New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-10
weekly weather Chronicle.


Srhe readers Of daily newspapers embrace
gTl classes of people. Some want to know
srbat the weather will be while others md
eatisfaction in reading the record OF what 4
mas been. To crafty the latter class we ere
s,roduce to-day the general summary fol
Che week ending Saturday, the fourth in
slant, as prepared at the Office Of the CHIEF
sipnal officer, division of kilograms, for the
benefit of commerce and agriculture. II
follows:
The cold weather OF tho early part OF The
week has been succeeded by several days oil
milder weather over large portion OF the
country, with heavy and protracted rams
in the Mississippi and Ohio valleys, ex
tending thence over the enlire country
eastward and northeastwsrd. A storm
centre has advanced from Texas nOrteast-
ward over Missouri and Lake Michigan ntO
Canada.
Saturday. December 23-Clear, cold
Ggeather prevailed in New England and the
st. Lawrence valley. General clGudlneSs,
with occasional snow, in the northwest, and
shence eastward over tho lake region ana
southwark to Tennessee. Cloudy weather
in the Gulf States, with rain On the coast OF
eTexas, and generally clear, cool weather IN
rhe Atlantic States from Florida to New
dorsey.
Sunday-Cloudy weather and snow cen
sinued throughout the lake region, ana
clear, cold weather in Northern New Eng
gand and the st. Lawrence valley. lncreas-
ing cloudiness was reported from the MIG
die States and Southern New England.
Partly cloudy weather, with rising teInpera-
lures. from The Northwest to Kentucky and
Virginia. and thence southwark to the gulf
and south Atlantic coats, with rain from
Tennessee to Texas.
Monday-Cloudy weather, with rain and
,snow, prevailed from Minnesota to Arkan-
sas, and thence eastward over Tennessee,
She Ohio valley and the lake region. Gen
esral cloudiness in the Middle States, fol-
lowed during tue evening by occasional rain
and snow. Mild temperatures in the South
Atlantic and Gulf States, with clear weather
in the former and partly cloudy weather in
che latter. Clear, cold weather In New
England.
Tuesday-Mild, partly cloudy weather
9gas reported from the South Atlantic and
Gulf States. Cloudy and rainy weather
from Missouri to Northern Louisiana and
Bississippi, and thence eastward over Ten
nessee and the Ohio valley to the Atlantic
0oast from Virginia to Connecticut Clear,
cold weather from Kansas TO Minnesota.
Prevailing oloudiness throughout the lake
region and New England, with occasional
snow from Michigan and Northern Ohio to
Maine and Massachusetts,. followed by clear,
cold weather at night in the st. Lawrence
valley and Eastern States.
Wednesday, January CLEAR, cold
weather continued in New England, and
mid, partly cloudy weather in the South
q,rn States east of Che Mississippi. Rains in
the Ohio valley and Missouri and thence
s,outhwestward to Texas. Cloudy weather,
, with occasional slight rain, sleet or snow
over the Middle States and lake region.
Falling barometer and increasing clOudi-
ness in the Northwest, succeeded in the
afternoon and evening by high winds, with
gain and snow.
Thursday-A storm centre advanced
hortheastward from Missouri and Eastern
Kansas over Northern Illinois and Southern
Wisconsin, passing over Lake Michigan,
sEhere it ragged violently during the eve
hing. High winds, with heavy rain and
SNOW, prevailed from the Ohio valley north
ward and northumberland, extending dur
ing the evening over the lower lake region
and Middle States. Increasing elOudiness
and rising temperatures in New England,
followed at night by rain and snow. Cloudy
and rainy weather in the Southern States
4ast of the Mississippi, and clearing and
CLEAR weather thence westward to Texas.
Friday-The storm centre moved north
eastward into Canada, but high winds, with
threatening WtaLuoT anu tNtaNiphdA SAO"'
continued over the lake region and the
Northwest, diminishing in force over the
&atter during the evening, with clearing
SVeather and falling temperatures. Cloudy
weather prevailed in the Middle States and
rain in New England; dense fogs on the
Atlantic coast from the CarJiinas TO Maine;
mild, clear and clearing weather in the
Ohio valley and Southern States.
Saturday-In the morning high winds
still swept the lower lake region. where
general cloudiuess continual and q south
westerly gale was reported from Quebec.
SElear, mild weather throughout the Allan
tic States, and from the ONO valley south
sward to the Gulf. Cold, cloudy weather in
sthe North west and thence to the upper
iakes.
The largest total amounts of rain and
snelted snow during the past week have
soeen repol ted from the following stations:
Davenport, 1888 inches; Indianapolis, Las;
dndianola, Texas, 1.50; Keokuk, &c; New
York (incomplate), 1888, Corinne, 1873; M l.
0waukee, l.97; Saugeen, Canada, 2.O9i st.
Louis, 2.42; New Orleans, 2.42.