The evening times., 1899-02-11
FIFTEEN. below zero.
ALL. RECORDS BROKEN
Weather 5ureau Entertains
No Hope of a Thaw.
Light Fall of Snow Predicted for
Tonight or Tomorrow.
Comparison of Warrington With
Comparison of Washington With
Other Cold RegiGSss and the Gen.
eraI Official forecast.

II was colder in Washington last night
than ever before since the establishment
OF the Weather Bureau. That is, it was
colder than at any other time since 1870.
The minimum temperature recorded last
night was 10 degrees below zero. This
temperature was registered by the ther-
mometer on the roof of the Weather Bu
reau building. 1t was probably thee or
five degrees colder in the streets in the
low parts of the city.
The lowest temperature previously re-
corded in this city was on the night CT
December 81, 1880, when the mercury indi-
Gated Is degrees below zero and on the
morning of January 1, 1881, when the tenn
perature was recorded as IA degrees below.
There is no prospect of thaw. The in
dications are that there may be a slight
rise in the temperature, but it will be hut
a temporary rally.
The forecast for the District of Columbia
is that a light snow may fall tonight or
tomorrow. Ii may not be so cold tonight
as il was last night. The wind will be
brisk and will blow from the northeast
Cold weather continues generally, except
on the extreme South Atlantic Coast, and
has been marked by q further fall in tenn
perature in New England and the vicinity
OF Washington. There has been a consid-
cradle rise from the Gulf States northward
through the Ohio Valley, and another de-
cided fall in the West.
There have been SHOWS and rains in the
South Atlantic and Gulf States; snow in
the Ohio and Mississippi valleys, and snow
with severe norther from South Dakota
and Wyoming southwark through Texas al
most 10 the coast line.
In the plateau and Pacific Coast regions
fair weather has prevailed, with fall in
temperature in the northern portions from
10 TO IS degrees
Snow is indicated tonight and Sunday in
Southern New England, the lower lake
region, and the Middle Atlantic States;
snow and rain in the South Atlantic and
East Gulf States, and snow, followed by
clearing, in the Ohio Valley and Tennes-
see.
Fresh to brisk northerly winds are in
dicated for New England, and fresh to
brisk northeasterly winds for the Middle
and South Atlantic States.
Cold wave and norther signals were dis
played in South Dakota, Colorado, Nebras-
ka, and Kansas, and are still displayed in
Texas. Oklahoma, Indian Territory, and
New Mexico.
H. Z. Williams, Acting Chief of the
Weather Bureau. issued this afternoon the
following special bulletin:
The weather has moderated generally east Of
the Mississippi, except in New York, New Eng
land, Eastern Virginia. and Southern Maryland,
and the District of Columbia. A notable fea-
turc OF the the Atlantic coast temperature of the
last three days has been the remarkably low
reading az Washington. Svlere the minimum has
been degrees below. degrees below, and Ij de-
grecs below zero. the last reading being the low
est ever recorded 10y the Washington Weather Blu
Office. Equally noteworthy the low TEN
peraturc which continued during the 10th, when
the bIf argTees above ZPr Y
ing the lowest daily mean temperature = de-
gTecs below zero, on record for Washington.
second cold wave. with a remarkable high barom
ctIic pressure, pvcTsIJread the already extremely
cold West and Northwest States Friday night
Carrying the temperature 10 40 degrees below
TO at Williston, \. Oak; TO 10 degrees below
zero At Denver; 25 degrees below zero at Omaha,
and 10 to - degrees below zero in Kansas.
During tonight and sunday rise in tempera-
ture Of % degrees or more viii occur in the Mid
die Atlantic and New England districts, attended
by increasing cloudinesS and probobly snow. The
Western cold wave viii extend over the Missis
sippi Aslel-an the West Gulf States, CARRYING
the line of zero temperature into Texas, Arkan-
sas and NeStern Tennessee. and giving freezing
temperature 10 the immediate West Gulf coast
Following the temporary rise in temperature
which viii occur over the Atlantic coast dis
triCts during the next -tlIirty-sx hours a period
OF colder weather may be expected, which will
continue until about tile middle of the coming
week In the central valleys and the lake re-
gions the minimum temperature Sunday promises
10 equal the record for the season.
Some Of the low temperatures recorded
throughout the country are as follows:
Eastport, Ne, degrees below; Northfield
VT, "A; Portland, Me-, 6; Boston, l. Bing-
hamton, n. Y, "A; Albany, n. Y, s; New
York city, 6; Philadelphia, 6; Baltimore
6; Lyncburg, Va. q Nashville. Tenn, s;
Knoxville, .; Lexington, Ky, 16; Louis
vile, 10; Cincinnati, II; Indianapolis, 16;
Columbus, Ohio, 20; Parkersburg, W Va,
&c; Elkins, W. Va, 20; Pittsburg. 1s;
Erie, Pa, y; Cleveland, 16; Toledo, Il;
Detroit IA; Lansing, Mich, IS: Alpena
Mich, 20; Sault st. Marie, SO; Marquette
%; Escambia, Mich, 80; Green Bay, Wis,
80; Grand Haven, Mich, &C. Milwaukee
%; Chicago. IS; Duluth, &c; st. Paul, 80;
La Gross, Wis, 80; Dubuque, 20; Daven-
port, Iowa, 16; Sioux City, Iowa. 30 Des
Moines, "a; Keokuk, II; Springfield ILL.,,
10; st. Louis, 6; Kansas City, 16: Omaha,
26; Huron. 5. D., Sc; Moorhead, Mimi, 81;
Bismarck. y. D., 80; Williston. N D..
3S; Havre. Montana, 40; Salt Lake City,
"a; Cheyenne, Wyoming, 20; Denver, 16.
FRIGID SPOTS NEARBY.