Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-08
Special Bulletin for May.

SIGNAL OFFICE, WAR DEPART
MENT, WASHINGTON CITY, June L.
The temperature for the month OF
May has varied but slightly from the
normal temperature for the month
from the Missouri valley southwark
to the gulf coast. In the Mississippi
valley and In all districts to the east
ward Of 1t the temperature has been
from one to three degrees below the
normal, and from one to two degrees
below In districts westward OF the
Missouri valley. In the north and
south Pacific coast regions the tenn
perature has been from one to two de-
grees above the normal, aud from five
TO eight degrees below in Northern
and Central California, except in the
Sacramento valley, where the tenn
perature has been three degrees above
the normal.
TT mean temperature OF the month
OF some OF the principal stations is as
follows: Boston 52o, New York $50,
Washington City $40, Charleston 73o, ,
Jacksonville TAO, New Orleans 74o,
Cincinnati so, Buffalo $50. Chicago
So, Saint Paul $40. Omaha 60o, Denver
$50, Portland, Greg, 500, San Fran
cisco 52o, San Diego $50, Salt Lake
City 56o
A cold wave appeared in Dakota on
the 5th, the fall Of temperature being
from ten TO fife IN degrees. A fall of
temperature of from ten to fifteen de-
grees occurred in the Missouri valley
on the 9Th and fall of from seventeen
to twenty-five degrees in the Missis-
sippi valley on the 9TH. On the Sth
the cold wave passed over the Ohio
valley and Tennessee and extended
southwesterly TO the West Gulf states;
1t reached the East Gulf and South
Atlantic states on the 9th. the temper
allure falling from twelve to twenty
two degrees.
A second cold wave appeared in
Minnesota and Dakota on the 18th,
extended over the upper lakes on 18th
and 18th, and reached the lower lakes
on the 10th. The fall in temperature
was from twenty to thirty degrees.
A fall Of from eleven to twenty de-
gress occurred In New England on
the Goth.
In the North Pacific coast region the
rainfall has been slightly above, and
in the Middle and South Pacific coast
regions slightly below the average for
the month. There has been a de.
iiciency OF from one to two inches In
the Upper Lake regions, the Upper
Mississippi and Missouri valleys,
Arkansas and Northern Texas. In
the Southwestern portion OF the Mid
die Atlantic states, In the South At
lantic states aud the eastern portion of
the Eastern Gulf states an excess OF
from one to three inches Is reported.
In the northeastern portion OF the
Middle Atlantic states and in South
western New England there has been
u slight deficiency. In all other dis
tricls there has been but slight devia.
ton from the normal.
The number of storms for the month
is below theaverage. A storm OF con
siderable energy appeared In the
Northwest on the 4th,- reaching the
lake region on the 9TH, accompanied
by rain In the lake region on the 9Th
and 9Th, which continued in the lower
lake region until the 10th. The rair
area extended over New England, tn,
Middle Atlantic states, Tennessee ant
the Ohio valley on the 7th. High
winds prevailed In the lake region OIL
the 18th, Sth and 9th and on the .Nortl
Carolina coas. on the 10Th. A SECOND
storm appeared In Dakota on the 14tl
and passed over the lake region during
the 18th and 10Th, high winds prevail
ing over the upper lake region durin
10th, 18th and 18th. a storm OF sligh
energy, but accompanied by cops:d
J cradle precipitation, passed nom tn
} Missouri valley over the lake region I
the ST. Lawrence valley from the 25tl
to the S0th.
SPRING OF 1855.
The temperature for the thre
months OF March, April and May, |
: the Mississippi valley and In ali di
tricts east OF 1t and In the West Gu
\ states, was lrom one to four degre,
0 below the average. For the Nilsson
l valley and the territories In the Nortl
I west and on the Pacific coast, II
+ temperature was from one to three d
4 grees above the average.
!, The average rainfall for the can
Q period Is as follows:
u In the north and middle Pacif
h coast regions deficiency of from fol
}, TO eight inches; slight excess in Il
o Missouri valley; In all other distrlc
IS there has been a slight deficienc
70 ranging from two to elk inches on Il
IL Atlantic coast, from one to thr
It inches in the Mississippi valley, al
It from one 10 four inches In the oh
70 valley and Tennessee and in the les
z Gull states. w. h. HAzEN,
70 Brig and Svt, Nal. Gen Chief Sign
Offices, u. :, A.
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