The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1889-11-27

West Indian hurricane moved westward
over the Caribbean sea from the 18th
to 18th. inclusive, and thence apparently
passed over Yucatan and recurved to the
north-central coast of the Gulf of Mexico
by the I'D. Attending the passage of
this hurricane. storm commencing dur
ing the afternoon of the 18th, devastated
the coast of Campeche. On the morning
of the 10Th storm which had suddenly
developed great energy was central of
the coast of Maine, whence it moved
northward with rapid decrease in en-
ergy. Severe local storms were most
frequently reported in Texas and Indian
Territory. where they were noted for
five dates. The Arctic ice reported near
Newfoundland cOrresponded in distribu-
ton with, but in quantity somewhat in
excess of, the average for the month.
The month was generally cooler than
the average September, except in the
Saint Lawrence valley, the Canadian
Maratime Provinces, northwestern New
York, the nOIth-central and northeastern
parts of the upper lake region, at jack
sonville. Florida, over the southern pla-
teau region, and on the Pacific coast
south of the Columbia river. The great
est departures below the average tenn
perature occurred in north-centrai Texas
and Indian Territory, where they were
more than four degrees. The highest
mean temperature reported for the month
was 91.3o at Cactus, California, and the
lowest was 31.7e at Pixies Peak, Colo
RADIO. At New Ulm, Texas, seventeen
years record, the mean temperature, 74.6
was one degree below the lowest Sep
TENDER mean previously reported, noted
in 1876. The highest absolute tempera-
ture was l16o at Mojava, California,
and the lowest minimum temperature,
exclusive of Pixies Peak, Colorado,
where % was registered, was SO at the
Dolly Warden Mines, Colorado, and 50
at Alma and Breckenridge, Colorado.
At one or more stations in Minnesota.
Colorado, Arizona, Washington Terrific
~ and Maine, respectively, the maxi
mum temperature was as high or higher
than previously noted for September,
while at one or more stations in Florida,
Texas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Montana,
Indian y,orr;torv Ar;1opo I~toh Idaho
Oregon, and Washington Territory, re-
spectively, the minimum temperature
fell as low or lower than reported for
September of preceding years. Damag-
ing frost was reported in Nebraska on
the I'd; in Minnesota on the 9th, in Wis
consin on the 18th, in Iowa on the 18th,
in Iowa, Michigan and Wisconsin on the
18th; in Iowa and Wisconsin on the 10Th
in Michigan and Ohio on the p; in New
York on the 23d, in Kansas on the 24th,
in Michigan, Nebraska and Iowa on the
9th; and light frost was reported as far
south as the CarOlinas. northern GeOr-
gia, northern Alabama, central Texas,
southern New Mexico, east-central Ari-
IONA, central Nevada, and Northern
California. Killing frost was seasonable
in the districts where it occurred.
The heaviest rainfall reported for Sep
TENDER, 1889, was 1911 inches, at Lehigh
Indian Territory, and the rainfall exceed
ten inches in southern Florida. north
central and eastern Texas, southeastern
Kansas, central Kentucky, central New
Jersey, southeastern Pennsylvania, and
central Virginia. In western Arizona, a
greater part of California, in west-cen-
trail Kansas. east-central Minnesota,
western Nebraska, western Nevada,
south-central Oregon, and northwestern
Utah, no rain fell. The rainfall was
generally below the average for the
month in Rocky Mountain and plateau
regions, and on the Pacific coast. while
to the eastward of the Rocky Mountains
the rainfall was very unevenly distribut-
ed, large excuses and marked deficien-
cies occurring in adjoining states and
districts. The greatest deficiencies oc-
CARED on the south Atlantic coasts, in
west-central Mississippi and thence
southwest to the Gulf coast, where they
were more than three inches. In the
middle Saint Lawrence valley the rain
fall exceeded the average by more than
five inches, while in the extreme south
eastern New York, and in the upper val
ley Of the Red River of the North the |
excess was more than four inches. In
the South Atlantic states, the Lake re-
gions, the Upper Mississippi valley, the
slope of the Rocky Noun
tains. and in the plateau regions there is
a deficiency for the current and the pre-
ceding month. Snow fell in September
1899. as far south as extreme northern
Texas, where three inches were reported
1T Folsom on the 23d.
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