Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-11-10
WEATHER FORECASTS.
An Explanation from H. F. Al
ciatore Of che Signal Service.

II the weather reports published dall
e in the APPEAL, cover this city onil
II Such is not the case however and
y careful perusal oil the following com
+. munication will entirely outline 4
the reader, the field covered by tia
daily report:
"Daily weather indications iol
Washington, OREGON. Idaho, Utan
Nevada, California and Arizona are
made by Lieut.. J. E. Maxfeld, Sig
nal officer stationed at San Frances
co, CAL, by means of bi-daiiy
weather charts on which the data
from the telegraphic reports re-
ceived from the different signal
service stations located in the above
named States and Territories, con
sisting OF barometric pressure, tenn
perature, dew point, relative hui
nudity, wind direction and force,
amount, kind and direction Of
clouds are entered, lsobars and iso-
therms being drawn. The former
indicating the distribution of atmos-
pheric pressure and the latter that
of temperature. To use these
weather charts with success the
predicting officer must be thorough
ly posted with regard to the laws of
storms and must possess certain
knowledge OF the general climatolo
gy of each of the several States or
Territories for which he predicts.
"Owing to the fact that there are
only two regular Signal Service Sta
items in Nevada reporting by tele-
graph to the San Francisco office,
VIZ: Car son City and WInnemucca,
he daily weather forecasts tele-
,raphed at the expense OF the Gov
to C. w. Friend at Carson
lily, G. Lonkey. Of Verdi, Mark
Iverill, Virginia City, and Prof. w.
4. Miller, Reno. New, voluntary
isplaymen, are for Western New.
nd not for any particular county,
ty OF locality situated within that
and are for "a hours be.
inning at p. N l20th mer.. time
the Gay on which they are re- o
'lved. ID
ut is the object of the writer to a.
rect, as far as possible, certain al
puiar faiacies concerning tne
xaIIous question OF the verifica- ia
N oI Weather predictions made for 81
esteln Nevada. Vi
"A pteai.tion of fair heather sig
les abs nee OF rain, regafd less OF w
, amount of cloudiness. Local or 20
oil all inch or more of rain or Tue
i" is iikely TO occur in any part oai
OF all over Western Nevada. hof
lcerntng the veritication of wealth Tor
orecasts for the above named call
net, il must be born in mind slgr
! LIST a prediction OF fair weather The
erltied If no rain or snow occurs is r
he district within the period of iron
named; End. prediction of prls
or snow is verified if .OI of an
or more OF rain or snow falls
ny part of the district within the r.
named. F.
From the foregoing remarks it Bell
'vious, that although weather III
iS'iOh AhdOC III w 6St6Tn NEVADA fQrt1,
sometimes fail to verify itself, II
asst as far as any particular tha
ty, city or locality situated
in the limits of the territory for
h the forecast is intended, is
srned, yet in its broadcast scope ut
~ be fully justified by subse- ohu'
t weather conditions obtaining Re
other parts of the district. tered
he weather wise of Carson Nj
Id therefore bear in mind that Fran
il the signal flags portendil z He
and stoi my weather should he was
aged from the dome of the -,
Capitol on a bright sunshin-
ay, much to their wonderment
Gather conditions necessary to
verify the prediction made,
,e obtaining at but short 'o
Ice nom the city, yet within 'uo
nj ha COItOI