Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-05-06
THE APRIL BULLETIN.
Weather Report of the United States
Signal Office for April.
SIGNAL OFFICE, WAR DEpAnrMEsT, !

WASiflNqToNt May 1, $3.50. J
The temperature during the month
of April has varied but slightly from
the normal temperature of the month
in all districts east of the Mississippi
and from the Missouri valley south
ward to the West Gulf coast. In the
lake regions and in the adjoining
states the temperature was from one
to two degrees below the normal, and
at stations on the middle Atlantic and
New England coasts the temperature
was from one TO two degrees above the
normal. In the Rocky mountain re-
gions, the upper Missouri valley, and
on the Pacific coast the month was
generally warmer than the average
April temperature, the excess ranging
from four to five degrees in the upper
Missouri valley, Utah and California.
Some of the principal stations report
the mean temperature of the month as
follows: Boston, 46o; New York City,
4So; Washington City, $50; Charleston,
64S; Jacksonville, $50; New Orleans,
ZOE; Cincinnati, $50; Buffalo, 40o; Chi
cago, 45o; Saint Paul, 450; Omaha, 500;
Denver, 46o; Portland, Oregon, 5S0
San Francisco, SO, and San Diego,
62s.
The rainfall has been less than the
average for the moDthIin the districts
on the Atlantic coast and in the East
Gulf states, the deficiencies ranging
from one to two inches on the New
England and the middle Atlantic
coasts, except at Eastport, where there
was large excess. In the South At
lantic and East Gulf states the deiicien-
| CIV ranges from two to four inches.
The rainfall was from two to three
| inches less than the averaged in North
ern California and in Oregon and
Washington territory, while in South
ern California the rainfall was slightly
| in excess. In the regions between the
Mississippi and the Rocky mountains
| the precipitation was generally In OK
cess in the Missouri valley and Da'
| kota this excess varied from one 10
three inches.
| The greatest rainfalls occurred In
| Northern Texas and Indian territory,
where the excess averages about four
inches above the normal for the month.
In the lake regions and the Ohio
valley the rainfall was generally in ex'
cess of the average, although at isola
ted stations deficiencies ranging from
ope-half to one and half inches are
reported. In Tennessee all stations
report large deficiencies ranging from
two to four inches, except at Chatta
nooga, where an excess of over foul
inches is reported. On Mount Wash
ington the precipitation was three
and two.tenths inches less than the
average.
The month ofApril opened with a
storm central in Northern Texas on
the night OF the Let, and this disturb
ance passed to the eastward, leaving
the middle Atlantic coast on the 4th
apparently with increasing energy,
causing dangerous gales north OF Cape
Hatteras. A severe storm passed
north of the lake region during the 9TH
and Sth, causing general rains In al
districts east Of the Missouri valley.
This storm was followed by cold
wave on the 9th, which extended over
the Atlantic coast as Iar south as
Charleston, causing a decided fall In
temperature. During this cold wave
| frosts occurred In the northern portions
of the East Gulf and South Atlantic
states and in Tennessee; light frosts
also occurred in these regions On the
l4th.
An area of unusually high barome.
ter extended over the districts east OF
| the Mlhhlttlppi uuiiub thO A"fh anu
10th, and this was followed by warm
wave on the 22d, 23d and oath, which
caused the maximum temperature oil
the month in the districts on the At
lantic coast.
The following high temperatures
were reported at p. m. OF the I'D:
Washington City, s0a; Albany. sS'; on
the 23d, Pittsburg, $50; Rochester, 81;
on the 9th, Boston, 6l9.
This warm wave WAS followed by 8
severe storm in the lake region and on
the middle Atlantic and New England
coasts ON the 18th and 10Th. Severe
gales also occurred in the lake regions
aud on the middle Atlantic and New
England coasts on the @7th and 18th.
This disturbance WAS probably the
most severe Of the month, causing
maximum velocities ranging from
| fifsy TO sixty-four miles per hour At
stations north OF Hatteras ON the 2ssh.
This disturbance increased greatly in
energy after reaching the New Eng
land coast, the baron eter falling TO
% ~ at Bostoa on the morning OF the
10Th. w. b. HAzEH,
Rrig. and Bvt. Mai. Cent Chief Sig.