Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-06
TIE WEATHER.
special Bulletin Issued from the United
states Weather Bureau for June.
SIGNAL OFFICE, WAX DEPARTMENT, }
Washington City, July /. lssG

I states Weather Bureau for June.
} SIGNAL OFFICE, WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington City, July l. 1856
On the morning of the LIST of June an
area of low pressure was central in Kan
sas, and an area of high pressure was
over Oregon and Washington territory
The former moved northeasterly, accom-
panied by rain, until the night of the Sd,
when this area was central over the Gulf
st, Lawrence. The area OF hi gh press
ure extended southeasterly, prece ded by
rain and thunder-storms in a long and
narrow rain-area, which carried the rains
| from Montana southeastWard over the
| whole country. On the It'll and 9TH fair
weather prevailed over the country, ex-
cept In the South Atlantic and East Gulf
states, where local rains fell on the 9th.
| 9TH and Sth rains and thunder-storms oc-
Cured In the South Atlantic and Gulf
states, and In the Ohio valley on the last
date. On the 9th and 10th rain was gene
raj In all the states east OF the Mississippi
river, ard also in Dakota and Montana.
On the 18th and 18th fair weather pre-
vailed In all districts, except the extreme
Northwest. Thunder showers occurred
ON the evening OF the 18th in the Missis-
sippi valley andawestward, and on the
afternoon of the 18th and 18th east Of
this valley. On the 10Th and 10th
rain was quite general over the whole
1 country, as also east OF the MississippI
river on the l7tn. On the 18th an area of
high pressure spread over the country,
with generally fair weather, followed at
night by rains aud thunder storms in the
Missouri valley. Fair weather attended
this high area on the 18th and goth, but
was Immediately followed in its eastward
movement by local rains
On the goth "a severe cyclonic storm
came In upon the coast OF Florida from
the Gulf Of Mexico. ON the morning of
the 2lst II was central west OF Cedar
Keys; 1t moved northerly until the morn
/ Ing OF the 22d, and then northeasterly
until 1t disappeared off the New Jersey
coast at midnight of the Esd. High
winds and heavy rains prevailed in the
Atlantic Coast states from Massachusetts
TO Florida.
On the 2ith, 25th and 2Gth, fair weather
prevailed In the Gulf states and Missouri
valley, and elsewhere local rains fell. ON
tho 9Th ant 18th local rains fell in New
England, the South Atlantic and Gulf
states aud Ohio valley, with fair weather
in other states.
On the 10Th local rains and thunder
storms occurred in the South Atlantic
and East Gulf states
On the morning of tue 804h a second
cyclonic storm appeared In .he eastern
part OF the Gulf of Mexico; at midnight
II was central between Cedar KEYS and
Pensacola-it was moving northeasterly
High winds were reported at Key West,
Cedar Keys and Jacksonville The at
tending rainfall was heavy
The temperature has been very near
the normal in Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa,
Minnesots, Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado,
Florida and In southern parts of Georgia,
Alabama and Mississippi, In the At.
lantic Coast states, as far as Georgia, n
has been below the normal, as also In the
| Lower Lake region, the Ohio valley, the
lower part of the Mississippi valley and
IN Tennessee The greatest departures
below the normal occurred In Massa-
chusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New
York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Della
ware, Maryland, District OF Columbia,
North and South Carolina, Ohio, Indiana,
Kentucky, Tennessee and Arkansas At
| Washington City the temperature was
four degrees below the normal for the
month.
The rainfall was deficient /. O., below
the normal rainfall, In the New England
states, and thence directly westward; II
was In excess of the FORMAL In Maryland,
Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, south
ern Missouri and in all the states south
ward except Eastern Florida The great.
J est excess occurred at Washington CITY.
"a inches; Lynchburg, Va, 81 inches
| Charlotte, N O., Go inches; Charleston,
5. O., 8 8 inches; Augusta, Ga, 5.5
inchesi Atlanta, Ga, a. Inches; Nash
Vile, Tenn, $50 inches; Chattanooga.
Tenn, 3.S inches; Memphis, Tenn, sol
Inches; Montgomery. Ala, SIS inches
New Orleans, la, S.S inches; Vlcksbure, |
80 inehesi Little Rock, Ark, 6 0 inches.
The greatest deficiency otrainfall, occurred
In Ohio Northern Illinois, Iowa, wis. |
cousin, Nebraska, Dakota, Maine aud
Michigan. Des Moines had the greatest |
deficiency, 60 inches; Omaha had SO |
inohesi Davenport, inches; Chicago, |
S5 inchesi Cleveland, 80 inches; East |
port, 50 inches; Boston, "a inches,
! Frosts were reported In the press as
having occurred In Wisconsin In the early
part Of the month. Light snow fell on /
Mount Washington on the 18th.
W.B. HAzEN,
Brig s Byt. Maj Gen'l Chief Signal ON.
Ger, U. S. A.