Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-06
SPECIAL BULLETIN FOR AUGUST,
SIGNAL oErlcE, WAR DErAnrMES nj.

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WASHINGTON CITY, Sept. /, 1856
During August the temperature has been
above the normal In all states west OF the
Mississippi river, except In Eastern Texas AID
Southern Missouri. In all statee east OF the
Mis- isslppi river the temperature has been be
low the normal, except in Illinois and Western
Wisconsin. The departures from the normal
have been small over the entire country.
The maximum departures from the normal
occurred at the following stations: Above the
normal; Des Moines, Iowa. degrees and Fort
Sill, l. T., degrees. Below normal; Port
land, Me 3 degrees; 0swego, N. y, Q degrees;
smithvllle, NJ @, degrees; and Washington
City, degrees.
ally above tae normal In the states east Of the
Mississippi river, and generally below the nor
NAL In the states west OF that river Marked
exceptions, however, are noted, notably In
PennsylvA ia and New Jersey, where The de-
1ciency OF rainfall ranged from one 70 four
inches; along the coasts of the south Atlantic
and Gnlf states, where the deficiency OF rain
fall ranged from one half inch 10 three inches,
and In Eastern Dakota, where the excess OF
rainfall was about two inches and half
The maximum departures occurred al the
following stations: Above the normal: Indian
apolis, Ind 8. inches; Keoknk, Ia p inches;
Memphis, Tenn, S.6 inches; Nashville, Tenn /,
30 incheG; Montgomery, Ala 2 inches Chin,
colleague, Va, 81 Inches; Rochester, n. ", f.S
inches; Huron, OAK 81 Inches; fankton,
OAK, 2.5 inches. Below the normal-Moor-
head, MINI. 2 inches; Saint Vincent, Mimi,
New Orleans, La 81 inches; Mobile, Ala s.l
inches; Rio Graude City, Tex, 81 inchesi New
York City, Q Q inches; Philadelphia, "a, 81
inches; Washington City and Augusta, Ga,
"a II ches
The severe storms OF the month were but two
In number, both covering but a limited area,
but accompanied by very high winds. The nrst
formed in North Carolina during the dln ana
moved northeasterly, causing high winds ana
heavy rains on the New Jersey coast on tne
night OF the eth. The second entered the Cult
of Mexico on the night OF the nth, causing de'
structive gales and Hoods on the coast OF South
ern Texas on the morning OF the xgih.
Thunderstorms were general In Kansas, Ne
brAska and Colorado on the 20, In the upper
Missouri valley on the 9Th and 9th, and through D.
out the Ohio valley, Tennessee ana the LAKE
| regions on the 2sth, 18th and Both
On the morning OF the 29th cool wave AP-
| reared in the Northwest, and moved In a south p
| easterly direction, causing ceciued iall W
| emperature in all districts on the 0Otn ana
| Slst. During its passage frosts were reported
| In Dakota Minnesota, Wisconsin and Me-
! braskn, and killing frost In southern Dakota.
| The past summer has been cooler than TIE
average summer IN all states east OF the Missis,
! sippi river, except IN Northern Illinois and
Western wisconsin, and warmer than the ay
erage summer IN all states we. S q r .nSs i'Fei
The most marked departures IRON the q norma sa,
| temperature for the season occurred az the Ioi
lowing stations: Below me aoIns s,,,,l,
degrees; Washington City, S.3 degreesj bAltl-
more, Nd, 2.3 degrees; Norfolk, Va, degrees
| Lynchburg, Va, S.3 degrees Ohhtlotte, =. ~.
| , degrees; Augusta, Ga, 3 5 degreesi Atlanta
Ga, 2S degrees; Chattanooga, Tenn, ~ de-
gTees; Nashville, Tenn, S'S degrees Sinc ~
natl, Ohio, 3 5 degreesi Louisville, N.Y., xy &c.
grtes; and al stations Oni the lower l9he'
/ from is 20 degrees. Above the normhl'-,-bls
| marck OAK 3S deKrt ee; Des Moines, iowa
SS degrees; Montrose, Colo, ~ degrees for
| Elliott, Tex, 8 deRrees.
me precipitation during the past summer
has been above the normal precipitation !,
| Virginia Tennessee, Alabama and the boulI
| atisntio states and In Arkansas, and below
the normal precipitation n al Other distrlcs s
r.tnfali occurred at the following atAtiont
Above the normAl-w ashington City. ~ men
al t,vnchbure, Va, 50 lnchesi Charlottei -
n Ia & inches; Jacksonville, Fla, l0.2 Inches
Memphis Tenn, 80 inches Iltne aoc NJ Ar 4
,rchcss RostOn, Macs, 6.3 inchesi New lol
don Conn, io.z inches Albany, " " luz N ,ngn
ia inches. Leavenworth, kana9 ! lnoh .is
Des MoInes, Iowa, 1873 inehssi SnlcsEo. ~
rsnssin and Assistant Qpartermaster, Aciihs
Chief signal Ohiesr, u. ;. Army