The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-08-27

REGISTERS velocity OF Wind, ana sunshine ano
Rainfall
experienced forecaster knows that GER
tain conditions in one place ultimately
produce certain results in another
place. All decided pressure areas,
whether high or low may, for
convenience, be termed storms
"These storms or pressure centers or
dinarily move in certain prescribed
paths, and at certain velocity, other
conditions being equal, and the fore
cast for the morrow, is, in simplicity,
based on the movement and change in
character of the various pressure cen
ters and their probable location during
the period forecasted for; the forecast
for one section being for fair and
warmer, and in another fair followed
by rain and no decided change in TEN.
perature, while in an adjoining district
the outlook may be for snow, followed
by fair with much colder or possibly a
cold wave; any of these and all other
conditions forecasted depending upon
existing circumstances and the time of
year. Ordinarily the forecasts thus
made up are issued to the public in
about two hours after the observations
are taken. Occasionally, conditions
ledge) arise and smite the storm and
divert 1t from its original path; then
everybody knows that the weather
man has missed connections. The per-
centage of accuracy achievedium a king
ordinary forecasts will average closely
to 85, while ninety to ninety-fve per
cent. of the more decided changes (such
as cold waves, frost and heavy storm
,,,,r 81 t,1 s.N
verified. These figures certainly go
far toward inspiring high degree of
confidence as regards the use of the in
formation by the public.
"The forecasts and warnings are is
sued to the public by means of maps or
bulletins, telephone, telegraph, steam
whistle, flag and by the newspapers; a
recent experiment being by means of
handled locally by few postmasters.
as regards the dissemination of such
information, nearly two thousand post
offices being supplied with the fore
casts daily except Sundays), and warn
ings when necessary not TO mention
the large list of individuals, firms, cor.
porations and institutions to whom are
display for the benefit of themselves
and the public
"The uses to which forecasts and
warnings may be made to serve are
many and varied. If the forecast is for
rain tomorrow it would not be ad-
visable to cut hay today. On the other
hand seeding operations might be
pushed and advantage taken of the
fact that rain would soon fall on the
freshly-loosened soil. In winter the
cold wave warnings are of immense
value as regards protection of perish
able products in storage, or transit, or
even the lay of ship until a more
favorable time. If frost is predicted
the usual precautions can be taken as
regards the protection of fruits and
vegetables and sensitive plant life.
"A very important feature of the
weather bureau is the state weather
service. In this branch there are over
1900 observers in the United States,
who voluntarily and without pay take
observations in their localities of wind.
weather, temperature and precipita-
ton. Each state service is practically
In charge of an official under paw of
The United States weather service.
The official has for his headquarters
some weather bureau officer in the
state over which he has charge. CO.
lumbus, for instance, being headquar.
ters for Ohio. This state is one OF the
pioneers in this regard and her weather
service ranks among the best in the
United States.
1.-The Ohio climate and crop service
was established by act OF the general
assembly April II, 1882 From 81 500
TO $1,000 has been appropriated an.