Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-10


As heretofore stated June Is the
month OF most extensive rainfall and
herein is strong evidence in favor of
planetary meteorology. Orthodox scien-
tlsls retuse 20 look at these points. for
while the physically blind cannot, the
mentally blind will not see.
Average rainfall Of June Is from toS
Inches over more than one-half the ter
ritory OF the United States and includes
nearly all the country east of the iO5th
meridian. The September rains In
rams ON the Pacific coast are particu-
larry marked
nigh wave OF precipitation extends
from Iowa to Lake Huron and another
along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts TO
southern Florida. These Northern AMI
southern rainbelts OF January Eradu-
any hpproach each other and finally
meet on middle ground In February.
The crops Of the Northern and West
ern plains depend largely on the rain
fan of May, June and July, which
reach their highest mark near Fort
Buford
beginning at Duluth, draw a line
through Hannibal, Oklahoma, Denver
ana Helena, Mont. and in the vast
territory inclosed by that line the
rainy season includes May. June md
the year nearly one-half of the rainfall
occurs, Reliable long range rain fore
casts for these three months coverin,
this territory would save to its people a
hundred million dollars annually.
Sueh forecasts are now partially COM
pleted and are being perfected.
july, August and September is the
rainy season In Florida and the south
ern parts OF Georgia, North and south
Carolina. on the Pacific coast Decem-
Der. January and February make up
the rainy season.
FL Paso, Tex. Is in the center of a
country whose rainy season occurs in
July and August. All northwestern
Mexico, extreme western Texas, New
Mexico ana Arizona are largely inter
ested In that rainy season, in which
about three-tifths OF the annual rain
occurs In these two months.
The highest monthly rainfall in the
United states is 145 inches, in the
vicinity OF the Tatoosh Islands. on the
northwest coast of Washington. The
next highest. inches in March, in
Alabama and Mississippi.
In northeastern Texas, near Shreve-
port, is a section OF very heavy rain in
April and May, reaching . inches in the
latter month, and In the lower Grand
river country, north Missouri, is a
similar 9-inch rainfall district in july,
There are spots OF rainfall, called
islands by meteorologists, found in
arid countries, that are OF very con-
siderable Interest, Near the head
quarters OF the ella river the annual
rainfall Is over 20 inches in a district OF
10 inches or less.
About Fort stanton. N. NJ, is another
OF these islands; also Pixies Peak. where
the rainfall Is double that of the sur
rounding country.
Another island is found near the
Black Hills.
These rain Islands are often found In
arid districts at the headwaters Of
some OF our most important rivers, and
Interesting meteorological questions are
suggested by this fact. 1t is evident in
this case that the rainfall islands
formed the rivers. What is the cause
OF these islandsg
The writer believes that the mag
netic needle will discover the cause
and that q record OF the dip and hori-
zontal needles Will show marked re-
suits In other districts whore periodic
drouths and excesses of rain occur. IL
1t Is magnetic conditions that cause
these departures the next thing to dis
cover Is the cause that leads to these
changes In the magnetic conditions.
In the vicinity OF swampy districts
occur our greatest rainfalls, and a
study OF this fact may suggest rainfall
causes. Notable eXcesses OF rain are
found near mountain peaks-and why.
Is an interesting question: