The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-29
III Let The Country Learn What It Is
Like the Object Of Observer
Glass,
Monthly Publication Devoted Elk
clusively to the Service Over
the Entire State.
what the Record Shows for November
Complete List Of Regular and VOL
untccr Correspondents.

tion irving the record OF the WeRtnef' sa1a
ii. j. Glass. observer Of the Helena weather
bureau. yesterday. 1.-THE records made
ana kept by the employees of the weather
service are known to be impartial and free
from bias of any sort. Those people in the
nnat who have an idea that Montana is a
country OF Arctic waves and blizzards
would have to change their opinions II they
studied tho daily records made by the SER
vice throughout the state"
Mr.. Glass has been in charge ct the
Helena bureau about sixty days, and dur
ing that time has been working very assio-
uously to establish a state weather bureau
md also to obtain permission from the
Washington bureau to make forecasts fof
Montana and issue a daily weather map.
Az it is now, the forecasts for Montana are
made in Washington, and are not as salts
factory to the people OF the state as II they
were made by local officers. The daily
weather map would be of great service TO
The stock growers Of the state, az we'll as to
those engaged in outdoor pursuits gener-
ally. II is possible that Observer Glass
NAV have his requests granted before the
winter ID over.
88&E Kill MTs LlhES uHU BuCG0SAOA 4AA oASoAAH
ing q state weather service, working in CO.
operation with the weather bureau OF the
department of agriculture. The stations
outside of Helena, save two. are fill by vol
untary observers. The difficulty in secur-
inc the services of voluntary observers has
been due to the fact that they were ex-
pected to buy their own instruments. neces-
stating an expenditure of $50 or $lOO.
Mr.. Glass is in receipt Of a number OF IN
strumsnts, secured after many appllca-
lions. and these will be sent to those vol
untary observers in need of them. There
will be three or more stations IN each
county, beside four regular correspondents.
The latter will furnish each month a re-
view of the weather in their particular sec
ton, and this will be of much interest
value to the owners of live stock and agrl-
culturalists. During the growing season a
weekly crop bulletin will be issued by Mi.
Glass. It will contain information IN re-
gard to the condition Of the crop of the en-
tire state and also the effects of storms,
hiph Winds. drouths, excessive rains and all
other matter of use to the people generally.
t.Monthly Review of the Montana State
Weather Service is the name OF . publlca-
ton lust started by Mr.. Glass. 1t will be
issued in cooperation with the weather bu-
reau Of the department of agriculture, Will
contain d meteorological summary, the
daily precipitation, temperature. maximum
and minimum, comparison With former
wears, and general remarks by observers
relative to crops, grazing, storms, high winds
and other phenomena. Ihe first number,
that for November, IS just ont and is veey
complete. it is printed by Mr.. Glass, from
a photograph, the original being taken on Il
typewriter. While it answers the purpose
and is an evidence Of tho t~horoughness of
the work being done by the observer, 1t is
not the sort of a publication Montana wants
to send east. Such a report, properly
printed, would undoubtedly do the state a
great deal Of good. Other states get them
out in an attractive form, and there should
be some arrangement made by the Board Of
Trade to do the same thing. As the OBJ
server will furnish the matter, it seems no
more than reasonable that those to be di-
publication, especially as these would not
be very great. In the Review for Novem-
her, the meteorological summary is given
as follows:
The weather for Montana during the
month of November was very favorable to
stock on range, the weather being remark
ably good. with the exception of week,
from the 10th to 18th; during that period
the temperature was considerably below
the normal over the entire state; all sta
lions reporting minimum temperature be-
low zero. In a good many localities the
fall in temperature on the morning of the
10th was over twenty degrees. and was ac-
snow. In eastern Montana the cold
weather continued until the 22nd. Areas
of low pressure passed over Montana on
the 9th, 9th, Goth, 26th and Both, and very
light precipitation accompanied them. The
high winds which these low areas devel-
oped did but little or no damage to stock,
as there was no snow on the ground to form
drifts.
The highest temperature reported was
seventy-tive degrees on the 9th, at Powder
River. The lowest temperature reported
was nineteen below zero on the 18th at
Powder River. The mean temperature of
abe whole state is 29.2; for the western por-
tion 31.3; for the eastern portion, 27.2. The
precipitation for tho month has been above
the normal.
At Helena the lowest temperature was
on the 18th. eight below, and the highest
on the 4th, sixty-eight above. The mean
temperature for tho month was thirty-four
above. The cold wave on the 10th was
very general. it being eleven below at ASSN
iboine, sixteen below at Choteau, nine be-
low at Boulder, ten below at Virginia City
and nineteen below at Powder river. But
it did not last long, because the mean tenn
perature at Helena on the 18th was twenty
above, and 1t ranged from that to forty
nine above the rest of the month. The
precipitation at Helena during the month
was .82 of an inch. The greatest was at
Camp Poplar river, where it was 3.14 inches,
The mean temperature at Helena for the
month was exceeded in 1884, when it WAS
3G.4; in 1885, when it was 1871; and in 1890.
37.4.
The Montana weather bureau is made up
of three United States weather bureau sta
tions, Spokane Fails, with Chas. Stewart in
charge; A%ssinlboine, G.. w. Ling; Helena.
i. J.. Glass; and in addition the following
volunteer stations: Choteau, $. M. Corson;
Great Fails. G. l.. Herzog; Deer Lodge, L.
w. Traphagen; Boulder. Will Kennedy;
Virginia City, Eugene Clark; Livingston,
H. G. Ostisn: Castle. I'll. II. Barnes; Mar
tinsdale, r. H. Clandinen; Miles City, HI.
R. Boynton; Powder river. j. nj. Graham:
Glendiye. j. II. Ray; Camp Poplar river,
Lieut.. j. I. Clarke. u. S. A.; Fort Bnford,
4. Il. Douglass. The following is furnished
by the observers:
Fort Assinniboine- Dense fog on the
morning of the I'd. No blizzard during the
month that interfered with this cattle inter
eats. The five snow storms during the
month did not amount to much, the snoW
melting in a day or two after falling.
Choteau-At no time was the ground Gov
cred with snow, as what little fell was dur
ing high winds and it was consequently
blown into drifts.
Great Falls-Abundance of grass on
range. Very light snowfall on the 18th.
Ihe weather has been excellent for cattle
and sheep. High winds on the 9th, 21st
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