New-York tribune., 1874-07-30
IITIY STORMS

FRFo1-FSr INSTANCES OF STORMS LIKE rHAT AT
PITrsBURGH AT THIS TINE OF YEAK-QUANrrTY
OF WATER THAT ACTUALLY FALIs-TIIE PORN OF
THE CLOUDS DOES NOT INDICATE wATER-sPoUr'
To the Ed1tor OF The Tribune.
SIR. One fact now well ascertaned and
defined is that at certain OF the year remark
able storms or atmospheric disturbances may be ex-
,,ec,ed and we may almost Limit thei expectation toa
comuarativeIy few days. For example, although the
month OF August is the hottest, certainly one OF
the hottest year. yet it will be almost invariably
fnpd that between the day Of August and the lst
day OF September frequently upon the very day nrs'
mentioned a cold wave Will sweep over the entire
country oftea lasting several days. and IN the higher
otitudes OF low degree as TO produce fro7t ana
that this s succeeded in few days by higher tenn
ueratnre which often lasts month or more ihto lhe
Autumn without another such fall OF temperature
The extremes OF cold are generally reached FOR the
entire Winter between the lst and 10Th of January the
y increasing cold after the ist being popuiary eh
pressed IL the homey old provero;
A. the DAYS begln to lengthen
So The cold begins 20 strengthen
The season of toruadoes very near the pe,od
Of the Summer solstce June 23 being limited 10 10"
weeks before after that time
The occurrence of such terrible rams as the one
which took place on sunday night n almost limited 10
the period the 10Th of July ana the Isl OF
August generally nearer the former than the latter
dae such storms by no means 80 rare Us most per
SONS suppose them TO be- III must DO ooihe III npu "
while great storms sometimes general exienuihg
over wide area OF country they are not always oil tnS
sort and mere rain storms seldom One State or
,rton of State may be visited with tremendous iai
NJ in while not drop may fall at the same time In al
sdo,uing county II could have accurate Statistical
irfornatlon from all parts Of the country with regard
>, ,,tIla ve should ind that not Summer passes IN
- ,oe localities are not visited with storms Ia
bcb the amount If rainfall equals and In many cases
.aed that which fe4 IN Pittsburgh on the 26th Ihe
,,,s.e there was due much 20 the quantity VI
IN tIat feIl as 1t the peculiar topography VI
ihe city and adjacent country - -. a.. ,ha a,,ornt
Tuere n p4pular misapprohenslon as 70 the ainou,'
-, s.,sr thai fs duriug a neavy rain. Measureineh's
of rain are based upon the amount tnht la.lr -.
;ven Ievt. surface Rain gauges are 50 cOnsIucV1u s
sv 20 rt,rd huadredths 9f inches WIN erea1 aosu
r,cv Now during haro rain uilt lartr sS ~ - -,
an nexpe rbssoed person VIII eiVs aIs - 1i ,neas
three nchs, Of rain have ialIen Nhlfc Ca @ -
rom.ut IL Il ip the rain gauge VIII Dol 500" ioo 90.
nslf aE L1eh storm which dos u0t last uoie tnAh
t,To .0urs, la whcA iiSch " ram ia4Is " ,. =,
,ianaIIv naa w rain while a stOrtu such as thr ~
Pfsbrrgh is exceedingly rare De"g ~oen on'5 .I ui.
twice IN gwen locality IN llte.tne, a a PpiIv tsr
remarked. VIII De iVuhu " "NN'- '''
me ,,Sn Of the 2lst Juiy 1898 Staten taiand was
,Sad rItn "A very heavy fall OF ram, dolhg uucn tau
W 80 ,tn,nuf ri the nfail being men ana 70 ofe
6ruaredfLs ar II inches Three days laler on uo s
the 24-A. there cane ram 10, ,ccnt IN its disas-
80 ea etS Great datILaae was honei anu ono
yn.n was drowned IN the stIeets III o"peDn. Os -
Sgasued INTO q -ew.r by the whicrs fhsmnE etIos y,
-, Ia thai storm rain began faiibg aoou, ~
night increasing IN yfornor un4l aoou, ~ y -' grn
IN seemed 70 descend not IN drOl1 Dut ia "a ended
.atd,,gnt 1ntiI a. m gradually aoated anu ehuou
~ a No. Tiere WAS WIND aud an rutlre "bsenee VI
auy electrical phenoiLeDa' noinns 's ,I snT a,nnuni
atfOns show thc rhOrIuo1s 'op'
- ryo aa eight -teuts inches NJ rain 10 nave lAien'
Is.g was same storm tiat iino1 h'" :. t ,yt
Y,.rt.iar pheuonenon of tne tunnel sliiHrd oi""'S
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