The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-16
WEATHER MEMS BUSY TINE
QUICK TINE MADE IN GETTING orr
THE DAILY MAPS.
Devices That Enable Copies to lie Ready
for Distribution Two Hours After the
Observations Have Been Taken in All
Parts of the United Stntes--Cipher Code.


for Distribution Two Hours After tho
Observations Have Been Taken in Ali
Parts of the United States-Cipher Code.
WASHINGTON. July 15.-Thcrc ars 154 wealth
or stations in the United States exclusive OF
those recently established on the newly ac-
Guircd islands. Daily weather maps are issued
from moro than 100 OF these stations The ed
ting and printing Of n weather map is u mat
ter that requires a good deal Of intelligent
hsstling Public officials and business men in
tho moro important ctics OF the country who
| receive from messengers every weekday norm
ing between 10 and IL O'Clock copies OF these
weather maps. fresh from the printing presses.
| presenting perfect picture OF the weather
| conditions as they prevailed al "a. NJ through
! out all OF the United States and n considerable
| portion OF the contiguous territory on the
| north and south. often express surprise at tho
| rapidity with which the work IL accom- plished
The observations upon which the map Is
based are made from Maine to California; and
| from Michigan to the ttuF. W. o'clock in the
| morning, Washington time. aud at 10 O'Clock
| all Of the daG have been collected. deciphcred
siftcd. hammered into shap, and printed.
| ready for distribution in many cities. The re-
| porter Tor an afternoon newspaper. who at
| tempts to extract the days weather story from
| his towns local orecastor between the hours
OF and 10 A. NJ. always stacks up against
| hard proposition, and he generally knows the
| reason why No man could we'll be buster than
| local !Orecnster between those hours.
The Weather Bureau pays out considerably
| more than $500 900 year in telegraph tolls.
The bureau has not many wires Of ts own.
| but it's business has the rights OF way ovor oil
American telegraph lines. Every scrap OF stuff
| submitted by the weather people throughout
| the country to tho telegraph companies for
! transmission bears rush mark STAMPED
| ACROSS its face. There are two observations.
| covering all points as to the weather taken 10y
the weather men throughout tho country. The
| weather map is made from the 8 A. NJ. obscrva-
| ton. and this morning forecast IL used NY thu
afternoon PAPERS No mar il madc from the
observation taken at ?. NJ. bu: the informn-
ton gathered in this contincnt-w wide observa-
| ton Is that furnished to the morning papers.
AS the electric clocks et ali the weather sta
| lions OF the country are on the point OF regis
| tertnR O'Clock in the morning. 10Th meridian
| Tor Warrington time. tho observers are stand
| Ing by for tho most import ant hour Of hustl!ng
| Of the day. Their observations arc taken SO
far ms possible in exactly tho same way at
| each stntion with similar Instruments, and
| with the same precautions agaii st error and
corresponding provisions Tor their correction.
| The taking of the observations. which occu-
| pies only a few moments, Is not tho difficult
part OF tho Job. The working out al tho
| problems presented 10y the indications OF
the instruments. their mathematical corrcc-
| ton and the reduction OF the observation to
the form OF telegram expressed H. tho words
| OF the IN Eenious Geographic code employed by
| thu bureau. constitute the morning task that
traces crows feet under the observers eyes.
| Tho Items tclcGraphod from the stations are. in
their regular order. as follows: Name OF station.
| the corrected readings ofpressuro and tompcra-
ture. tho direction OF wind, state Of weather
and precipitation, current wind velocity, mini
mum and maximum Temperature, frost. dew
! point, upper clouds. lover clouds, maximum
wind velocity and direction.
Mlthout 'ile use oil the Geographic code
which has been devised by the Weather
least 100 words would 10 required for the Oh
his donain With the code he csn d. The tho lob ~
in from seven to eleven w"rd. If ,aEes .o ma
time for new observer 10 become suiiicienty
familiar with this code to be abb. to use It wit h
Aueney and despatch For example in order
to indicate the amount oi clouds and tho rain
and snow. in connection win the direction OF
tne vino AZ me time OF ths no'Gryat!oni
snnnse Win each frsnion %: an Dch y rain "r
s"? Gho Ter" b r. rxampie OF me cod:
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| oth"t MItsFoHn'e, hVsiIeSs EYES wa, 20
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| .H.tethlhS arc ~ one IoTNdrutn, IN 0rdcr
tin' my may reiih me central ounce mere az
me arrest lo-si nic ,uoIle,ht, ana al mo OBJ
7otyeunhS nre ilsI Tibutrl rom mere g.
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casters olbG" th'Chkk2u' thr roun'TT- HndHr
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!nry arg ~ III ~ nat phsI o-tneg are
lmmeulntsly copied ny typsur,ters and sent to
tno translator 10 'hs iore.hst"r rom. 4 ne
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