The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-14
THE 4 COLD
The Entire Country suffering From
Unprecedentedty Low temperature
> The Record Broken nj Many Points

Washington, February 10Th
weather bureau tonight furnished the
following statement:
The thirteenth consecutive day of
abnormally cold weather in the CEN
trail valleys, west, and northwest, has
been marked by some moderation in
the Ohio and upper Mississippi and
lower Missouri valleys, although the
temperatures in these districts still re-
main in the neighborhood of zero.
In the middle Atlantic states, the
wave has continued with undiminished
severity, particularly at Washington,
where a minimum Of s degrees below
zero was recorded this morning. The
mean temperature for Friday was .
degrees below zero, the lowest daily
mean temperature ever recorded in the
history of the Washington station. The
mean temperature for the past two
days was zero, also the lowest two-day
mean ever recorded.
This morning the temperatures in
the Ohio and middle Mississippi VAL
leys, western upper lake region and
IIlldoIt AlldlllIC SldlcS "tIe lEOI1 l.
degree to Is degrees lower than any
previous record for the first decade
of February. At Parkersburg it was
26 degrees below zero, or Is degrees
lower than any previous record, and
at Pittsburg 20 degrees below zero, or
8 degrees lower than any previous rec
ord. During the day, however, there
was a marked rise, and tonight the
temperatures in the upper Ohio valley
are close to zero, which is also about
the average New England temperature,
In the northwest and central Rocky
mountain region there has been an
other decided fall, accompanied by
snow, the temperature having fallen
from 10 degrees to 40 degrees, and
ranging from zero in central Colorado
to 80 degrees below zero in northwest.
ern North Dakota
In the south there has been a ten.
dency toward a slight rise, except along
he west gulf coast
Snow is falling in southern Illinois
Missouri, South Dakota and the middle
slope. There were also light local SHOWS
in lower Michigan and western New
York, n light local rains and snow.
in the south Atlantic and gulf states
In the plateau and Pacific coas re.
gions there were light SHOWS n rain.
in the northern portions, followed b,
generally fair weather without any
temperature changes of consequence.
Shows and rains are indicated in thu
southern states and snow from tn
Ohio valley westward and in the south
west. Generally fair weather will pre-
vail elsewhere.
The cold wave will continue general
ly except IN the gulf and extrem'
south Atlantic coast, and there viii
be no marked abatement for at leas
several days. In the District of Coiuan
bia still lower temperatures may b
expected Saturday morning, foliowe'
by a slight rise during the day.
Fresh to brisk northerly winds ma,
be expected in the Atlantic Goa
states.
Cold wave and norther signals ar
displayed generally from South Dako
ia n Wyoming southwark. except II
the extreme southern states, and ad
visory messages have been SEM I
lower Michigan, Indiana and the mid
die Mississippi valley states that Their
will be no appreciable moderation o
the severe cold weather for severs
days to come.