The Red Cloud chief., 1895-07-26
weather Bulletin.
Copyrighted, 1895, 10y W. T. Foster.l

ST.. JOSEPH, Mo-, July N.-My
last bulletin gave forecasts Of the
storm waves to cross the continent
from July 90 to Aug. 2. The next
will reach the Pacific coast about Aug
Sd, cross the western mountain
country by close Of 4th, the great
central valleys from 9Th to 9TH,
and the eastern states about the 9Th.
This disturbance will be Of un'
usual force and severe storms may be
expected, accompanied by extreme
temperatures.
The first ten days of August will
probably average cooler than the mid
die third of the month.
The warm wave will cross the west
Of Rockies country about Sd, great
central valleys 9th and eastern states
7th. Cool wave will cross the
west Of Rockies country about 9Th,
great central valleys 9Th, and the
eastern states 10th.
Summing up my forecasts for the
fsur crop months, March, April, May
and June, only n error occurs.
Southwestern Texas had more rainfall
than calculated. For all other parts
Of the country the v~eifcations Of my
rainfall forecasts is the most re.
markable event ever recorded in con.
neUtion with meteorology.
In q general way the calculations
and published forecasts indicated a
great shortage Of rainfall for these
four months ia the central portion Of
the great central valleys. Draw an
irregular circle from Portsmouth,,
Ohio, through Toledo, Chicago. Du.
buque, Leavenwortb, Fort Smith, St.
Louis, and back to Portsmouth, and
within that circle the figures indicated
q general drouth, and the weather bu-
reau records show q shortage averag.
ing about five inches Of rain.
The figures further indicated about
an average rainfall from Philadelphia
to Jacksonville, excess Of rain in the
east gulf states, and average rain in
the arid districts east Of the Rockies.
How wonderfully all this has been
verified!
To forecast the crop season rainfall
has been the greatest puzzle connect.
ed with meteorology, and the failures
have been universal, while my ealcu.
%l",ious have proven correct IN nine
""sss out Of ten, that being rhe nun.
h"r Of rainfall districts east Of the
Rocky mountains.
l located the greate., excess Of
rainfall IN the east gulf states pre-
cisely where it occurred, that section
showing an excess of about five inches
for the four months.
My calculations for Key West and
other parts Of southern Florida where
q drouth is recorded proves to have
been correct.
An interesting feature developed by
the records is that while the countries
Of the great lakes and the central
ports Of the great central valleys ex.
perienced a severe drouth. a complete
circuit around that drouth center had
an excess Of rainfall.
A most important success is re-
corded for the forecast in the Ohio
valley. Rains early in June were
predicted for the countries west and
a continuance of the drouth in the
Ohio valley till late in June.
The destructive drouths usually oc.
cur in July and August. My calcu.
lations aud forecasts almost entirely
reversed the conditions for these two
months, indicating abundant rains in
the earlier drOuth districts and drouth
where the rains were abundant earlier
in the season. This last part of the
forecasts is not yet fully tested.
Another feature of marked success
es in my wsrk is in correctly forecast
ing the coolest part Of the month.
The first half Of July was to average
cooler than the last half, and The
whele month was to average below il
tho great central valley and abou,