The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-14
WEATHER RECORDS BROKEN.
The Present Storm in Some Respects Sur
passed. the Big Bllzzard.

the most remarkable New York has ever
known, not excepting the blizzard OF March.
1888. The snowfall since Saturday night Is
almost as great as 1t was during the three days
Of the blizzard. and tho maximum wind We
locity was greater last night than It was at any
time during the memorable March days eleven
years ago. In the matter Of low temperature
the present storm surpassed all others. Not
once during the 1898 blizzard did the mercury
get below zero: during the past few days IT has
been below that point constantly during the
early morning hours.
Forecastor Emery. who spent most Of Satur-
day and Sunday sending out warnings TO rail
road and transportation companies and to
dealers in fruit and other perishable goods.
got down his records yesterday and made some
interesting comparisons between this storm
and the 1888 blizzard. The snow began to fall
in the blizzard at 1910 o'clock on the morning
of March II. 1t continued all day. the total
fall being 1875 inches. The snow stopped at
5;55 A. NJ. on the 18th. 1t began again at l 80
?. NJ. and continued to T:05 P. NJ, beginning
again at S:15 =. NJ. and continuing to $40 A.
N. of the 14th. 1t began again at 8:25 A. NJ.
on the 18th and continued to 7:15 A. NJ At
1910 the same morning it started up once
more and continued until 2:5O 7. NJ. The fall
on the 18th was 3 inches; on the 14th. IA
inches, making a total for the 1888 blizzard of
POS inches.
The temperature during the blizzard was ne
follows: March IL. maximum $40 above.
minimum 1917 above. mean 22.Se; March Is,
maximum 800 above, minimum Az above,
mean 1889; March IA. maximum 4Oa' above.
minimum 1882 above. mean 28.9s. This
shows that the bulk OF the snowfall came on
the first day of the blizzard. and that the low
est temperature was on the second day. The
maximum wind velocity was reached on the
second day of the blizzard. when it was fifty
miles an hour: on the lith it dropped 10 twenty
four miles an hour.
The storm of yesterday is down on the official
records as beginning at 9:lO o'clock on Satur-
day night. On Saturday the maximum tenn
perature was To- above zero. the minimum &c
below. the mean - above. On Sunday the
maximum was g above. the minimum above.
the mean 4 above. Yesterday the lowest tenn
p~erature up to 10 o'clock last night was 4
above. From midnight up to that time the
temperature kept changing from u to 90 above
and vice versa every few hours. The minimum
was reached at noon. The temperature for
Friday, the day before the storm commenced.
was even lower, the mean temperature being
zero.
The wind velocity at 10 o'clock last night
was tlfty-eight miles an hour. eight miles
greater than at any time during the 1888 biz
2ard. On Saturday the maximum wind velocity
was forty miles an hour and blowing from the
northwest. On Sunday and Yesterday It blew
from the northeast.
The fall OF snow in this city from 0:lOo'clock
Saturday night up TO 10 o'clock last night was
Is inches; making a totai Of 26.' inches for the
Storm n"f lnst X Ho SS afSs the the Mi aii was e e inc ineh e's
the wind light, so that little Inconvenience was
suffered by the people and no damage worth
mentioning done to property,
Forecaster Emery says that a few more good
snowstorms during the remaining. months of
the winter will make the winter OF lS0S-lS9e a
The biggest snowfall on record occurred in the
IN El4 If" % vi lsg2i Of iss EhSR / t GsS fa az wa iae IA
5SSi insRes iSS8-i 1874. 81 56i : I inches; i isS4.isR2
339yI inches; isN7-is'S. sol inches.
MIR. Emery says that the present storm de-
yeloped in Florida on Saturday night and Sun
day morning. and advanced on Sunday evening
come north to the south New Jersey coast.
where 1t was central at 4 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon. 1t lisa typical Atlantic coast storm.
he says.
There was no end of the snow in sight yes
terday afternoon. Mr.. Emery said; He expected
very heavy, during the early hours OF the
evening, BY tht5 morning the snow will
be rid Of the cold yet a while. by any
means. To-day is TO he fair. with perhaps a
gi5%%pSs sS Of fhe Is sum ca,ni but h there Si y m nPrs cold snr IN
erIy and westerly winds. During the early
hours this morning i is calculated that tho
city, while hurricanes will rage of the coast.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Emery ordered all tho
ricane signals and warnings were sent to all
shipping masters IN port to look out for a heavy
blow. In view Of the warning it Is doubtful II
many small craft will leave port to-day.
In the records. OF the Weather Bureau men
ton is not found Of "a combination snowstorm
and cold wave extending over SO vast IA tract
OF country as the present one. In the matter
OF the cold. an extraordinary thing is the dura-
iEo"ky Mountains, it hit New YORK on Feb. i,
when the minimum temperature was 81 below
Tsr2Thi 6 ana ma has stayed here ever since, It was
anything warmer In sight,
In the South yesterday was II record break
lug day. The temperature reported In some
Of the cities was so low that it was sea rceiy
credited when first received at the Weather
Washington. At New Orleans the minimum
temperature WAS 0' above zero. which Is 81
At Mo S%Sg 1ns prf the m fHi3rn 'o Was una' cb1 icy.
low. also 81 lower than ever before. At
Atlanta the temperature was q, below
zero, the lowest. temperature ever reached
prior to yesterday being . below. At
Nashville the record was beaten 20, the mini
zero, Reports from F!orida" are u missing but ut
as the trmperature at Pensacola was l4' above
freezing temperature extends well down into
SSresking tomPeEatureS reported from the
zero; Knoxville. .lOo below; Memphis. 81 be-
low; Little Rock. . below; Vicksburg. q
above.
Low temperature continued yesterday
throughout the central valleys. but In the West
there was a rise OF from lOo to go during the
day This riso was due to an area of low pres
sure WHICH Is said to be moving In from the
extreme Northwest. On the Pacific coast fair
weather continued, with little change In tenn.
peratuTe except in the extreme northern por-
ton. whore there was a rainfall.
There was heavy snow during the after
noon in the Atlantic States from North
Carolina. followed by clearing weather
except on the north New England coast. The
indications for to-day are for generally fair
weathsr throughout the entire district from
the Gulf States uoriheHstward. except In
New England. Cold is predicted in the
middle. and south Atlantic States. with a
repetition Of the freezing temperature In
northern and central Florida, Warmer
weather Is predicted in the West Gulf States
and Ohio Valley.
Found III II smowbnnk; Died In II Hospital.
Frank Klein, % years old, died in the Eastern
Hospital. in Williamsburg, last night, |
lie was found in a snowbank on Wednesday
night at Clymer street and Kent avenue and
was locked In tho Clymer street station az in |
toNicated. He became unconscious two hours
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