is published Tor the inlor.
nation or tnose interested:-Rain fell last night
at Augusta, Ca; Mobile, Ala; Savannah,
Ca, and Jacksonville. Fla. Heavy snow
prevailed IN Cairo. ILL.,, and Nashville,
Tenn. In the latter city this morning
the snow had turned Into light rain. It was rain
ing early this morning at Charleston. s. G.; Lake
City, Fla; Norfolk, Va; Wilmington, N c.; while
snow tell in Duluth, Mlnn., with temperature Of
eight degrees above zero At LynchburQ, Va; at
st. Paul. Minn, aud upon the summit or Mount
washington, N. H., at eight O'Clock this morning,
the barometer had risen to 2o.07. The temperature
was then recorded at ten degrees below zero, rise
OF twenty-seven degrees In twenty-iOur nours. The
weather was cloudy and the wind. az usual was
northwest. and blowing at the rate OF twenty-five
miles an hour. At i've O'Clock this evening the
barometer and temperature mad renamed the same.
The weather was clear and the wind from the
north west had Increased to fortyfve miles an hour
since this morning. Ram fell this evening
natl, Ohio; Grand Haven Mc6 Ss ina,anapos nSil'.
Ind; Norfolk, Va; 81. Louis, NO.; Washington
following named places:-Davcnport, Iowa; DuIuln,
Minn.; Milwaukee, Wis; Philadelphia, Pa; Sc.
MIMI The ana
Kansas, had fallen thirty y-Iour degrees In Omaha,
Ncp., forty two degrees, and IN keokuk. Iowa.
twenty.three degrees IN the last twenty-four hours
At Omaha, Neb.. the temperature stood ut Zer0
with wind from the northwest blowing thirty
miles an hour In this city, at an early hour this
morning, snow began 10 ia, and for awhie fell
quite heavily. Towards she middle oi the day 1t
began to melt and at this time has been converted
into very disaRreeable mixture OF mud and water
IN consequence OF u llgnt rain having continued
for several hours. drizzling northeast rain -
now falling
The Weather in This Clay Yesterday.
The following record Will show the changes In
the temperature for the past twenty -four hours IN
comparison with the corresponding day OF last year,