The National tribune., 1889-05-23
THE WEATHER.
Notable Occurrences for the Week Ending May Is
1889.

Notable Occurrences for the Week Ending Nay Is,
1859.
BY LIEUT. j. p. FINLEY, o. S. SIGNAL SERVICE.
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and information cheerfully furnished. Every eff
fort employed to make this Bureau of practical use
to the readers of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE. All
communications should be addressed-W Weather,
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE Office. Washington ID. Oh
lows OF 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. Two came from the Pacific
coast, one from southern Texas and one from
the East Gulf States. Average progressive We
locity 10 miles per hour. Average duration five
days.
HIGHS, OR AREAS OF COLD, DRY AIR AND GEN.
ERALLY CLEAR WEATHER, WITH MODERATE
WINDS.
Three such areas affected the weather of the
United States. One developed and remained
on the Pacific coast. The other two came from
the Northwest Territory. Average progressive
velocity II miles per hour. Average duration
five days
Temperattwe-The greatest fall in "a hours
(300) occurred at Duluth and st. Vincent,
Mimi, and Fort Assinnaboine, Mont, on the
18th. The greatest rise 1922 occurred at Grand
Haven, Mich, on the 10th. The maximum
(960) occurred at Yuma, Ariz., on the 10Th and
18th, and at Titusville, Fla, OH the 14th. The
minimum (240) occurred at Cheyenne, Wy. T.,
on the 18th. Frost occurred in Wisconsin on
the 18th; Colorado. 17th 18th New Mexico
and Montana 18th. and Dakota, 18TH
Precipitation.-R has been reported from
every State and Territory except New Mexico,
Arizona, and Alabama. Snow fell in Mime
sofa on the 14th; Dakota, 14th, 10th; Michi-
gan, 10Th; Montana, 10th; Colorado, 18th.
The heaviest precipitation lover one inch in
"a hours was reported from Arkansas, Indiana,
Kansas, Illinois, Pennsylvania, California,
Utah, Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin and Louisiana.
The maximum in "a hours 1924 inches) occur
red at Kansas City, No. on the 18th and 18th.
W5ndS.-The highest winds lover 40 miles per
hour were reported from Nevada, Texas, Kan
sas, Virginia, Dakota, Iowa, Arizona, Colorado,
New Mexico, Missouri. and Indian Territory,
The highest measured velocity go miles per
hour1 occurred at Fort Stanton, n. NJ, on the
10th. Local storms occurred in Virginia and
North Carolina on the 18th. Loss about
| 81 100000.
RiUers.-The maximum rise go inches) oc-
CURED at Parkersburg, W. Va, on the 18th
| The maximum fall (16 inches) occurred at Little
| Rock, Ark, on the 18th.
Existing COaditions-The principal lOtU is cen
| trail near Lake Michigan. Another Iolu is APP
preaching from the Northwest Territory. The
principal high is central off the New Jersey
coast. Another high is moving eastward from
| California and Oregon. Rain in the Lake
region, Montana Colorado and Texas. Else
where generally fair weather.
Facts to be Remembered evaporate water
enough annually from the ocean to cover the
earth, on the average, FIVE feet deep with pre-
cipitation; to transport it from one zone to an
other to cause it to fall in the right places, al
suitable times, and in the proportions due, is
one of the offices of the grand atmospherica
machine. This water is evapOrated princi
pally from the torrid zone. Surprising it al
to come thence we shall have, encircling the
earth, belt of ocean 5000 miles in breadth
from which this atmosphere evaporates layer
of water annually 16 feet in depth. To hois
up as high as the clouds and lower down agar
all the water in lake Is feet Deep 5000 miles
broad and $4,000 miles long is the yearly bust
ness of this invisible machinery. What pow
erful engine is the atmospheric How nicely
adjusted must be ali the cogs, wheels, springs
and compensations of this exquisite piece o
machinery that it never wears out nor breaks
down, nor fails 10 do its work at the right tim'
and in the right way. What field for in
vestigation, and how singular it is that man i
placed at the bottom of this atmospheric oceaI
from which to commence his research?