, 1873-04-01
Weekly Cllr0iltc1cs

Wan DEPARTMENT,
OErlcE OF TIE CHIEF BI1NAL HERY1oE |
DIVISION OF TELEanAa1H AND REroNrs FOR THE 7
BENEFIT OF Uo,stEnoE AND AnnioCLruGE:
WASHINGTON, D. q, MAsoA as 1S73.)
GENERAL SUMMARY F0n THE WEEK ENDING FRI
DAY, atAnun 28, 1873.
During tho past week q atorn'centrc has pass
ed ever Dakota, tho lakos, and Northern New |
England; second northcastwnrd over tue Ohio |
tho Lowor Lakes down tho st. Lawrence Valley,
tho othor over tho Middle and East Atlantio
coasts.
Friday, 21.-T1lo snow-storm continued from
Northern Now England aud tho st. Lawronce
Valley, with e. nortloastorly gallo at Quebec.
Clearing weather was reported from MasBaoAu-
setts to New Jersey cool, clear, or partly cloudy
winds, from tho Southern Statos mid northwest
ern SECTIONS, except from, S1ississippi to Toxins,
whore higher temperature aud variable winds
were experienced.
northwoHterly winds and ereaa Of light rain and
snow prevailed from tho Lower Iako region to
The Middle aud Enat Atlantic coasts, generally
clearing away ut night, Clear or but slightly
the Gulf aud South Atlantic coaatu to tho Lower
Missouri and Ohio Valleys partly eicndy weath-
| or over tho Upper Luke region and Northwest,
| with light esow i'll minnesota, followed during
shifting 10 brisk and high northwesterly and
! clearing and clear weather.
! Sunday, 23.-An. area Of cloud and rain OK
| ton1ed eastward from tho Southwest ovor Geor-
g,a, Tsnnesaee, Kentucky, aud southern por-
lions Of Iudiann, Illinois, and Missouri. Partly
cloudy weathor and higher temperature wore ro-
ported from the Atlantic Btatos cloar and clear
Ing weather from tho Lnko region and North
| west, with lower temperature.
Monday, M.-Tle aroa Of cloud and rain con-
tinued extending eastward over tho South At
lantic and Middle States, with light fresh south-
hut n1foo
and Luke Eric NJ light Hnow, with brisk md
high northeastorly winds. It was followed by
clear and clearing woathor from WoBtern Ton
nosseo and Arkansas to tho Gulf: GoneralIy
cloudy weather, with snow. over tho Northwest
Tuesday, 25.-Cloudy weather. and rain. sloot,
or snow provellea over tho ontIre country east
Of the MSslstsppi y9r stcspt oSarng @ saho5
high northcrly winds aud decided fall of temper
atllre clear aud clearing. cold woathor and
brisk northosly winds over the Northwest bsiak
| and high oaBterly to nortlorly winds from the
! Ohio Valley to tho Upper Lakes.
Wednesday, 2G.-Clear, cold weathor and north
! westerly wiuds were generally Ioportod in the
morning from tho Northwest TO the Gull, Which
ss Gpess ss 2ss"e ebc s 9 VIZ sSa ssn ssans
, yania and bouth aud Middle Atlantic coasts
thouco eastward rain, sloot, or SNOW, with brial
md high winflH, increasing to northeast gallo a
Quebec.
,, Thursday, 27.--Clear weather continued yer,
i generally from tho lakes to tho Gulf and Allan
tio coaBts, With rising temperature, increasing
/ oloudinoss, rising toaporstlre and brisl to hlgf
soutllerly to eastosy winds oyor tho Northwest
I Friday, 98.-rho morning reports show clea
4 weather aud rising temperature over the Middl'
i and Eaatorn Btatos; generally cloudy weatAe
= oyor tho South Atlantic and Gulf States, Will
I rain IN tho latsor; partly cloudy woathor iron
Tonnessoo to tle Uppor LakoB and Northwest
! With aroas Of light rain or SNOW from MiBsoul
t to Lake superior and h1in!eaota !,
Q Tho lurgoat total amounts Of rain and nlolte
:, from tho following stations: Port Stanley, IL
!. inches Now Orleans, 1.dB; Quebec, 1.00 Kingl
A Jacksonville, 2:32: botweon and l14 inoloa h'
- Publlslod by order Of tho Secretary Of War.
ALnHnT J. MiEn,
Brig, Con. and Chlof Signal 0flicor, U. h. A.