The National tribune., 1889-08-08
THE WEATHER.
Notable Occurrences for the Week Ending August
1850.


1850.
BY LIEUT.. J. r. FINLEY, U. 8. SIGNAL SERVICE.
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE Office. Washington. ID. G. |
LOWS OR AREAS OF WARM, MOIST AIR, CLOUDY
WEATHER, WITH GENERAL RAIN OR SNOW
AND HIGH WINDS.
-Four sueh areas affected the weather OF the
United States. One continued from last week,
one came from the California coast, one from
the Northwest Territory, and one from Western
Texas Average progressive velocity eastward
Ii miles per hour. Average duration three
days.
HIGHS, OR AREAS OF COLD, DRY AIR AND GEN.
EKALLY CLEAR WEATHER, WITH MODERATE
WINDS.
Three such areas affected the weather of the
United States. One continued from last week,
one came from the North Pacific coast, and
one from the Northwest Territory. Average
progressive velocity eastward eight miles per
hour. Average duration six days.
Tempcrdinre.-The greatest fall in "a hours
t26"l occurred at Fort Custer, Mon on the Ist.
Tho greatest rise (2So) occurred at Salt Lake
City, Utah, on the 30th. The maximum uI2o)
occurred at Red Bluff, Cal. on the Goth, Keller,
CAL. on the 30th. and at Yuma, Ari, on the lst
aud ID. The minimum 1881 occurred at Moor
head, Mimi, on tho 30th.
Precipitation. has been reported from
every State aud Territory except Utah. Nevada,
Idaho Washington Territory, Oregon, and Cali
fornia. The heaviest lover one inch in "a
hours was reported from Massachusetts, New
York, Virginia, North Carolina. South Caro-
lima. Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, Arkan-
sas, Tennessee, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Mary
land, District of Columbia, aud Alabama
The maximum In "a hours (4.02 inches) oc-
Cured at Chicago, H., on the 2Sth and GOTH
Floods on the 2oth in Illinois; Goth. Delaware
Maryland. Wisconsin, Ohio Massachusetts New
York. New Jersey; 30th, Arkansas, Pennsyl-
vania, Connecticut New Jersey, Delaware and
Now York. Loss estimated mt $6,435, COO
WtRds.-The highest winds 40 miles per hour
apd oyerl were reported from Tennessee, Min
nesota, aud Dakota. The highest measured We
lOcity (56 miles per hour occurred at Nash.
willie, Tenn, on the 2Sth.
Local Storms on the Goth in Wisconsin, Ohio.
Massachusetts. and Arkansas 30th, Massachu.
sets, New Jersey, New York New Hampshire
and Connecticut. Loss estimated at $625 900.
Ripera-The maximum rise (02 inehes) oc-
CURED at Little Rock, Ark, on the 30th The
maximum fall (i3 inches) occurred Mt Augusta.
Ga, on the 30th.
Existing Conditions. principal .op is cen.
trail in the Lower st. Lawrence Valley, Another
cipal high Is central off the Carolina coast.
Another high Is central on the Oregon coast.
Rain in the Atlantic States and New England,
| Elsewhere generally fair weather.
Edcis 10 be Remea,beredA glance Mt number
| OF synoptic weather charts shows that there ia
| nearly always present either an area of low
| pressure, called cyclone. usually having an
| approximately circular form. and. as a rule.
| moving in an eastery or northeasterly direc-
| ton; or an area of high pressure called anti
| cyclone also nearly circular In form but almost
| stationary IN position, moving very irregularly
| TO the eastward The wind in all cases blows
in direction nearly parallel with tho isobars,
| having the region OF lowest pressure on the left
hand. This has given rise TO the simple law
propounded by DIR. Buys Ballot, for the north.
ern hemisphere, viz: Stand with your back
| to the wind and the barometer will DO lower
on your left hand than on your right. In
| cyclones the wind crculates in the Opposite
| way TO which the hands of watch move but
exhibits usually little indraught; while in
| anti-cyeones the wind eirculates in the same
| way as the hands Of watch, but exhibits
| usually little outward motion.
| The following table will show for the differ.
| ent geographical districts Of the United States
The minds usually indicating RAIN and those
indicating Day weather for the month of
| August: