Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-06
special DuIlsun for November.
SIGNAL OFFICE, WAR DtrARMTES'
wnHhington CIV Der 1856

Washington wy Dec 1, 1886.
The temperature for the month OF No
yember, 1896, was slightly above the nor.
NAL IN New II gland, the middle Atlantic
states, the District OF Columbia, the
eastern part OF Virginia, and southern
Texas; In ali other districts, with few
isolated exceptions, 1t was below the
normal The greatest departure from
the normal occurred In Colorado and
Utah, where the average temperature
was 6 below the normal. The average
departure from the normal both below
and above was 3. The greatest depart
ure from the normal occurred NJ the fol-
] wing stations, viz: Above the normal
Boston, Mass, Philadelphia, Pa, and
ST. Louis, Mo-, o.. Below the normal
Salt Like City, Utah, and Montrose,
Col s.; Las Animas, Col and Prescott,
Wyo 8 Lamar, Mo-, end ROsoburg,
Greg, I The average temperature at
Washington city was above he nor
NAL.
The precipitation for the month of No.
vember presents no extreme departure
from the normal, excepting on the north
Pacific coast, where there IS q deflieucy
! OF about Inches. There Is an ayerag
deficiency of about inchos In the region
I.burdering ON the snuth Atlantis and Gulf
coaais; o. about IA inches in Northern
Missouri, Illinoi-, S uthern Michigan and
Wisconsin; OF about "a inches In Calico
MIA and Sou heru Oregon. There IL an
average excess Of about Inches In New
York, Pennsylvania, the OHIO valley aud
! Tennessee, and Of about ! Inch 10 the
upper Missouri valley aud Northern Colo
RADIO; 10 all other districts the precipita
ton has varied nut slightly from the nor.
NAL. The maximum departures from
the normal occurred ~ the follow
ing stations, viz: Above the normal
Memphis, Tenn, 4 8 inches; Montgom
cry, Ala, 81 inches; Knoxville, Tenn.
l29 inches; Albany, NJ Y, ~ Inches
Buffalo, N Y, "a inches Nashville
Tenn 20 inches; Louisville, Ky, ]
inches; Portland, Me-, ] G inchesi AL
pena, Mich l.8 inches; Moorhead
MINI IA inches; Denver, Col, an'
Cheyenne, Wyo., 2 inches. Below tn
normal-Porlland, Greg, 62 inches
| Olympia, w. T., go inches; Palestine
Tex I'll inches; Rcd Bluff, Cal, Q
inches; Charlotte, N. c., S2 inches
Charleston, S. &, inches; Pensacolu
Fla, 2.G inches; Wilmington, N. O., 2.
inches; San Francisco, Cal, 2 8 inches
Galveston, Tex, "a iuchcsi Sacramento
Cal 2 inches; jacksonville, Fla, 2,
inches.
} From one.half 20 three inches OF ano'
remained on the ground at The end OF IN
month In Western New York, Northet
! Ohio, Eastern Michigan, Indiana, llllnoi
Southern Wisconsin and Iowa, aud irOi
six inches to one foot IN Western Mich
: gan, Northern Wisconsin aud Minncsott
Seven severe storms passed over th
country during the month. The MI
| originated In Southern Colorado NoYen
+ Der aud moved nOrthrastward, phssin
out of the reach Of observation of IN
mouth Of the Saint Lawrence on the ~
causing moderately severe weather durln
It's passage over the lakes. The secon
appeared IN Manitoba on the 81 an
moved eastward reaching the Gun
u Saint Lawrence ON the 9th, causln
severe winds on the lakes. ia
: third formed In the vicinity
I Plttsburg, Pa, on the On, ana move
D rapidly northeastward, disappearing Q
i the 7th, causing very high winds on u
$ Atlantic coast. The tourii developed
= Southern Texas on the 18th and move
n northeastwafd up the Ohio Valley, di
!, appearlng at the mouth Of the Gulf
u caused very heavy rains and high wlnt
Q throughout the districts through Wink
Z II passed. The iith developed 10 lndi,
A Territory on the l6th, and moved mort
T. eartwnrd toward Lake Michigan, increa
" ing In severity and intensity, caus
n violent and dan erous winds over II
e upper lakes on the nth and 18th.
Ie This was the most dangerous and O
e. s+rnctive atorm NJ the present aeRBO
a. and although ample and timely warnli
d was given by the display Of stUrm-signp
<. ON the lakes q loss OF lie, 40 repofte
Of about forty mariners occurred on y
upper lakes. The sixth appeared on Y
North Pacific coast on the morning OF q
Z. 90tn. and appears 10 have moved sout
u ward on the west side Of the X c
: Mountains, gradually developing Ia w
- and then moving northeastward with
creased intensity toward Lake Superlt
causing very high Winds on the upp
lakes. The seventh suddenly develop
ON the night OF November "a, In Georg
10 moving rapidly northeastward, accoI
nanied by heavy rains and high winds
Inc Atlantic coast on the 25th. Sever
other minor Impressions passed over !
couptry during the month nnaccOl
u nanied by uDusually severe weather.
OF The first cold wave OF any megnfu
daring the month moved southwark iro
"A Manitoba on the 1871, reducing tae tel
y neratures below the fret zsng point "a !
~ Missiseippi valley as far south az VIC.
4. burg, Mrs, on the morning OF lhe lS'
Win the temperature below zero
"a Dakota, Nebraska, and Coioraoo.
4. aecond, OF less severely, moved sou'
.-.vd fgorn Manitoba on the morning