The Portland daily press., 1884-11-05
special bulletin for O.tober.

WASHINGTON City, NOV. L, loo4s H
The temperature has been nearly normal in
Florida. A line passing from Texas through South
ern New Mexico and Arizona, through central
California and Oregon, parallel TO the coast, and
terminating at the mouth of the Columbia river,
will represent the normal temperature belt. North
and East of it the temperatures have been above
England, North of which the temperatures have
been below the normal. In Alabama, Georgia,
Western South and North Carolina, Southern and
Southwestern Virginia, Kentucky, tennessee.
Southern Missouri, and Northern Arkansas; also
in the Platte Valley, Southern Dakota Iowa, South
ern Minnesota, and Western Wisconsin the depar-
lures from the normal temperatures have generally
been in excess of four degrees. In Montana the
excess has been four degrees, except in Northern
Montana, where it has been seven degrees above
the normal.
The belt of normal precipitation passes through
Southern Alabama and Mississippi central Lou
isiana, and to central Texas, and thence to South
western Texas, and to Arizona. slight excess
has occurred in Iowa and Eastern Nebraska; also
the Michigan peninsulas. Northern Wisconsin, and
central Mfnnesota The greatest excess has been in
South and Western Texas, being very marked in
excess in the Rio Grande valley. A deficiency of
two inches and upwards has occurred in all the At
lantic coast States South of the Potomac river in
West Virginia, Ohio, Northern Alabama, Missis-
sippi, and Louisiana. extreme northeastern Texas,
Arkansas, lower Ohio and Wabash river valleys.
Local deficiencies exceeding two inches have occur
red In western New York, eastern Maine. and Long
Island Sound. The most decided deficiency has
been in the north Pacific coast region, The rain
fall for the month of August, September and Octo-
Dor, upon the whole, has been remarkably deficient
coasts and in Tennessee and the Ohio valley. The
reports from the stations in these districts show
the deficiencies for the three months to range from
1sz inches in the Ohio valley to inches in the east
Gulf States. During August the rainfall for New
England was excessive and in September 1t was ex-
cessive in the West Gulf States and Ohio valley.
With these exceptions the rainfall in the districts
referred to for the months under consideration has
been decidedly below the average. This readily ac-
counts for lthe severe dr0ughts which have pre-
vailed during these months and which have been
most severe in Western Maryland South and South
western Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia and
Alabama and were terminated after over two months
duration on October 22d. The drought has also
been serious in New Hampshire.
Killing frosts occurred from 9Th to 10th over the
northern portion of the country east of the Rocky
Mountains; also from the 22d to the 26th from the
Missouri valley eastward to the Atlantic coast and
south to the western portions of Virginia and North
Carolina and in East Tennessee. No frosts have
been reported south of Charleston, South Carolina,
Montgomery, Alabama and Little Rock, Arkansas.
w. b. HAZEN,
Brig. and Bvt Mai. Gen'l,
Chief Signal Officer, q. S. A.
G. LIEBMANN, Sergt Sig. Corps, U. S. "A.