The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1889-11-20

Extracts from the U. \. signal Service
Weather Review.

Weather Review.
From advance copy of the Signal Service
Monthly Weather Review the following
extracts describing the characteristics OF
the weather for September, 1889, are
taken.
For . limited portion Of the Atlantic
coast the most prominent meteorological
feature OF the month was the storm
which advanced from the WiDdward
Islands. West Iudies, to the Middle
Atlantic coast from the 3rd to the l2th.
inclusive. The course Of the storm, with
the high tides attending It, caused con.
siderable damage along the New Jersey
and Long Island coasts.
The month was generally cooler than
the average September, except in Saint
Lawrence Valley, the Canadian Mari
time Provinces, northeastern New York,
the north-central aud northeastern parts
of the upper lake region, at Jacksonville.
Fla, over the southern plateau region.
and on the Pacific coast south OF the
Columbia river. The greatest departures
below the average temperature occurred
in North.central Texas and Indian Terri.
tory, where there were more than five
degrees.
The heaviest rainfall for September,
1889, WAS Is II inches, ct Lehigh, Ind.
Ter, and the rainfall exceeded ten inches
in Southern Florida, North-central and
Eastern Texas, Southern Kansas, Central
Kentucky. Central New Jersey, South
eastern Pennsylvania and Central Vir-
ginia. 10 Western Arizona, a greater
part Of California, 10 West.central Kansas,
East. central Minnesota. Western Nebras.
ka Western Nevada, South. central Oregon,
and Northwestern Utah, no rain fell.
The rainfall was generally below the
average foe the month in the Rocky
Mountain AMI plateau regioos, and on
the Pacific coast, while to the eastward
OF the Rocky Mountains the rainfall was
very unevenly distributed, large excuses
and marked deficiencies occurring in ad-
joining States and districts. The great
est deficiencies occurred on the South
Atlantic coast, 10 West-central Mis-.
sissippi and thence southwest to the Gulf
coast, where they were more than three
inches. In the Middle Saint Lawrence
valley the rsinfall exceeded the average
by more than Eve inches. while in ex-
treme Southeastern New York, South
eastern Tennessee, aud 10 the Upper
valley OF the Red River of the North the
excess was more than four inches. In
the Atlantic States, the Lake regions,
the Upper Mississippi valley, the North
eastern slope OF the Rocky Mountains,
and in the plateau regions there was q
deficiency of rainfall for the current and
the preceding month. Snow fell in
September, 1889. as far south as extreme
Northern Texas, whers three inches
were reported at Folsom on the 23d.
Navigation on the Mississippi river
above Dubuque. Iowa, was reported
practically closed during the latter part
of the month 90 account OF the low water.
Noteworthy auroral displays were noted
at Mount Washington, N. e., 9Th; Saint
Vincent, Mino., lS-l9th, and Eastport.
Me-, 22nd. Damaging drought was re-.
ported in parts OF Eastern Msioe, Alabama,
Ohio. Michigan, Dakota and Nevada.
Extensive forest fires occurred liz Dakots,
Michigan, Maine, Colorado, Montana.
Oregon and Northern California, and
large prairie fires in Minnesota and
Dakota. Brilliant meteoric displays
were observed ct Greensborougb, Ala.
and Lexington. KY, on the Gath, at
Chattanooga, Tenn, on the 25th, and at
Las Vegas, N. Mex, on the Doth.