The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-07-11
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Notable Occurrences for the Week Ending July O,
ISS1

Notable Occurrences for the Week Ending July @,
1850.
BY LIEUT.. J. r. FINLEY, U. s. SIGNAL SERVICE.
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Lows, on AREAS or WARM. MOIST Am. CLOUDY
WEATHER. WITH GENERAL RAIN OR snow
AND HIGH WINDS.
Two such areas affected the weather Of the
United States. both Of which came from the
Northwest Territory. Average progressive We
locity eastward 10 miles per hour. Average
duration four days.
HIGHS, OR AREAS OF COLD. DRY AIR AND GEN
ERALLY CLEAR WEATHER ,ITH MODERATE
WINDS
Three such areas affected the weather OF the
United States. One came from the North
Pacific coast, one from the Northwest Terri
tory, and the third from off the Carolina coast.
Average progressive velocity eastward Is miles
per hour. Average duration days
TemPeratHre-The greatest fall in "a hours
t25o) occurred az Fort Custer. Mont, on the
lst. The greatest rise tI69) occurred ut Helena.
Mont, on the ID, Denver, Colo, on the 4th.
aud Fort Sally aud Huron, Oak, on tho 9Th.
The maximum lllsol occurred no Yuma, Ariz.,
on the ID. The minimum 1897 occurred Mt
Cheyenne, Wyo-. on the 81.
Precipitation. has been reported from
every State and Territory except New Mexico,
Arizona, Utah. Nevada. Idaho, Oregon aud
California. Tie heaviest lover one inch In "a
hcGfs) was repUrted FROM North Carolina, Ala
bama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana. Ohio,
Texas, Maryland District OF Columbia Viz
gina, Georgia, Arkansas Michigan, Illinois
Iowa. West Virginia aud New York Tic
maximum 10 "a hours $3.50 inehes) occurred at
kc0kuk, Iowa on the ID aud Sd. On the Ist
aud % 365 inches fell at Baltimore Md, and
$50 inches III Wilmington. N. G., within II
hours. Floods on the LIST aud "a in Virginia,
North Carolina. Maryland, District Of Column
bia. Pennsylvania, Iowa and Illinois. Loss
about 10000.
Hiads-The highest winds 40 miles per honr
and over were reported from Minnesota. Da.
kota, Texas and Iowa. The highest mea4nred
velocity az miles per hour occurred at Moor
head. MIMI, on the LIST. and at Sioux City,
Iowa. on the 9Th.
RiUerS.-The maximum rise l52 inehes) oc.
CURED 90 Parkersburg W. Va. on the 9Th.
The maximum fall t3G inehesl occurred at
Augusta. Ga. on the ID.
Existing C0RdEti0Rs-A lotc Is moving south
eastward from southern Dakota. attended bY
very little precipitation. The principal high Is
central in Aew York. Another high Is moving
Slowly eastward from the South Pacthc coast.
Light rains along the lower portion OF the
South Atlantic coast and in the Missouri Val
ley. Elsewhere generally fair weather
Facts % be RemembeFed--Thc wctest districts
Of the globe arc ~ parts Of the calm zone
from g. N. Lat. 20 Iio ). Lat.) and l2) certain
localities where damp winds meet mountain
ranges and are forced upwards. Examples OF
the latter are especially found In British India
the western coasts Of the British Isles. coast OF
/ Norway. northwest coast Of America, Of south
ern Chilli aud Of New Zealand. All Of these
| places are exposed 10 westerly winds blowing
/ over an extensive tract Of ocean and depositing
their moisture Ola the first coast they meet
The driest regions Of the globe are q the great
| tract stretching eastward from the Sahara
/ through Arabia 10 Persia. This Ii continued
| through Central Asia over the southern Steppei
OF Russia TO Lake Balkash. Farther eastward
again comes the Desert Of Cobb. This latter
however, owes its aridity In great measure q
the fact that the mountains by which IL IL sur
rounded drain the winds Of what little moist
ure they contain. In south Africa we have Tho
great Kalahari Desert; in North America III,
great Salt Lake Region; in South America tho
narrow strip Of Peru and Chill, between The
| Andes aud the sea. The interior Of Australi:
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