The Red Cloud chief., 1895-04-26
Weather Bulletin.
Copyrighted. 1895. by W T. Foster.

OIL OOSbfn, "o', hpih WY
last bulletin gave forecasts Of the
storm wave to cross the continent
from Apr 2sth to May I'd and the next
will reach the Pacific coast about May
Sd, cross the western mountain
country BY close of 4th, the great
central valleys from 9th to 7th
and the eastern states about the 9Th.
This disturbance will average above
the normal in force and will be much
like the storm that crossed the cont.
nent from 9Th to 10 Of April.
Heavy rains will occur only 10 small
localities. and drouth will generally
prevail during the passing Of this
storm.
The second storm wave Of May will
reach the Pacific coast about the 9th
cross the vest Of Rockies country by
close Of 10th, the great central valleys
18th to 18th and eastern states about
the 14th.
Rainfall from this storm will be
light but better distributed than from
the preceding disturbance.
Rainfall Of May will be much heav.
Ter 10 the southern states east Of 95th
meridian than 10 the northern states.
The warm wave will cross the west
of Rockies country about May Sd and
9Th, the great central valleys 9Th and
18th and the eastern states 7th and
18th. The cool wave will cross the
west Of Rockies country about May
9th and 18th. great central valleys 9Th
and 14th and the eastern states 10th
and 10th.
1t is desirable that forecasts should
be made local as far as possible and I
am gradually bringing my general
forecasts Of temperature and rainfall
to smaller districts. For a time | will
use in these bulletins nine districts to
cover the Uuited States but hope soou
to increase the number.
North Pacific slope temperature for
May will be below, rainfall above nor
NAL.
South Pacific slope temperature
above and rainfall below.
Upper Missouri valley and Manito-
ba temperature above and "rainfuIl be-
low.
Nebraska, eastern Colorado, eastern
New Mexico, western Kansas and
western Texas, temperature above and
rainfall below.
Upper Mississippi valley and Upper
lakes, temperature above and rainfall
below.
Lower Missouri and lower Missis-
sippi valleys, temperature below and
rainfall above.
Ohio valley and lower lakes, tenn
perature above and rainfall below.
Tennessee, North Carolina and the
country south Of them, temperature
below and rainfall above,
Atlantic coast, Virginia north and
all that country east Of the Aileghau-
les, temperature about normal and
rainfall below.
Following are about the average
temperatures in degrees and rainfa II
in inches of the above named districts
for May.
Places. Temp, Rain
North Pacific Slope 30 300
South Pacific Slope G3 $50
Upper Mo. Valley and Man, 50 800
Neb., +. Col, n. II. Mex. etc Ga 200
Up, Mis-. Val. and n. lakes sc 300
Lower Mo. and lower NJ. V. GO 400
OHIO valley and lower lakes 50 400
Tennessee n, G. and south % 100
Atlantic coast Nir. and north So 400
Brilliant auroras in May will pro-
badly be observed near the 4th, 10Th
and 3lst and the severest storms
about the same dates. Heaviest rains
will occur from 18th to 25th, princi-
pally in the southeastern states.
Frosts in northern states about 9th
20 9Th and 18th to 10Th.
EQUINOCTIAL STORMS.
Orthodox scientists continue to
write about cquinoctial storms d~eclar-
ing against such occurrence and the
latest epistle claims that from long
observations at Galveston, Texas no