The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-03
ITMAY RAIN IN THE NORTH
BaG Weather in the Close States Will
Hurt Mckinley.
HOTTEST OCTOBER EVER KNOWN HERE
The Rainfall During the Month Was Unusually
Light, Being Nearly Three Inches Less
Than the Average. Data
For November.

Fair weather is promised by the
weather man for election day.
"The prospects are that fine weather
will prevail all over the country on
next Tuesday," said Forecaster Won
Hermann yesterday. The weather
will be very fine in the South, better
probably than in the North and north
west; but the indications are that it
will be good everywhere
There is now a low area in the
central valley insuring good weather
in the South. Then storm is devel-
oping in the extreme northwest and
heading toward the Lake region. I'm
der such conditions there the weather
is always fair and moderately warm
in the South, with possibility of cold
rainy weather in the northwest
And this latter is just the condition
that Bryan men are now preparing
for. Bad weather in the north and
northwest insures a Bryan victory
while fair weather favors the McKin-
ley forces. In fact it is said that the
weather may decide the contest.
The past month has been the warm
est October ON record in Raleigh, the
average temperature during the
month being 6 degrees, or 6 degrees
above the normal.
The next .warmest October ever
known here was in 1897, when the tenn
perature was SO, and in October 1898
and 1899 it was 90, for all other years
the October temperature was 60 and
below.
During the month just passed the
temperature on nine days was as high
as so and over, being ON one day as
high as 49, On fifteen days it was in
the 70's, and ON no day was the high
est temperature less than 81.
The total rainfall for the month was
104 inches, or nearly inches less
than the average for the past fourteen
years. There were eight cloudy days
and nine partly cloudy
Accortling~4o tAe-offeial records as
we'll as by the testimony of all man
kind, November is the finest month in
the year.
The temperature is medium, the
rainfall is light and the mellow au-
tumn sunshine is abundant. 1t is the
month of falling nuts and golden
leaves, the glory of the huntsman and
the harvest time of the huSbandman.
The official records at the Weather
Bureau in this city show that the ay-
erage November temperature during
the past thirteen years has been 81
degrees. The warmest month was
that of 1896 with an average of So de-
grees. The coolest month was that OF
1887, with an average of AZ degrees.
The highest temperature was 80, on
November 18th, 1899. The lowest
temperature was II on November 18th.
1891 Average date on which first
killing frost occurred in autumn,
November 1st.
The average rainfall during the
month for these thirteen years has
been 2.26 inches. The greatest month
ly precipitation was 3.71 inches in
1891 The least monthly precipitation
was O.O6 inches in 1890. The greatest
amount of precipitation recorded in
any twenty-four consecutive hours
was /. so inches on November LIST, 1897
The greatest amount of snowfall re-
corded in any twenty-four consecutive
hours (record extending to winter OF
1887 only) was inches on November
20, 1891.
The prevailing winds have been from
the southwest. The highest velocity
of the wind was SO miles from the
southwest on November 23d, 1891.