The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-08
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Representations by Foster, the St.
10 Prophet.
COLD WEATHER FOR THE SOUTH.
snow and sIeet WIN Reach nm Unusually
far South Line Comparison
OF Rainfall.

St. Joseph, Mo, December My last
bulletin gave forecasts OF the storm wave
10 cross the continent from the 10th to the
l4th and the next will reach the Pacific
coast about the 18th, cross the west of
Rockies country by the close of the 18th,
great central valley from the l7th to the
18th. Eastern States the Goth.
This disturbance will strike the Pacific
coast further south than Susnal and its
path will lie through the Southern States.
| causing colder weather than the average
for the month.
Most Of tho precipitation from this dis
turbauce viii be in the form Of snow and
slcet and the snow line will reach UNI
usually far south.
The warm wave will cross the west Of
! Rockies country about the 18th, great cen
! trai valleys the nth, tle Eastern States
( lbth.
Tho cool wave will cross tho west Of
/ Rockies country about the 18th great cen
! irai valleys the goth, Eastern states the
Ten days or more OF continued cold
weather VIII follow this cold wave.
RETROSPECTIVE.
| rho total forecasts of rainfall for eight
months March 10. october, 1905. inclusive,
as compared WIN the actual amount of
! rain FOR those months reveals the most
] wonderful Vorlncafton of rainfan fore
| casts over made, and few facts con-
| noctcd with the calculations that have
, welded tucso remarkable results will GER
! tainly make interesting reading for al
/ VINO have care for the crop weather OF
| 1896 and coming years.
After very long. tedious work. aided by
! IA competent assistant, have nearly com
! plete1 perpetual weather tables for tho
| sun moon. Venus. Mercury. Mars, Jul
| piter Saturn ana Uranus. giving tho in
| flucucc Of each of these bodies on the
| rainfall and temperature of each locality.
| Also their Influence as to storms. earth
| quukcs, auroras. electric storms. tides,
! etc. This discussion however has REFER
/ enco only TO rainfall ana tempera ture.
| The tables Tor temperature are not COM
! plctc for March / To- April go aud Septen-
| yrt been made for Neptune. Otherwise
thoy arc complete for a limited number oil
/ places
Having tho Influence OF each OF these
cIalt great bodies or Tho earth's t"mpera-
turc and rainfall for given month, |
add the plus and minus results and take
! tho balance as The forecasts for that
Tho fpWos thus obtained arc not de-
! gree of temperature nor inches of rain.
bot inl.cuie whother thc temperature aud
! rainfall VIII be normal above normal, he
/ low normal and about how much.
IN Cldcr TO lind how much the depart
| ar" irom 20" nOgfnnl VIII b" use "a scale
OF tom above and ten below. using all the
| figures from o Up to 10 above und from
| down 20 lu below. The weather tables OF
! thc sum, moon and each of the planets
/ contain these Figures. which are derived
| from the actual results OF rainfall ana
temperature caused hy the moon or planet
"+ shown In the weather records of the
past 100 wears.
with Tic above partial explanation l
| give below tie accumulated rainfall fore-
casts FOR eight months March to October,
inclusive, Tor a few Of the localities. Tue
first column is tho forecast. and the letter
b placed before the figures indicates the
| forecast was for below ucrnial ralnfalI
the figure INDICATING little below. and