The evening world., 1894-08-04
THIS WEATHER IS ALL RIGHT.
But Look Out for Trouble During
the Next Ten Days.
MIR. Dunn and Other Weather, Sharps
VIII Compete at Washington.

Observer Dunn's forecast for the next
thir,y-six hours is an agreeable contrast
to the predictions he mas been dealing
cut recently to a long-surerlng yet pa
tient public.
Mr.. Dunn said this morning that we
should have generally fair weather to-
day and Tomorrow. with stationary tenn
perature.
There were showers during the night
and this morning in all States bordering
ON the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. The
drought here has been broken. Through
out the interior Of the country there
has been fair weather. The rainfall has
ranged from a fraction Of an inch to
tritle over two inches.
The cool wave came from the North
west ana extends all over the Middle
Atlantic and New England States. The
temperature has fallen from to IL de-
srees. 1t was degrees cooler here at
o'clock this morning than at the same
time yesterday morning.
The temperature at Albany this morn
ing was ~, Chicago So, st. Louis "a, Bos-
ton Go anu tins city Is. The highest is at
Key West where 1t is 81, and the lowest
Is 80. at ST. vincents. MINI.
The humidity here this morning was
blowing eight miles an hour. The rain
fail was only 7-lvO Of an inch this morn
ing.
To-day's forecast will be the last that
Mr.. Dunn will make for the next ten
days, as he Will leave for Washington
tomorrow TO enter ten days compe-
tition with four other rival forecasters
for the new office, Professor of Weather
Forecasting for the United States" re-
Gently created by act OF Congress.
The object of this new office is to sta
ton, PROBABLY at Washington, a compe-
tent weather expert to make forecasts
for the whole country.
During the last six months the Weather
Bureau at Washington has been quietly
all the forecasts made by those employed
In this branch of the Government Ser
vice in order to select the five having the
highest averages.
who has been Informed that be has a
very high average. The others who have
been selected come from Portland, ore.
New Orleans, La; Little Rock, Ark,
The competition will begin at Wash
ington Monday morning at 10 o'clock,
and last for ten days. The competitor
receiving, the highest ayerage viii be
Dunn says that even should he be the
winner he will decline the position UNI
less the Government Will permit him to
remain in this city.
During Mr.. Dunn's absence his assist
ant, ii. G. Howe, will take his place.
! What sort of weather this part OF the
country will experience during the next
ten days while this novel contest is In
! progress It will be impossible to predict.
When five expert weather forecasters
begin to scrap for title with rat
salary attached the country can look
for pretty much anything from a fog
to cyclone. 49,.
AS soon as Mr.. Dunn returns from
Washington he will establish new
sub-station at Manhattan Beach which
will report daily to the main once the
temperature and weather conditions at
that point 1t will be the same kind OF
"A station as those now at Sandy Hook.
, city Island and Long Branch. Weather
flags will also be displayed at the new
! station.
There is a great difference in the TEN,
perature between Manhattan Beach and
this city, and the new. station VIII De
invaluable for forecasting fogs, which
often are impossible to discern from
the main station.