The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-07-28

"N,ce and hot. amt 1t ?" chccrfully re-
marked a dusty and perspiring fost re.
norter as he crawled up the mont steps OF
ihe signal Office and hurriedly sat down In
Tho vacant chair OF the colored Waterman,
who had stepped outside to look at the
thermometer. cit might be hotter was
the rather conservative observation OF the
| chief clerk. who was pinning piece OF
white naner ON a big map OF the United
Staies In renresent the first feeble struggle
for eyfstence OF q small cold wave that Is
expected to reach here next November.
Then the chief clerk took the reporter up
two long flights OF stairs into room where
are kent the chronology and family history
Of all STYLES OF breezes, typhoons, cold
waves. hot waves, and water sp0uts, and
gave the reporter the following truthful
narrative, which the reporter will tell In
his own words: ~.
So far the present summer has been
what might be called a moderately mild
one. From observations extending over a
nerIod of ten years, 1t appears that $50 Is
about the proper thing for July weather
bereabouts. Anything very much above
that is due to Mr.. Vennor's prophecies re-
garding hail-storms.
The present hot wave originated in the
Rocky Mountains, and reached here on the
23d instant. 1t was then two days old, and
very healthy for its size. That afternoon
at 3 O'Clock the thermometer registered 80
degrees. At the same time on the two pre-
yious afternoons it had registered so de-
grees. On the oath the temperature ut . T..
M. was SO degrees, or three degrees above
the normal July temperature. The follow
ing day IL got up to 90 degrees, and yester-
day to 92 degrees, so that it Is fair TO pre-
sumo it Is not yet done rising. The ave
rage July temperature at A. NJ. Is ~ de-
grees, and at midnight "a degrees. Atthis
time the thermometers all over the country,
except at few OF the Gulf stations, are re-
gistering the same increase Of temperature,
so that the hot wave extends everywhere
where Stalwart influence reaches.
1t il q not very well-known fact that all
storms move east. and never west, nor
north nor south. Every bit OF weather in
this country is made in the northwestern
part Of the Rocky Mountains. There is
but one race-course for hot waves and hail
storms. Sometimes they gallop along side
by side. and again they tread closely on each
others heels.
The weather pays no attention to noun
tains or rivers both are crossed without
losing moments time. A zephyr starting
from his stables in the Northwest swings
along over hill and dale, river and desert,
never swerving, never stopping until thor
oughly tired out, which latter event gene
rally happens up in Maine or New Bruins
wick. 1t is warranted to hum along as
fast as it can get over ground, and it Is
equally likely to turn on itself and branch
out. and double up thousand different
ways in twenty-four hours. a cold wave
which begins life in Dakota or Montana is
as likely to end its days in Ohio as it is in
Maine, or it may cross the sea and give up
the ghost iii Spitzenbergen or Siberia.
Several storms and cold waves are known
to have travelled hall way around the earth.
None, however, ever made the complete
circuit.
Experience and observation have shown
that one years mean temperature does not
vary from that OF another over six degrees.
In other words, when Old BOreas balances
up his weather ledger he never has over six
degrees over either way.
Take it all in all, Winnipeg or Manitoba
shows up the most cold weather in a year.
1t is very gratifying to know that little,
wee bit Of cold wave has just been born
away up in Montana, under what it is
hoped may prove suspicious circumstances.
II this little cold wave grows properly and
travels fast enough, and in the right direc-
ton, and doesn't get stopped by envious
people on the way, it will reach Washing
ton in four or five days until then, pa
tience