The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-06
May HAVE A+CYCloNt.
Indications that One Is Forming
in the Gulf Of Mexico
Said to Be Moving Northward Along
the Coast.
Forecaster Dunn Says the Drought
VIII Soon BE Broken.

About noon to-day word was received
at the local weather bureau from the
South that there were Indications of a
cyclone forming in the Gulf of Mexico.
II was said to be moving in a north
westerly direction and would probably
come up the coast after passing Florida.
The velocity of the storm had not
been ascertained. and 1t was impossi-
BILE to tell when it might reach this lati-
tude, II 1t should extend so far.
Weather Forecaster Dunn gives some
encouragement that the long drought
from which New York and Its vicinity
has been suffering so greatly will soon
be broken.
There are conditions prevailing to-day
all over the country" he said, which are
favorable to speedy relief. although 1t
cannot be said that there are any storms
"The bsromctric pressure is lower all
over the Western and Central States,
and Is still falling, while the high pressure
part of the country and along the North
Atlantic seaboard espe clally Is gradually
moving to the eastward,
bound to have rain In the course of the
next two or three days, and shouldn't
be surprised If W. got good deal of it,
drought during the last month had been
annual rainfall for the last twenty
years for New York City had been about
| fifty-two inches.
Since the beginning of the year and
up to the present time we are 1883 inches
an extraordinary condition Of things. it
| will be impossible to make up this short
age during the remainder of the year
unless we have del9ag age in
1.-The greatest loss was made curing
the month of August, when the rain
fall was 3.21 INCHES below the average.
June 2.55 inches and in May IS inches,
so that 1t will be seen that ever since
the early Spring the shortage has been
IN fact. It has been the worst Sum-
mer for dry weather on record since
the Weather Bureau began to make Its
observations
The little sprinkle which occurred
early this morning, according to Mr..
Dunn, cannot be regarded as the fore
runner of the expected rainstorm,
which is yet out of sight.
Only one-one hundredth OF an inch
fell, and this was due to the high pres
sure in the lake region and the North;
causing slight condensation OF the
moisture with which the atmosphere
hereabouts is surcharged.
To the north and over the New Eng
land States it was from. to Is degrees
cooler this morning. and cooler weather
is promised for New York tomorrow.
ture was about in the same proportion.
!; The dense fog which continues to
i hang all over the North Atlantic coast
|, has greatly interfered with ocean traffic
and has delayed to a considerable ex-
tent all the incoming steamers.
i One Of the peculiarities Of the past
month was that there have been no
. cyclones or tropical storms reported OF
G the coast These are usually Of frequent
q occurrence during August and the early
part of September.
: The temperate ie here this morning al
e o'clock was 20 degrees. That at Boston
was reported at IS; Albany, 66; Buffalo
CO., Chicago, 50; St Louis. 70; St. Paul
66. The coolest place in the country wa.
/, Helena. Mon. where the mercury stood
:, at Is, and the hottest at Key West. which
= was "a.
The official forecast att noon to-day
!. was for generally fair weather, will
V stationary temperature and few sprin
kles during the afternoon and evening
and cooler weather before Tomorrow
morning.