Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-02
WASHINGTON WEATHER.
for October Warmer
Than the Average for 20 Years.

Than the Average for 20 Years.
Through the Department of Agriculture
the climate and crop bulletin Of the United
States weather bureau for the month of
October has just been issued. The local
weather bureau has also issued the October
meteorological summary, giving the usual
amount of interesting facts concerning the
climatic conditions in Washington during
the past month.
The mean temperature in this city during
October was IS degrees, the average for
the past twenty nine years being 81 degrees.
The highest point reached by the Their
mometer was 50 degrees, on the 9th I'LL
timo. a truly summer temperature. The
lowest point occurred just five days previ-
Gus, when on the 22d of the month the mer
curry took a drop to the freezing point.
During the day Of maximum warmth the
thermometer ranged over 80 degrees The
rainfall during October was below the av
erage. being $50 inches. There were
eighteen Gear days. nine cloudy days and
four partly clouded. The deficiency in pre-
cipitation for the month, however, viii not
be felt for with the close of October the
rainfall for the year is about 312 inches in
excess Of the average. There was a heavy
frost on the LIST of October, and q killing
one the day following. The prevailing di-
rection of the wind in Washington was
south. the highest velocity being reached
the 3lst, when rate of tWenty-eight miles
an hour was recorded.
The climate and crop bulletin for the
country al large shows that the average
temperature for October was above the
normal in all districts east of the Rocky
mountains. with the exception of the upper
Missouri valley, where it was slightly be-
low. West of the Rockies there was a gem
eral deficiency in temperature. The tenn
perature extremes of the month were very
unusual From the LIST to the Sd the tenn
peratures al n number of stations in the
upper Mississippi valley and lake region
Were the lowest observed in the first decade
of October since the establishment of the
stations, while the LIST was an unusually
warm day over the middle Rocky mountain
slope From the oath to the 9th maximum
records of former years were broken at
numerous stations in New England and the
middle Atlantic states.
In the districts east of the Rocky noun
talns the month of October was very mild
and the first half generally dry These con-
dltlons proved very favorable for maturing
ana gathering late crops, but were not IA
Vorable for blowing, fall seeding and ger
minauon of sown grain over a large part
OF the winter wheat region. During the
latter part of the month droughty condi-
lions We're largely relieved although Iowa
and portions of eastern Nebraska northern
Missouri and the central gulf states were
suffering for rain at the close of the month
The weather conditions on the Pacific
coast were very favorable
Under exceptionally favorable weather
conditions cutting, husking and cribbing
corn have made rapid progress. Only a
very small part of the cotton crop remained
though the top crop has been a very light
one, the absence of frost, especially over
the eastern part of the cotton belt has
permitted much to mature.