Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-23
A WARM WAVE ASTRAY.
The Indications OfaceF Throws Some
Light On Last Weeks Weather Pre-.
dictiOns.

The indications officer on duty ct the signal
Office, In conversation with STAR reporter
referring to the article signed by "Facts," which
appeared in THE STAR OF Friday last said:
81 have no disposition to enter into o ne VS.
deem person who makes PERSONAL attack oS
another in newspaper under nom tte plume
worthy OF having any attention shown his
dent to be mistaken. His personal illusions to
to me care nothing for. AS to my competency
or lncompetency my record during the past
four years duty on indications is open to in
spection. Leaving out altogether newspaper
items in connection with the warm wave pre-.
dicted, it may be of interest to the readers OF
The STAR to know why it was that it did not
come to hand at the time it was anticipated,
but suppose 1t will be conceded it was present
here t SATURDAY atu, day and Sunday:
Tracts says there was no warm wave in ex.
1stence. Will prove there was by the tempera-
lure IN the west o from minus 100 to over 800
temperature at Deadwood was wrong as re.
ported, and will prove that there was no error.
This Is all wish to discuss, as said before the
remainder Of the article is in relation to me
TUESDAY afternoon, the 18TH the barometer
In the upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys
had In eight hours fallen about 30 of an inch,
and the temperature In those districts in
twenty-four hours had risen from 100 to 200 in
the former, and from 200 to 800 in the latter
stood at lido: In the Ohio valley and nd
AcuuCSSCc tuc IASo was AOOuC 1Oo. Inc SuOQen
fall of the barometer gave evidence of the
formation of q storm area, which, If it
had developed and followed the usual
middle Atlantic states to have shifted to SOUTH
erly with decidedly warmer weather. At mid
night OF the 18th the area of high barometer,
of the coast Of the middle Atlantic states, and
at the same hour there was a still further fall
ley. Extending westward from The l lover lake
region the rise In temperature in twenty-fOur
hours was from 100 to nearly 800 There was
sea, consequently followed by falling barome.
ter here and warmer weather. On Wednesday
morning the temperature had continued rising
in the west, being 400 at Deadwood, 10 at Chi
cage. and 40 at St Louis, while at Washington
1t was 10: On this "wednesday morning was
instead Of passing off the coast and disappear.
ing, had from some unaccOuntable reason been
reinforced, and had worked backward, covering
lake regions. deemed this but a Temporary
rise, which would rapidly give way as the ba-
rometer continued falling in the west, with
sonable doubt but that the high temperature
would reach us. On that day, in response to
many mar inquiries ans ba IN regard TO the
temperature would rise sluggishiy. felt con-
WINGED that the next morning the tempera-
afternoon of Wednesday low area was cen.
trail in Manitoba, represented by the line 1850
inches, aud the winds In nearly all districts
TO southerly with increasing temperature. The
area Of high pressure still worked backward.
but at midnight appeared to be giving away
over New England. At this report the storm
in Manitoba had moved northeasterly, passing
beyond our stations of observation. It was
evident by the chart of Thursday morning that
the westward movement OF the high area was
caused by increased pressure over Nova Scotia
which checked the eastward movement of the
warm wave as far as the middle Atlantic states
were concerned. AT q m. Of Thursday there
were but two places in the middle Atlantic
states where the temperature did not rise,
J, Washington and xynch61s burg At Washlngton
at Eastport Me-, 100. During Thursday the
pressure on the coast gave way, followed during
the day by rising Temperature, continuing FRI
day, Saturday and Sunday. The causes which
prevented the rising temperature Thursday
foreseen. The rule is q fall OF $50 in tenn
perature Is cold wave, and rise Of q
like number OF degrees q warm wave.
After such protracted spell OF cold
have been gratifying 10 the public, hence the
announcement. In regard to the DeadwOOd
temperature, I felt at first glance q doubt as TO
Its. correctness, but finding his minimum tenn
perature was S2o, my doubts were dispelled.
one instrument. but Is not liable to do 60 With
two different instruments. To set all doubts af
rest the observer was autographed as follows:
Telegraph Immediately the temperature al
and morning Of 18th. with minimum temper.
atnEe.' 100000
sTemperatnre l2th, 3p. m., az 10 .. M, $50
There II one singular thing, and that H. Thu
services u never given credit In the many case
of cu&rect pr0gnQstics, but whenever an error d
medB aome one y ever ready 70 call attenttos
tot and cOndama the service for the ono fail