The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-08-01
THE WEATHER.
Notable Occurrences for the Week Fading July "a,
$780,

aoIaDie OCCURRENCES tor tRe week Eading July 70,
1880.
BY LIEUT.. J. P. FINLEY, U. q. SIGNAL SERVICE.
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LOWS, OR AREAS OF WARM, MOIST AIR, CLOUDY
WEATHER, WITH GENERAL RAIN Or SNOW
AND HIGH WINDS.
Six such areas affected the weather of the
United States. Three continued from last week,
enc came from theeentral Mississippi Valley,
enc from the North Pacific coast, aud one from
the Northwest Territory Average progressive
velocity eastward IL miles per hour. Average
duration four days.
EgALLY CLEAR WEATHER, WITH MODERATE
WINDS.
Four such areas affected the weather of the
United States. Two continued from last week,
one of which remained nearly stationary over
southern Florida. The other two came from
the North Pacific coast. Average progressive
velocity eastward 0 miles per hour. Average
duration three days.
1empsralsre-The greatest fan In "a hours
t24o) occurred Mt Cheyenne, Wye, on the god.
The greatest rise (22o) occurred at Pueblo,
Cured at Yuina, Ariz., on the 2Ist aud Goth.
The minimum (42e1 occurred at Fort Buford,
OAK, on the 22d.
Precipitation, has boon reported from
every State aud Territory except California.
The heaviest tower one inch in 81 hoursl was
reported from Georgia, Mississippi. Michigan,
Dakota, Colorado, Kansas Missouri, Louisiana,
Florida, Virginia. North Carolina. Alabama,
Pennsylvania, District of Columbia and South
Carolina. The maximum in "a hours 1882
inches occurred at Atlanta, Ga, on the 25th
and Goth. Floods on the Goth in West Vir-
GINA. Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Minnesota
and Dakota; on the 22d in Colorado. and on
the BID in Massachusetts,. Loss about $3.50. 900.
WiHds.-The highest winds 10 miles per hour
and over were reported from Wyoming, Da-
kota aud Texas. Tho highest measured velocity
lG0 miles per hour occurred at Rapid City,
OAK, aud Abilene, Tex, on the 18th.
Local Storms on the Goth in Dakota, Illinoia
Michigan. Connecticut, Massachusetts,, New
York. Loss about 1915, 900.
Rtpers.-The maximum rise ca inchcs) oc-
Cured at Augusta, Ga, -on the 25th. The
maximum fall (35 inches) occurred at Nash
yilie Tenn, on the oath, and Cincinnati, o.,
on the 25th.
Existing CoHditions.-A loo Is central near
Lake Michigan. The principal high is central
over the North Pacific coast region. Another
high covers the Canadian Meritime Provinces.
Rain in the Upper Lake region aud in New
England. Elsewhere generally fair weather.
Facts 10 be Remembered attempt to FORE
toll the weather is not of recent date. The
ancients carefully studied the sky and clouds,
and endeavored to predict the kind of weather
that was likely TO ensue. A number of the
popular prognostics of the weather of his time
are recorded by Aristotle in his work on mete-
ors. In later times our foreiathers studied the
| weather. and as they had no instruments to
guide them they observed natural objects and
noticed the appearances of the sky and clouds,
and also the movements of animals, birds,
plants, etc. Shepherds aud sailors especially,
being exposed 10 all kinds of weather, are
naturally on tho lookout for any signs OF
"A coming change, and after time would begin
TO associate certain appearances with certain
kinds of weather. A good deal of weather
wisdom of tho above character has been thrown
into proverbs, trite sayings and popular verse.
great advance has been made in meteor
ology during the past 20 years, owing to the
introduction OF daily synoptic charts of the
distribution OF atmospheric pressure, tempera-
ture, wind and rain. From these il is evident
that there Is distinct relation existing between
the distribution of pressure and the direction
and force of tho wind, the temperature and the
weather generally.
The following table will show, for the differ
the sriads usually indicating RAIN and those u
july: