The Red Cloud chief., 1895-03-08

The average temperature OF June is
from 2 to 8 inches over more than
one half the territory Of the United
States and includes neatly all the
country east Of the l05th meridian.
The September rams in Florid. and
the December and February rains on
the Pacific coast are particularly
marked.
A high wave of precipitation FIX
tends from Iowa to Lake Huron and
another along the Atlantic and Gulf
coasts to southern florida. These
northern and southern rainbelts OF
January gradually approach each 9TH
er and 6nally meet on middle ground
IN February.
The crops Of the northern and
western plains depend largely on the
rainfall of May, June and July which
reach their highest mark near Fort
Buford.
Beginning at Dulnih draw a line
through Hannibal, Oklahoma, Dem
yer and Helena, Montana, aud in the
vast territory inclosed by that line
the rainy season includes May, June
and July, and during this ono. fourth
Of the year nearly one.half Of the
rainfall occurs. Reliable long range
rain forecasts for these three months
covering this territory, would save
to its people a hundred million dol
lara annually. Such forecasts are
now partially completed and are being
perfected.
July, August and September is the
rainy season 10 Florida and the south
ern parts of Georgia, North and South
Carolina On the Pacific coast De.
cember, January and February make
up the rainy season.
FL Paso, Texas, is in the center Of
a country whose rainy season occurs
10 July and August. All northwest.
ern Mexico, extreme western Texas,
New Mexico and Aroma are largely
interested in that rainy season in which
about three fifth of the annual rain
occurs in these two months.
The highest monthly rainfall in
the United States is II inches in
the vicinity Of TIE Tatoosh islands on
the northwest coast of Washington.
The next highest, 8 inches in March,
10 Alabama and Mississippi.
In northeastern Texas, near Shrev,.
port is a section Of very heavy rain in
April and May, reaching 8 inches in
the latter mouth, aud in the lower
Grand river country, north Missouri,
is q similar 9 inch rainfall district in
July.
There are spots of rainfall, called
islands by meteorolOgists, found in
arid countries hat are Of very con
siderable interest. Near the head
Quarters "f the CHA river the annua
rainfall il "v. 90 inches in q district
Of 10 inches or less.
!. About F,rt Stanton, New Mexico
is another Of these islands; also Pike
Peak, where the rainfall is double
that Of the surrounding country
Another island is found neal th'
Black Hill.
=. These rain islands are often foun,
, in arid districts at the headquarter
] Of some Of our most important river
and interesting meteorological que.
!. tious are suggested by this fact. |
is evident ia this case that the rain
!, fall islands formed the rivers. VIVA
is the cause Of these islands?
e The writer believes that the mag
O uetic needle will discover the caus
c and hat a record Of the dip and hol
izontal needles will show marked n
suits in Other districts where periodi
h drouths an! excuses of rain occuI
II it is magnetic conditions that caus
IS these departures the next thing to d.,
cover is the cause that leads to thes
d changes in the magnetic condition
In the vicinity Of swampy district
occur our greatest rainfalls and a stud
Is Of this fact may suggest rainfs
10 causes. Notable excessess Of rsinfa
IS are found near mountain peaks, a.
Ia nh Ia an interaatiuO uueation