The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-09-12
THE WEATHER.
Notable Occurrences for the Week Ending Sept. Y,
1880,

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BY LIEUT. ]. p. FINLEY, q. 9. SIGNAL SERVICE.
correspondence invited suggestions desired,
/ and information cheerfully furnished Every Of
fort employed to make this Bureau OF practical use
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LOWS OR AREAS OF WARM. MOIST AIR, CLOUDY
| WEATHER, WITH GENERAL RAIN OR SNOW
| AND HIGH WINDS.
| -Four such areas affected the weather Of the
| United States. One continued from last week,
| two came from the Northwest Territory, and
one from the North Pacific coast. Average
progressive velocity eastward IL miles per
hour. Average duration five days.
HIGHS, OF AREAs OF COLD, DRY AIR AND GEN.
ERALLY CLEAR WEATHER WITH MODERATE
WINDS.
Three such areas affected the weather of the
United States. One continued from last week
and two came from the North Pacific coast.
Average progressive velocity IL miles per hour.
| Average duration four DAYS.
Temperature.-The greatest fall in "a hours
| (40o) occurred at Rapid City, OAK, on the 1st.
Tho greatest rise in "a hours (2Io) occurred at
Rapid City and Fort Buford, Oak, on the I'd,
| and Cheyenne, Wye, on the 9th. The maxi
mum u06o) occurred at Yuma, Ariz., on the I'd
and Sd. The minimum (2So) occurred at Fort
Washakie Wyo., on the 4th and 9th, and at
Cheyenne Wyo., on tho 9Th Frost on the LIST
in Oregon; Wyoming, I'd and 4th; Dakota, Cd !:
Montana, I'd and 9th; Washington, 4th ; Kan
sas, Nebraska and Iowa, 9Th; Illinois, 9th.
Precipitdtion.-Rain has been reported from
every State and Territory except Colorado,
Wyoming, Arizona Utah and Nevada. The
heaviest lover one inch in "a hours was re-
ported from Tennessee, Florida, Georgia. Ar
kansas, Louisiana, Texas, Ohio, Wisconsin,
Missouri, Illinois, Iowa. Michigan, Pennsyl-
vania, West Virginia, Alabama and Virginia.
The maximum in "a hours (3.02 inchesl oc-
Cured at Green Bay, Wis, on the 4th and 9th.
Sno,U on the 3D. four to six inches deep, fell in
Deer Lodge County, Mont.
Winds.-The highest winds (40 miles per
hour and over were reported from Dakota,
Wyoming, Minnesota, Montana, Texas, Ne
braska, Michigan and Kansas. The highest
measured velocity (52 miles per hour occurred
at St Vincent, Mimi, on the 1st and Fort As
sinnaboine, Mont, on the ID.
Riuers.-The maximum rise (46 inches) oc-
Cured at Pittsburg on the 7th. The maximum
fall (23 inchesl occurred at Nashville Tenn,
on the 5th.
Eristing Conditons.-The principal loB Ia CEN
trial over Lake Superior. Another l0W is central
in western Kansas. The principal high Is cen
trai in New England Another htgh is moving
eastward from the North Pacific coast. Rain in
portions of the Middle Atlantic States and New
England. Elsewhere generally fair weather.
Facts TO be Remembered-When after "a shower
the cirro-stratus clouds open up at the zenith,
leaving broken or ragged edges pointing up
wards and settle down gloomily and compactly
on the horizon, wind will follow and will last
for some time. This is n description of the
clearing up before the windy portion OF q tow
has passed. The south part of lop, near the
outskirts, windy cirrus clouds and mares
tails" are observed, which indicate wind rather
than rain. as they are south of the rainy belt
Of the toto.
III clouds look ms II scratched by hen,
Get ready TO reef your top sailB them
hackeTei sky and mares tails
Make lofty ships carry low sails.
The shift Of the wind In the right-ha por-
ton of a lou is different from that in the left
hand portion. In the former. on it's first APP
proach, the wind backs 10 the south and falls
very light TO an almost omnous calm. The
first puhs or paws of wind give rise to a
noise in tree tops without much wind. and lit
tie eddies Of dust. or TO a whistlinR Of the wind
indoors, which are all we'll known signs of ain.
Then as the tow passes along the wind gradu-
ally veers to southwest and west with increas-
ing strength. Hence
When the wind vcers against tho sur
Trust IL not for back twill run;
When the wind In in the south
IL 10 la tile rains mouth