The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-15
IT MAY GO EVEN LOWER
1t is the First Real Touch of Winter
Weather this Season.
WILL BE COOLEST MONDAY MORNING
Warnings Issued Throughout the State by the
Weather Bureau Here. Two Storms,
Ons Over the Lake Region and
the Other Over Alabama,

The first real touch of winter weather
is scheduled to swoop down on us to-
day.
The weather authorities assert that the
temperature may drop to 10 degrees by
Monday morning and those persons who
are fortunate enough to have heavy win
ter garments had best get close to them
The Weather Bureau yesterday morning
issued warnings Throughout North Caro-
lima indicating the approach of a severe
cold wave which will spread over the
State during Sunday and Monday. The
temperature is expected to fall to about
20 degrees by Monday morning, and possi-
bly, somewhat lower.
The conditions on the weather map
saturday morning We're very interesting.
The entire country east of the Mississippi
was under the Influence of two storms,
one central over the Lake region, the
other over Alabama. Heavy rains.
amounting in many cases to over an inch,
were recorded Friday and Saturday at
most points in the Central and Southern
States. East of a line drawn from Mont
gomery Ala, through Knoxville, Tenn, to
Buffalo, N. Y, threatening rainy and very
warm weather, with southerly winds pre-
vailed, in sharp contrast to the conditions
west of that line. An extensive area of
high barometer dominates the weather
west of the Mississippi river, which is
accompanied by the first severe cold wave
of the season. At a. m. Saturday morn
ing the temperature had fallen at Mem
NH ta ca
Louis a fall of SO degrees in "a hours
occurred 70 zero; at Chicago a fall of 54
degrees in "a hours to s degrees below
zero. Temperatures below zero were re-
corded at Amarillo, Texas, Oklahoma,
Kansas City, Davenport, Chicago, Mar
quette and all points in the northwest,
with the lowest readings % below zero in
western Nebraska.
OF course the cold wave will be greatly
lessened in force before reaching North
Carolina. Still the low barometer in the
southeast will enable the mass of cold
air to advance over the State with con-
siderable -apidity. Mr.. Won Herman
thought the temperature at Raleigh
might reach Is degrees by Monday morn
ing, quite a contrast with the reading
G6 degrees Saturday morning. Water in
pipes should be turned off by Sunday noon
in order to avoid damage by freezing
Sunday night.
Even if the temperature reaches Is
degrees as anticipated, the record for
Raleigh would not be broken as the fol-
lowing statement of minimum temper
atures that occurred at Raleigh during
the past fifteen years will show:
In 1887, minimum. Is degrees on 30th
in 1888, minimum, IS degrees on the 23rd
in 1889, minimum, 25 degrees on 1st; in
1890, minimum % degrees on 18th; in
1891, minimum, 10 degrees on 1st; in
1892, minimum II degrees on 29th; in
1858, minimum, 21 degrees on 9Th; in 1894,
minimum, 10 degrees on 29th in 1895
minimum, 90 degrees on 14th; in 1896,
minimum, II degrees on 25th; in 1897
minimum, Il degrees on 25th; in 1898
minimum, IA degrees on 18TH in 1899
minimum, , degrees on 31st; in 1900, 81
degrees on 18th.