The Cairo bulletin., 1873-03-20
WEATHER REVIEW,
FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRU
AIRY, 1873.
DIVISION OF TELEGRAMS AND
REPORTS,
FOR THE BENEFIT OF COMMERCE
AND AGRICULTURE.
STORMS.
OrEiCE CHIEr SIGNAL OFFICER.

During tho month ten different storms
have crossed portions Of the country east
of the Rocky Mountains. The paths Of
their centres have, approximately, been
traced upon the war department weather
maps, signal service Y. 5. A.
That OF February ., and 4, passed
over Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin and
Michigan into Canada, accompanied by
ram, Mt places heavy, from Texas to Iowa
and eastward to the middle Atlantic coast
but by generally light snow or rain thence
northwArd over New England and the
lakes, and by brisk and high winds over
the Lake region, westerly winds being
most severe, thunderstorm reported from
Knoxville, 4th. February 8, d, I and ~
over Gulf and So9th Atlantic states and
thence northeastward of the middle and
east Atlantic coasts and over Nova Scotia,
accompanied by heavy rain TO Mass achu.
sets, and by fresh and brisk winds over
Gulf coast, AMI brisk aud high over At
lsntic coast, easterly TO uortherly winds
most severe. February 6 and east
ward over northern Minnosola
and Lake Superior into Canada,
| accompanied by areas of very light
| snow and brisk and high winds over the
lake region, southwes,erly to northwest.
crly being most severe. February Q, 10
and l--eastwGrd from Dakota over Min
nesota, Wisconsin and Michigan into Can.
ada, accompanied by generally light rain
or snsw from Missouri, Tennessee and
Virginia north ward northeastward, and by
brisk and high winds, southeastcrly 10
outhwesterly being most severe. Febru.
ary IL and l2--northeastwar over
Southern states and beyond middle ATTAIN |
tic coast, accompanied by heavy rain from !
Kentucky TO southern New jersey and I
southwark TO gulf but snow from Ohio t. |
lower lakes and Connecticut, and by brisk |
to high southerly to westerly winds over /
western gulf coast, brisk and high south |
westerly over South Atlantic states. and |
brisk aud high essterly to northerly from /
Virginia to Massachusetts,, thunderstorm |
reported from Knoxville 18th; storm very /
severe from Cape Cod southwark. Febru- /
ary Is, l6 and l7-northeastwarl from .
Texas over the Ohio valley, thence east
ward over and beyond middle Atlantic /
cosst accompanied by rain, generally /
heavy, from Iowa to Connecticut and .
southwark TO gulf, but areas of ;igh,
rain and snow thence northward TO
Maino and the lakea, and BY brisk
and high winds over western gulf
and Atlantic coasts, severe thunder.
storm reported from Memphis on 18th.
February Il ana lS--n0rtheastward from
Dakota over Minnesota and Lake Super
ior into Canada, accompanied by light
rain and snow and by brisk and high
winds, followed by low temperature.
February 20 and 2l--one over the South.
ern states and thence northeast along the
coast, fresh and brisk southerly winds
over West gulf, veering to high northerly,
brisk southerly over south Atlantic coast,
and brisk and high nor.heastcrly to north.
westerly over middle and east Atlantic
COASTS other rortheastward over Mis-
souri,, Illinois and Michigan into Canada
with brisk and high winds; the two nc
companied by heavy rain over the
country east Of the Rocky mountains, ex.
cept snow from Iowa and Minnesota east
ward over the lake region and northern
New England. February 2G and 27-
from Nebraska and Missouri northeast.
ward over Michigan into Cansda, accom-.
panied by brisk and hgh winds at the
same time diminished pressure from
Texas eastward over Gulf and South At
antic states, and thence northeast of
middle and east Atlantic coasts, with
,risk and high winds; the two accom-.
,anied by rain from Missouri 90 northern
louisiana and eastward to Virginia and
,uth Atlantic coast, but by snow thence 4
orthward over Northwest lakes and
uthern New England.
Thirty-three cautionary signals were
isplayed at the s'gnal service stations on
he Atlantic coast and two on the gulf. c
GAIN-FALL. =
AS compared with the means of num-
er Of years for the month, the rainfall
eturns from the signal service stations
how deficiency over the lake regions,
orthwest, Gulf states, southern Georgia
nd South Carolina, New York and north
rn New England, but an excess from
ho northern portions of A labama, Geor-
,ia and South Carolina to Tennessee,
outhern Indiana and Ohio, Pennsylvania d
md southern New jersey, being most t
marked over Tennessee, also an excess .
'ver Rhode Island and eastern Massachu.
etts, and Connecticut
,TEMPERATuRE.
From the mean temperature for tho
month"; taken from the signal service re-
ports and compared with that for a num-
Dor of years at the same stations, or close
~, it is observed that tho former has been
omewhat higher over the gulf states, east
rn portions of Kentucky and Tennessee
md southern portions of Ohio and Indi-
ma, by from Il to -, but otherwise east
# the Rocky mountains lower by from l.
o 50, being principally over New York,
Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota.