Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-27
A STRANGE FEBRUARY
The Peculiar Features of the Weather
Furnished This Year.
NO SHORTENING OF THE WINTER,
But Very Severe Cold Is Not Expected After
This Date.
TEE WAVE WHICH Is NOW ON THE WAY

''The delightful weather of the past week
has not been due to the conjunction of the
two planets" Sergeant Stewart, of the
Signal Service Bureau, said last night. "The
spots on the sun likewise were not response
BILE for the enjoyable condition either" he
went on. "A great many things have been
predicted since the planets visited each
other in q neighborly way or since the sun
broke out in spots, but the weather of this
week has not been controlled by any such
influences.
'This weather is not phenomenal although
it is somewhat remarkable. The records,
however show that for several years, from
the Goth to the end of the month of Febru-
ary, we have enjoyed at least five days of
just such weather 1t does not indicate a
shortening of the winter, because in other
years cold snaps followed the few days of
sunshine and balmy weather Thursday wa
the warmest day of the month. Then the
thermometer registered 62. To-day has
been the coldest of the week, the register
showing fall to 42o
Similar Change Last Year.
'fOn the Goth of February year ago the
mercury marked $40, and two days later it
fell below 400. In February, 1890, on the
Oath, the marks showed over 600, and a
sudden and sharp fall followed before the
end of the month. The indications tonight
point to cold weather for Sunday. There
will not be blizzard, but there will be a
decided fall in the barometer and the
weather will be cold.
"While have little faith in the conjunc-
tion of the planets or the spots on the moon
having disturbed or in any way arranged
the matter, this has indeed been a peculiar
February So far this month we have had
two entirely cloudIess days. That is not
only unusual but remarkable. An examin-
alton of our records shows that cloudless
day in February is phenomenal, yet, as 1
say, we have had two of them this month.
No February Flood This Time
"Another peculiar condition." Sergeant
Stewart went on, sis the absence of flood
indications. We are not likely to have the
usual February flood this wear. By some
arrangement of the weather our rivers have
been kept at boating stage for long time
and the river marks have not shown any
violent changes for nearly month. Just
when the water was beginning to fall the
ice came down from Parker and kept the
stredIu up W al easy stage lOT DOdtlng.
This of course has Kept the river men and
the coal men in happy mood 1t has also
kept the people at the Southern coal mar
kets in pleasant mood by giving them
cheap coal.
"All these conditions unite to make this
month remarkable; but, after all, there is
nothing phenomenal save in the two cloud
less days"
There is little doubt, it is said, that there
will be no more severe weather this winter
The approaching change to cold weather
will, after the few days of sunshine, seem
severe. but it will not, it is thought, be cold
enough to be hurtfuL The snow has been
melted at the headwaters of the streams, and
the usual spring flood is not expected to be
severe.