Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-08
TIE WEATHER IN OCTOBER.
The Monthly Report of the Texas
Weather Bureau.
CONDITION AND PROGRESS OF CROPS.


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Galveston. Texas, November iO,-unl,ed
States Department OF Agriculture. Westh-
er Bureau Monthly meteorological sum
mary. Texas weather SERVICE October.
| 1895.
Temperature degrees FahrenhelD; The
temperature Gu an average for the State
was ID below the normal. There was a
general deficiency for the month through
out the stnto which ranged from AZ to
o,s over Nest ana soutne est 1eAAs AM
| The coast district ana nom ~ IL % o,vr
| North, Central anu l.dst Texas. Jne de-
! hcienoy tor the month Was generHiy
\ greater than ~ over Central ana North
| Texas with the greatc9t, 90 IN the Vi
einity OF Dallas. The relatively warm
/ periods OF weather were experienced Uir-
| ,ng the month, the nrrt prevailed from the
| an to ,he 9TH inclusive and tho second
| nom the l6tn TO tho lS.h inciusive, and
/ tho highest temperature at nearly a.
/ stations was recorded ON these dates.
/ Three cool waves crossed the STATE CUR
/ ing the month; the hrst prevailed from
/ tho II 10 tho lbtn inclusive, the second
/ the other occurred Just at the close Of
| the month, whom the temperature fell
Until l. ranged from u 70 - degrees hei
wave was very severe over the northern
| portion of tho Stulc. where the tempora-
| turo fell 10 near fretz.ng In many local.
/ month occurred nj ali stations on tho
above dates, which ranged from slightly
! northwestefn part Of the State TO Is de-
| grcoa above zero along the extreme west
/ eru coast The hiahest monthly mean
! tSinperatune was 7SI AT Fort Brown
lowest monthly mean. Sis. at Dean N
Doaf Smith county, maximum, ~. at
| i7th. ana nj Runre on the nm; minimtm
/ 10, al Wichita Fails on the sth. Greuiest
| local monthly range. al nj Midland: least
loe,I monthly range a. at Fort Clark and
] GRlVeaton
! Precipitation lin inchcs,; The preciplth.
! ton al M nvrr1,gr Tor the state 'wny
! 6G below Inc normal The rainfall VIVA
| not very well distriGited Throughout tho
state; e ranged from on TO a2l below
| Tcsns the const district. and the eastern
| portion ~ North Texas white over tho
other portions OF tho state there was u
tSaH so6 with With t he sTrsatsst cS S1S in he
raaIinini S Sns iV ysrv rru dvrin, the
| month. There were mood local showers
| over the eantern portions OF tho State on
M ,i6; 5i6 ma AZ q me month, after
| Of preeiuitntion untii ilst at tho ii $50 or
| tho month. when general rains were re.
| ported with mo rrsatest over tho eastern
| portion aS No State The ntm6er or
rainy days was Comparatively few IN
%ost lqSSii!gs The &. grrs 49, ~, no%SSSr OF
or t more 1T Of preenitato S fnn y rom IN one one
| to six. Excessive precipitation amount
Ing TO l Inch ~ one hour or 20 'ncnes or
| fr9n WrenSa,n 81, The I'm from Csriicana
ON the 81 and 4ih. from Hun B,..e on the
jlht, from lntlhashs on We 1lh from ON
| NJ" ana rom re- NV Trmpie on Inc ain r.,
| greatest lota monthly rainfall was $50
~ Temple on I'VE days; Ienst l.y9l in9ntn-
S.Ht iensi yns 0ai AT t'nino EARLE Pass
ON two DAYS,
M snowfall flnNt or nail WIZ reported
aITEiii,iEI ,rs "g frns, was r.por,ed from Am.
ariio on the s1st, from Midland on the
18th. from Mount Iilenen or NC ,lst.
WInbI no" fEa1iis On On Tho Mn, i'lght frost
occurred at Albany on tho 3ist, at Dub
| I'm on the NTH e ,ninesvi,s On inH lsth,
\ no ,S,h nuh NJ Moiint Isinico on me
| ootb ''
Wind; Prevailing direction for State
north
Iinor bolos were observed Mt Galveston
ON lilo oiih md rgth nj Hale Center on
| no ga, 2ith. 2Sh md 9sfh nj Mount
| nIanco on tho LIST, ?lth md g7th; and at
gan Antonio thl On The ~ Solar ha'os
| We're reported from Tatclln on the 2sth,
| from Galveston on tho eth and from
! Mount Blnuco on the nth.
Thundcrstrrms tstatlops pnd dates Of
occurrencel, Bnllinrcr. ~ Bra1v, a0i Cor
! sicnua. Iaj, 4, g. Z: Corpus christi ?l;
| LRmpnsns %; Mount BlHnco. q, RoHlt-
| port, 6, Z n %. IN. "a Son Antonio Ol). 6.
rnNIITInN on CRnDG
49, -. a..
lhe NhoW'TS ""rHH VIC 'niis pnFt W
| the month were OF no material bencft
| to ootton. as the continued drouth which
! " 49,, .'.-,.,,,,,. -. 49,, a.
preVailcd curing previous months hnn uo-
strOycd tho top crop senaraNy ana INC
othor oropa were maturing rapidly, The
-, -, a., t,o 7,h r.du,c1 IA. gr,,lc
'oV"' runs "'' W" ~" i'e'''u ~ -
Of cotton TO some extent Picking hhn
nrorrosscd rnpidly and it was considered
49, IA. a., 10 NJ haIr ,na c,cn md h.cn
"n t"'S u"'' '"',' ''u.' Wv ''np ~.
picked In some localities, VIM" IN nthefs
n greater per cent OF the crop had been
,ntharod r,ba ,,,,rd md rniustotui nm tho
eth did considerable damage 10 cotton III
some localities. After this tho weather
90. oxoo,,InraItv fayornble for ,otton
"'I' NVeps,''' - -. -, ,',,o''
picking uhtll me ciose ol NV thul,tn WIN
mo rains rothtueu ,li7 moFh i,', w
rushed ro ana a. iee S'' al ra,be S o ~.