The sun., 1890-01-12
GEN. eRKEL Y,s OPINION
Tho High NortherIy Course OF storms
Causes tho Warn Weather.

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wnrn winter winter tnht mas peeh ekporienoeu up 70
United States has eau Ied inoulries bv the
bushel to float into ttn oe1oes OF the sipnal
ssryica the bvdrosro oS,. 0U anS ma,sorooSoai O
divisions OF the Na,1T Denartmsnt, and other
,Iocos ,vhara tha ,h..os - tha ,,oa,ho. 80
supposed TO bo infelligently studied: but SO far
as can be ascer aimed these bureaus are unable
to furnish any satisfactory exclamation of the ),
phenomena. 1t In safo to say that Gen. Greely.
the chief OF tho signal service Is at loss to
"eoo"nS ior inc unusual s'3.e vi tninEs upon
any sasis OF ordinary calculations. That is.
he cannot point to any one reason or SGT OF
r.sse ~. .o IN, ,; t,,o ,in.,s ,,tNr 80
1easons that will explain tue matter although
he can show in n thousand different ways what
nre the local causes that have brought about
tha ,,ar, 49,, nooonh.r
1t can be stated at tho outset that Gen.
Greedy denies the proposition that has become
en- nonuior Of ,sts % That Tho climate of ei,h.r tho
Atlantic or Pacific coast is undergoing per-
manent or radical change. The much mooted
question OF the course oil the Gull Stream he
says, has nothing whatever to do with the mat
ter. as the most careful observations and in
oi tn sbow Sae the en
cause that would be ant to drive the Gulf
Stream inward would be strong sea winds for
some time past the prova ling winds have been
of shore 1t is also true that IN sslppi thu
than ON pho even
The 0esrs o, the HydroGraEhiS h Bureau aSaS q
who has dey voted years TO a profound and con-
scientious study Of tho, subject, assured The
slightest foundation for the claim SO persis-
tt.ntly put forth in some quarters that the Ciqk
Haydsn 81 says t that the norc the matter is In
yestigated the more the fact becomes apparent
that what HEe 1eSardsd as CHANGE
ent reason must De found for the unusually
Il he sae Sss tsaH,SS
Suest}?n les} 'oi oi oS%nse S IN Climate not new
1t having received careful attention in this
Gency Of the IN 70 See1s a
local conditions are general, and that several
weeks or mo1ths Of very warm or cold weather
change in climate has been prominently
Brought forward In late years and a number
Vesstisators @ have carefully examined i6o sub
Jact and huve unantmonsly arrived at the con-
changine permanently. Il may safely be said
that this also applies to tho United States as
illustrating the faok that exoesses OF tempera-
ture and ruinfall are largely local.
1t may be stated that during the present
year up to the irst OF December the following
local excesses and deficiencies in temperature
have occurred: New England, 110: upper Lake
region. Ito; extreme Northwest. including
Dakota and Montana. S3' the Missouri valley,
middle and lower. - the north slope OF the
Rocky MountainS. lSs the southern plateau
DISTRICTS Arizona and New Mexico. TO-: Utah
and wyoming, o. luaho ana western Mon
tana, a.; Oregon and Washington, 22' porth-
ern Celifornis, 14o and southern California,
TO-. During the same period the denciencieS
OF temperature amounted In the Middle States
to So: in the South Atlantic states to In
Flor ida. 23'; in Alabama and Mississippi, 18';
Louisiana and northeastern Texas and the
Rio Grande valley. l6.; the Ohio valley epd
Tennessee. 10, the lower Lake region. o. the
upper Missis hppi valley. ., and the southern
slope OF the Rocky Mountains; y.
The excesses OF raj tnfas have been as fol-
lows: In Aew England. 2 inches; the Middle
Atlantic States ga inches; Florida. nearly
4 inches: the west Gulf states, 21S inches;
tho middle Rocky Mountain slope.
inches: northern California, I inches: south
ern California TX inches. The rainfall has
been deficient In the west Gull states to the
amoIrOt Of nearly inches; the Ohio valley, o
Np' q lake region. ~ Inches Inches: the eettEe@se
in 1ass The Missouri valley * iaeh9f ths
inches: Idaho and Wyoming. inches Oregon
aud Warrington. lOS inches slight dehcisp-
Giles have also occurred In the lilo Grande val
Icy and western Texas
These, figures show IN short" ,conttnued
Gen. Greedy, that while California has had an
excess OF ram Oregon has has veEy large de-
ncloncy. Slmllar contrasting CONDITIONS may