The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-20
HOT SPELL AT AN END.
Freezing Weather Sweeping Down
From the Northwest.


From the Northwest.
The hot weather that has been endured
during the last few days has come to a
full stop, and If the reports of the
weather bureau are correct Savannah
and its vicinity will not only have cooler
weather, but also have rain.
The forecast for to-day is: Showers,
clearing during the afternoon; decidedly
colder. with frosts in extreme north por-
ton Monday morning; high northwest
Winds"
This very welcome fall in the tempera-
ture that is scheduled and that last night,
by the sinking thermometer. gave evil
dence of its coming, will put stop to
remarkably Warm period. The hot spell
began last Wednesday, and the mercury
has been well above the 9O-degree mark
ever since. Thursday 1t reached its high
est limit, running up to 81 degrees.
September this year, as all the other
summer months, has. been unusually
warm up to to-day A COMPARE
son of it's heat with that of September
since 1890 shows 1895 to have been visited
with a maximum mark of "a degrees on
the LIST. The maximum in 1894 was So de-
grees Sept 10; 1898, 81 degrees Sept. 16; 1892,
30 degrees Sept 26; 1891, SO degrees Sept. 20;
1890. IS degrees, Sept. 7 and s. The normal
| heat for every day in the year Is fixed by
| a calculation averaging that of these
| days in every year for a certain time.
| Comparing the heat of this, up to this
! time, very warm September, it was found
| that Sept. 16 registered a mark degrees
| above the normal; Sept H. 10 degrees
above, and Sept. Is and 10. II degrees
| above. Taking the portion OF the month
| st Is IA no fua 1ax
| show total of 70 degrees above the nor
NAL for the same period in preceding Sep
! TENDERS. A comparison OF the normals for
the past six years shows the month up
| to the goth in all OF them to have been far
| short of the present months 10 degrees
above, and some show the full extent OF
the heat for this month by falling below
the normal mark. For 1896 the first nine
| teen days in September showed 80 degrees
above the normal 1894, 81 degrees above
1893, &c degrees above; 1892. % degrees
below; 1891, u degrees below.
Within the past twenty-five days there
has been but trace OF rain and that on
Sept. 3. This is an unusual drought.
The cool wave the weather bureau fore
tells and which the lower thermometer
Of last night shows to be here. is caused
by an area of high barometric pressure
moving in from the northwest. This area
started it's southeasterly flight at O'Clock
|
| expected in this region tonight
Before coming south IL tarried Ions
| enough in the upper Mississippi valley
to bring the mercury on a run from way
up in the eighties to a mark of 20 and 2.
degrees. giving that region the lowest
known for the last decade. Twenty-Five
degrees was reported at Huron and "A de.
grees at Bismarck up TO o'clock yester.
day morning. Killing frosts
were reported in portions OF
Michigan. Wisconsin and North Dakota
and lighter frosts In Minnesota. Nebraska
! and Iowa. An eastern trend of the wave
will probably give New York. Western
! Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia and
| Kentucky killing frosts. Tennessee and
! Northern Louisiana are even likely "a
have slight frosts. and the northern por.
ton OF Savannah's weather territory Is
booked for slight frost Monday morning
| so II is thus probable that September
Will not only enjoy the reputation Of nav.
ing been the hottest in years, but also
OF having precipitated a touch Of winter
| At this early date.