Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-06
JANUARY BLASTS.
Texas Visited by Seven Northers
During the Month
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where II was very near the normal.
The greatest departures we're IN the
| ONO valley, upper lake region, upper
Mississippi and Missouri valleys, aver
aglnl about s. In each district. In the
Gulf states the average temperature
/ was about 50 below the normal.
The rainfall for the month wss
/ above the average In all districts, eX-
cept the central portion u the Mis-.
-Ouri valley. where there was a slight
/ deficiency, and on the Pacific coast,
where there was q deficiency ~ about
| 3 inches In the north AID middle re
gionB and inch in the south Pacific
| coast region. The ex ess Of the Gulf
states was from to inches, and In
The south Atlantic s'ates aud southern
portion OF the middle Atlantic states II
was about iDchts. In all other dis
! tricts the excess was about inch.
The month Of January opened with
cold wave which moved from the
northwest and covered all districts.
! On the moinidg Of the lst the crest ~
the wave extended northeasterly from
the q n states 10 the lake region.
East OF the upper Mississippi valley
snow WAS falling In the northern die
tricts and rain In the southern DISTRICTS
AfNAAhMNh ID NANtAAhE MFuAhEA NA kAAE
morning OF the ID. At this report The
crest Of the cold wave was passing
over the New England and middle
Atlantic stats. Fair wea her con-
tinued In all districts until the 81,
when local rains began falling IN the
south Atlantic and Gulf states The
area Of precipitation gradually extend.
ed along the Atlantic coast, an on the
morning OF the 4th embraced the mid
die Atlantic and New England states
On the morning Of the 5 rain be.
gRu falling in the Ohio valley and
Tennessee, continuing 10 the Guf
states and districts bordering on the
Atlantic, aud by the afternoon OF that
date precipitation became general In
all districts, ACCOMMODATING which, a.
first, was a weak depression in the
west Gulf states, but subsequently do
velOped into very severe 81 rm
This storm Rt midnight Of the 8 h was
central In the upper Mississippi val
ley, from thence II moved northeast
erly over Lakes Michigan and Huron
on the b, causing stvere gales on the
lakes aud Atlant C coast. The weather
began 20 clear In the Southern districts
on the Oh. follow ed by CLEARING
weather In all sections on the 7lh.
During the Slh a cold wave made its
appearai &c Ia Montana, moving slow.
ly toward the southeast, cau-iug a fall
Of temperature Of about 20 In all dis.
tricts This wave disappeared oil the
Atlantic coast on the llth.
Fair weather prevailed from the
1th to the llth In all sections. On the
morning Of he latter date u depression
formed IN Nebraska. and rain began
10 fail In the Gulf states During the
day the rain area gradually extended,
covering all di-tTiCts. This storm also
moved nOItheasterly over the lakes,
causing severe gales In the lake region
and on the Atlantic coast.
Almost simultaneously with the
formation Of this depression cold
wave appeared In the Northwest.
This wave moved In AN eAsterly direc.
| ton, passiHg over the lake regions on
the 18th, causing a fall in temperature
| OF from 20 10 4O' While the tpmptra.
! ture f. in all districts nearly 2Uo, the
maximum intensity of the cold wave
occurred on the l3Jh ia the Province
81 Ontario. where the fall was from
/ 40' To 5U'. IL disappeared OH the
| Nova Soo'ia coast during the night.
At midnight Of the 18Th rain again
began to fail IN the west Cult states
nnd light SHOWS In the NJ issouri valley.
| BY the morning Of the l4lh depres.
I sion made It's appearance In Southern
| Texas. This storm proved the severesi
OF the month both on the Atlantic
coast and In the lake region During
the IA h the area OF precipitation in,
creased considerably, covering the
6ulf states, OHIO valley and Tennes
see, the lake region, and
upper Mississippi and Missouri
valleys. On the 18th rain
was general In all districts, turning
into snow Ia Northern and Western
sections The same conditions con
unued during the l6th, and on thai
date, the storm increasing considera
hly IN energy, moved from Texas Il
Indiana. The center passed directly
over the lower lake region. Some 81
the highest veloClties ever recnrdt d 90
Cured at the lake stations during IN,
passage OF this storm AT Ruff M
seventy-One Lliles per hour was re-
corded, and at Rochester sixty milea
The storm disappeared in the Gulf OF
Saiut Las renee during the night o.
the lIth, accompanied by very severe
gales on the Atlantic coast IL wa,
followed by fair weather and a cold
wave which appeared In Idaho on ia,
lSth IL moved south westward "a
Texas by the 18th, causing Tall In
temperature OF from 90 To 500 ID
thence altered It's course 10 northeast
following ihestorm. The Temperature
In the east Gulf states and Tennessee
iell over i0', The wave, passing over
he middle Atlantic states ana New
England disappeared on the 18Th.
A depression moving eastwardly owe,
the GulfOf Mexico caused local snow.
TO ial IN Northern Texas and rain In
the southern portion auC the east qull
and south Atlantic states on the ~ IA
Another cold wave made its appear,
ance In the Northwest ON the oOth
Moving IN ais easlerly direction h
pas ed ,ff the Atlantic coast durine
the night Of the 22d The fall In tenn
ptraturv was about 20o In all dlstrlcts
a depresslon, accompanied by rain
appeared IN the wtst Gulf states on
the 25d, and on the % 4 united with !
Oppression which formed Ia Colorado
ihis storm was not accompanied bN
any very dangerous winds, and disan