New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-04
1yrORui7IOy FOR LAKE MARINERS.
A MONTHLY METEOROLOGICAL CHART isS'h D
THE WEATHER BUREAU.

, MONTHLY METEOROLOGICAL CHART Issue %
THE WEATHER BUREAU
Washington Oct 1T is the policy or oecle'~''
wilson TO extend the operations or the Depd'
Of Agriculture along all useful lines ~, ,hie,
law. Recently. after a consultation wiz go q.
of the Weather Bureau. he decided 10 man
some OF the great amount OF meteorological ''',o'
ton collected by the Weather Bureau ny ~ o..
A monthly marine meteorological char' ''," Ia
rho beneft OF the mariners the Great Lane
WAS Of the opinion that by study oil the ic'o
mast storms much useful Information might We w
lectcd and published. showing month !" 'u'"'
what mariners might reasonably expect
The first of this series OF month'Y '"",.S
mailed from the central Office OF the Nea'"e
pr.,,, ,..s,ordav II gives information relative to
tho month of October showing the principa ttdchs
pursued BIZ storms In crossing the lake region ne
track OF greatest frequency Is eastward across u.
centre of Lake Superior. The storm track "eN' "
importance line drawn from MWa frnnye rc il
east TO Athena The next N order OF Ieau W, sske
- line drawn from the southern point Oh , ins5
Michigan northeast TO Port Huron ana enn ne
frenuented OF the four storm tracks * rep go
hv a line drawn from Port Arthur southeast in ~
Peoskey. Mich In other Words da II 'n reports
storm centre in the region of any one ~; W f u
racks he he, can aG H c ter accordingy
The chart shows the normal wnG di ,e Rire a
ss T"'' and about the number OF ogsy days that
may be- expected different portions ., ~" ,wentv
dot.
seven years Text printed on the back OF tne - ehs
shows f,o location 81 all the danger si2ha's W .r
Wcafher RureaI-about one hundred anu t"'nss' =,
i've i'm nmber-and much other inforH1atio. W., -,
ro vessel masters \ typical cycion.c st t -
shovr in one corner Of the Chart, Win ,ne IL,
,ergins of me winds toward tn" GENRE anu a
barometer table OF the lake egon Is lhciuu'd III 'e
text. ,. 81, ,ho s,orrn centre
In connection with the wind barometer IIpis W" W.
en,iIs cant1ins who have left port TO deterne NJ
nrohahle course OF storm centres last holeo On Wv,
,ycafher Bureau charts on shore On the ht T.,
f,n storms pass directly over the lake rrsIon y"
ortohor majority OF which. however can o' az
+, weothcrod bv the larger craft Occdslondns ~
oc obor Storm of unusual severity sweeps owl .lso
Iukns .nda ngering the safety OF the suonsest :,
seIs I'm the last twenty years nor more '"'', :,
b,lf-Iozen such storms have occurred IN anat
month The storm OF October - ana - Iss W" w..
roh,hl, one of the most widespread and severe Tor
The season which has occurred IN recent YEA -
octo,.r l. a NOM. OF transition from Wal w "
cold-gcnerally OF the most pleasant IN .hs "a,
rho change i'm weather conditions is nist hotVe
ahle on Lake superior whore light sno"StoiHs my
occur at any time after the 18th snow rams III Wy,
neieh borhool OF Marquette little carrier man az
ther nons 10 the west ward. II has Deen ooset'c
a. eailv as september %. both at Marqnete aiiu
sui, So Marie. On lower Lake Michigan SLOW
ms fallen as early as October d. but the average
d.Ie there IS about a month later. me aNeIdse
Jafe FOR snow at the eastern end or axe Erie
October 2s-is about ten days earlier thah at inc
nd