Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-08
$50 degrees on the 11th). and Winnemucca,
New. (66 degrees on the GOTH.
Cold WaYea I'm .Januarx

SOAO waves In January.
During the first five. days of January an
immense cold wave. Of unusual severity,
developed and spread over the entire United
States east Of the Rocky mountains, ex-
cept the southern portion of the Florida
peninsula. Cold-wave signals were display
ed at every weather bureau station in this
territory twentyfour hours or more in ad-
vance OF the arrival of this wave. A mod
crate cold wave occurred on the 18th and
Iztn In the Missouri and upper Mississippi
valleys.
Precipitation.
There was more than the usual amount
Of precipitation over northwestern Louis
iana and central and western Texas, over
the greater part Of California, and along
the immediate North Pacific coast The
excess over portions of Texas and north
western Louisiana ranged from l to
mcnes, and was more than l inch over the
greater part of California and along the
immediate coasts of Oregon and Washing
ton In central California the monthly pre-
c!pitation ranged from two to five inches
ABOVE the January average. There was
aiso more than the average January pre-
clptation along the northern border of the
country from Idaho to the upper Michigan
peninsula, and over limited areas in west
ern New York and in the east gulf states.
Generally in all districts east of the Mis-
slssippi and over an extensive area to the
westward. including the states of Iowa,
Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and portions Of
Minnesota and South Dakota the month
was drier than usual. and marked deficien-
cies as compared with the average exist
over nearly tine whole of the regions
named. Over much the greater part Of the
country east of the Mississippi river the de-
nciency in precipitation exceeded one inch,
and over the lower Ohio valley. Tennessee
and the northern portions of Alabama and
Georgia it ranged from two to four inches,
being greatest in eastern Tennessee. Along
thn
North Carolina the deficiency generally ex-
ceeded two inches, and in some sections
reached three inches.
Winter Wheat States.
cat the close Of the month the winter
wheat states were wholly free from snow,
and the southern limit of the snow-covered
area did not extend southwark Of Mime
sofa. There was practically no snow over
southern Michigan and none south of
northern New England Along the south
ern shore Of Lake Ontario, from Rochester
to OsWego, the depth ranged from three to
six inches; along the coast Of Maine the
depth Of snow averaged about five inches;
and over northern Vermont ten inches are
reported. Near the northern border from
eastern Montana to northern Michigan
depths range from five to twenty inches,
the upper Michigan peninsula having from
ten to eighteen inches-much less than
usual.
"A comparison Ol lue tOtdl precipitation
for the eleven months covering the period
from March l, 1896, to January 81, 1896,
shows that much the greater part Of the
country has received decidedly less than
the average precipitation"
Washington Weather.
For Washington the December normal
temperate is SO degrees This year there
was an excess Of one degree in December
The January normal Is 80 degrees. five
lower than in December. and this year the
records for the month show that there was
no departure This Is somewhat surprising.
in view of the apparent mildness of the
atmosphere. The maximum local tempera-
ture for the month was 60 degrees. exper-
fenced on the 3Oth, and the lowest was
degrees, on the 9th.