The Red Cloud chief., 1895-01-25
weather
Copyrighted, lsa,, by W t. Foster


last bulletin gave forecasts Of the
storm wave to cross the continent
from 25th to Goth. and the next
will reach the Pacific coast about the
Both, cross the western mountain
country BY clio @ Of 3lst, the great
central valleys from Feb. ] to 3 and
the eastern states about the 4th.
Temperatures will average low dur
ing this period following the storm
wave and precipitation will be above
the average of the month.
The second February disturbance
will reach the Pacific coast about the
9th, cross the western mountain coun-
try by Gloss of 9Th, the great central
valleys from 9Th to 9th and the east
ern states about the 10Th.
This disturbance will increase in
force as It moves eastward aud gener.
al precipitation will not amount to
much.
The principal feature OF this dis
turbance will be the cold wave follow
ing it, which will probably amount to
q blizzard in the northeastern states.
Warm waves will cross the western
mountain country about January 3O,h
and February 9Th, the great central
valleys February LIST and 7th, and the
eastern states 81 and 9th. Cool
waves will cross the western noun.
tam country about February I'd aud
9Th, the great central valleys 4th and
10Th, and the eastern states 9th aud
18th.
FEBRUARY TEMPERATURE AND RAIN.
On the Atlantic and Pacific coasts,
upper and. lower lakes, and in the
Ohio valley the temperature Of Feb
ruary will average below, aud the
rainfall about normal. In Texas,
Mississippi and Missouri valleys, the
te mpera,ure will average above and
the rainfall about or below normal.
My forecasts Of temperature and
rainfall for December, similar to the
above, based on discoveries made 10
1892 and partially worked out since,
proved 80 per cent. correct. ! can
not expect to keep up that average,
however, till the calculations are con,
pleted.
The principal force Of storm feat
nres Of February will probably be.
First half Of month warmer thar
last half, warmest part of month JUS
preceding the storm wave to eros.
continent from 9th to 11th; coolest
cold waves following this storm snt
the one to cross from 23d to 9th
Last part of month will be best ic,
weather in northern states except
day or two at beginning of the month
Will give details OF the sprinl
. drouth in xt bulletin.
p THE MAGNETIC NEEDLE.
I. Twenty-one years, 1850 to 1870 in
elusive, daily temperature at Chicag'
averaged aga degrees above zero an
twenty-one years, 1871 to 1891, tn
average was 4S.7 degrees. This show
that the temperature taken every d.,
for two periods Of t%wenty-one year
each averaged l.3 degrees warme
during the last period.
!: The above is in accord with a lon
train Of facts in reference to the eli
mate Of North America. It is wei
known Il a., many years ago, the wir
= ters were much more severe in tn
upper Mississippi valley and sbou
the upper lakes than they have bee
Of more recent years.
II the reader will bear in mind this
d the prevailing winds are from tn
north on the east side of the mort
magnetic pole, the center Of which
now northwest of Bsfin's Bay;
will readily appear that as that MAJ
netic pole move westward, these pr
= v%ailing north winds will have LEI
force at Chicago and east of ths
point about the lower lakes uutil III
q western part Of the Icelandio 10
north magnetic pole is reached.
As shown in . previous study tn
= Icelandic low is also moving westwsr
Z and in its western parts the p~revailin
winds are also from the nerth, result
ing in increased cold.