The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-17
Local Daily weather Report for the
Morning News.

Forecast for Georgia-Fair; colder in
southeast portion; northerly winds.
The following telegram has been received
from the chief of the weather bureau at
Washington, d. c., March 16, 1896, $3.50
p. m.-Observer. Savannah, Ga: Hoist in
formation signal at $3.50 p. m. storm cen ZEN
northeast. 1t is increasing In energy and
will cause moderately high northwest
winds tonight, with a 20-degree fall in
temperature ys1uesqaY.. Wm,s NJ, Dud-
Comparison of mean temperature at sa-
vannah, Ga, on March 16, 1896, with the
normal for the day: Temperature-Nor-
NAL IS; mean, 60; excess for this date, s.;
accumulated deficiency since Jan. !, 1896
146.
NAL u; amount for arMch l6, '96, 80; de-
parture from the normal "a; total de-
parture since Jan. l, 1896, l. l.56.
Maximum temperature, 6S; minimum
The hight of the Savannah river at Au-
gusta at a. m. C5th meridian time) yes
terday was "a feet, fall of 3 feet dur
Observations taken March l6, at p. M,
18th meridian time, at all stations for the
Morning News: N.
New York city, g. W NE, S, raining
Philadelphia, I "a, W NV, v s, cloudy.
Washington city. S2, W NV, r. snow
Norfolk. S. W N. V "A. raining.
Hatteras, S. W s, V s, raining.
Wilmington, IS. W calm cloudy.
Charlotte, AS, W N, V IA, clear.
Atlanta, 38, W NV, "a, clear.
Savannah, GA. W NV, Y 10, clear.
Jacksonville, t g, " W. We. clear.
Tqpit eg. 70 s ,, " Is, cloudy C}oi5v
Tampa, t "a, W NV, 8, clesr.
Mobile, so, W N, v 10, clear.
Montgomery. As, v 1 NE, g clear.
New Orleans, So, w N, v 10, clear.
Galveston, I Sc, W N, light, clear.
Corpus Christi, 8, " E, Y ie, clear.
Memphis ii, " NV, v 8. clear
Buffalo, Is, NE v 8, showing.
Detroit, t Is, W NV. light partly cloudy.
Marquette. + a. WI, / iiig6 inv clear.
Davenport. a. W sW, ' light. partly
St: Louis, t 49, N. light, , cloudy,
Oklahoma, %, W S, Y light clear.
North Platte, 26, " p, 10, partly cloudy.
Dodge City, 50, W SIC, V IS, partly CLOUDY
Rainfall or Snow-Boston, go; New York
city, 1.20; Philadelphia, .6S; Washington
city, 40; Norfolk, 10; Hatteras, 90; VIII
mington, .36; Charlotte, trace; Atlanta,
16; Savannah, .Ss; Jacksonville, rs; Jupi-
ter, .0S; Key West, SO; Tampa, .O6; Mont
gOmery, OF; Cincinnati, trace; Pittsburg
O4. Buffalo, trace; Detroit, trace; Chicago.
: .
Davenport, trace; st. Louis, trace.
t, temperature; W, wind; v, velocity
Savannah, Ca, March 1s, 1896, p M
Weather Synopsis.-The gulf storm is
now off the Maryland coast While 1t
may develop further energy as it con-
tinues northeastward it has as yet given
rise to no dangerous wind velocities 1t
has caused rain during past twelve hours
along the coast from Key West to Boston
and as far west as Alabama Snow has
fallen over the states north of the Ohio
river, and is now falling at Washington,
D. c.
The highest pressure is in the vicinity
of st. Louis.
An area of low pressure is appearing
over New Mexico and Colorado.
The Atlantic coast winds are westerly
and northwesterly from Hatteras, south
ward and variable from Hatteras north
ward Freezing temperature except in
the northwest, is confined to the states
north of the Ohio Potomac and Missouri
rivers In the west II extends as far south
as Kansas. Temperatures of % degrees
are found as far south as Northern Geor-
gia. VIM M. Dudley
Observer, Weather Bureau.