Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-11
A WEATHeR-NISE SENATOR
Mr.. Perkins Produces the Meteorological
Record for March and April.
Some Interesting Statistics neartnp
Upon the Important Question of
Changing Inauguration Day.

The relative advantages OF March and
The last Wednesday Of AoriI as times COR
the inauguration of Presidents yesterday
called out in the Senate considerable cf a
discussion regarding the character Of
weather that this city experiences on those
days Mr. Perkins had looked up the rec
ords OF the Weather bureau TO Throw light
| on this subject
From 1883 to 1885,. inclusive" said NJ
rerhihs. there have been twenty-efght in
auSuration days. BY the assistance Of Mr.
SPohoFu al the Library 81 Congress whom
l nave heard my friend. the senator fru-r,
massachusetts,. euloSize as an authorif,
as man who never makes a mistake p nj
u! the assistance of Prof. Moore the chief
OF the weather bureau. | find thar the r,.c-
ords show there have been OF these in
ausurauon days seventeen fair and pleas
an. Jays; Elhe stormy days and two days
lor which We have not been able to ind
my record Since IN" establishment OF th.
weather hureau-in ls7S-a complete dam,
record has been kept of the metenroloeical
conditions In this city. As stated before.
l aad me curiosity TO have made compara-
i've tables between The state of The vVaatb
er on the 9Th 81 March and also on the last
" ednesday il April in each year from and
inciuclnS March /. lS73, to and IncliId-,,a
the last Wednesday in April lSiS which
was enc week ago LIST "Wednesday"
Mr. spofords Record.
Mr.. Spofford's recaritulatian Of the
weather CT inauguration days follows:
l1S,-April 30 New York fair dsy
March 4, Philadelphia. pleasant day
l'a!-March I, Philadelphia serene
ieol-N asningtcn. mild and beautiful
1Sho-No record found
lNs-Ei:ie and pleasant
l3-fresh. beautiful spring day.
.sl.-Beautiful weather.
1N2I-SnOw and rain
lS-'-No record found.
!N-.-B&lmE spring day.
Storm.
Is37-Lovely. with sunshine.
lSil-CooI and pleasant.
lS+"1Four!ng rain. Polk took oath under
lSi.7Pieasant
lS53-Co!d and showing
1S1i-Co!4 and focgy mo s:o:l~)
1St;1-Fair and baimy.
is..'-Wind and rain. ending in sunshine.
lsf9-Gloomy and rainy.
Pretty Nearly a Tie.
Referring to the off;cial records If the
weather bureau from 1873 to 1891. Hr
PEI kins said this :ec4pitulation shows that
frcIn 1913 to 1851. inclusive there we're six
Teen clear, fair or partly cloudy days fall
ing en- March / and seventeen clear ftir
or parity cloudy days falling on the last
Wednesday in April in eacn wear
There Were ten rainy. snowy or threaten
Ing days falling on March 1. aHi niae rainy,
snowy or Threatening days falling en- the
last "Wednesday in April in each year.
Snow or s!eet fell four times on March
! IN twenty-siX years and once on the last
Wednesday in April. the latter being m 5re
severe than any similar storm on March T.
Rain fell on the 4th Of March during eix
years and on the last "Wednesday OF April
during six years
The only advantage of April over March
in al of these years SET ms to be that on
three Of the April days there we're high
winds and threatening weather in place of
light snow or sleet
Now. there is the record Of oGr weather
bureau, said Mr.. Perkins 1T is an abso-
lutely correct record. We would gain
nothing surely by changing from the 9Th OF
March TO the last Wednesday or the last
Thursday in April"