The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-12
" IIGH IIIb " tdLIItI
o'clock last night:

1t will be seen that in the twentyfour
hours which the above table covers it was
at no time colder than degrees below
zero. 1t grew appreciably colder, as the
Weather Bureau said it would last night.
The far-below-zero wave that passed over
Indianapolis last Thursday and Friday is
now making life miserable for the people
Of the Eastern States. The Washington
Weather Bureau, in summing up the
conditions throughout the country at
o'clock last night, said:
while the cold wave continues generally
east of the Rocky mountains, except in
Florida, it has been characterized by re-
markably low temperature in the vicinity
Of Washington and a further fall in the
Carolnas In the latter districts they are
from degrees to 20 degrees below the freez-
ing point, while at Washington this morn
ing the minimum temperature was 10 de-
grees below Zero / degree lower than the
lowest previous record which was IA de-
grees below zero, on Jan. l. 1881. The mean
for the past three days has been L degree
below zero, much the coldest three days
period ever experienced here.
"In the Mississippi valley there has been
another fall of from degrees to 10 degrees,
except in the central portion, and the tenn
peratures range from degrees to IA de-
grees below zero, a fall since last night of
from to 16 degrees. In the lower Missouri
valley, middle slope, and the Southwest the
temperatures have fallen from 10 degrees to
40 degrees, the zero line extends to the
northern border of Texas and there was
severe norther from Nebraska and Colorado
southwark warnings for which were issued
Friday and Friday night On the west gulI
coast temperatures are again from degrees
to s degrees below the freezing point, While
in the West and Northwest they are from
Is to 80 degrees below zero.
'.At Havre, Mont, this morning the tenn
perature was 40 degrees below zero, while
from the lower Missouri valley southwest
ward into northern and northeastern Texas
the temperatures tonight are from 2 to II
degrees below any previous record for the
second decade of February. A remarkable
feature of this cold wave has been the alb
normally high pressure of the past two
DAYS. From Nebraska and northwestward,
the barometer has read 81 inches or over,
with a maximum reading this morning of
31.42 inches in southern Assinaboia-
Shows have fallen generally from Colo
RADIO and wyoming eastward to the Allan
tic and SHOWS and rains in the South and
regions fair weather has continued, with
slight changes in temperature.
Snow is indicated for the Atlantic States
as far south as South Carolina and rain to
Florida. 1t will probably clear in the gulf
States; elsewhere generally fair weather
will prevail, except in western New Yor1.
The cold weather Will continue. and there
will be a decided fell in temperature on the
gulf coast with freezing weather. In the
north third of Florida freezing weather is
probable Sunday lignt, and advisory mes
sages to this effect have been issued. In The
extreme Northwest some moderation Of the
extremely cold weather is probable. In the
Atlantic States brisk northerly winds will
prevail.
cold wave signals are displayed on the
gulf coast from Pensacola to Brownsville
and at Meridian and Montgomery, and
storm northeast signals on the gulf coast
from New Orleans to Brownsville"