The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-21
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M. M. muRD o c K, EDITOR.
WHO REGULATES KANSAS WEATHER?
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The conviction of a majority Of her people is that
Kanzas weather Ike that Of all other sections is
regulated by the Lord Almighty, in accordance with
lis universal meteorological laws and along well de
faed iaettermal and geodetical lines This IS mis-
take. The aIlround Kansas weather conditions are
regulated at Topeka through the medium of an Asso
Gated Press agent prompted evidently, by the
eauup who claims to be in charge of that section.
Kansas in an inclined plane four hundred miles
long and two hundred miles wide, the lower edge
being at the Missouri river at an elevation Of only
few hundred feet above sea level the west end being
from three to four thousand feet higher This plane
south OF the divide between the Kaw and the Ar
kansaw has also a southern slant declinaton.
The result is that the prevailing winds the Their
raomeer nor the barometer are seldom identical for
eastern central or western Kansas Weather esti-
mates made up by the bureau or at any station
from prevailing conditions at Topeka cannot be cor
rect as rule for the state of Kansas. The prevail
ing weather conditions at Topeka are those of the
Missouri Valley from the mouth Of the Platte to
the mouth Of the Kaw. Those at Dodge City are
identical with eastern Colorado and the hills
Of The eastern slope Of the Rockies Weather obser
vations made the Missouri river level or at the
Colorado altitude cannot fit Kansas as whole. They
are in fact wholly misleading The Topeka chump
every now and then sends out the information that
1t is showing or raining or doing something else all
over Kansas when it is no such thing His reports
would apply only to the country between the Kaw
and the Platte and in sense hit either western or
southern Kansas. Within two or three weeks To
peka announced that Kansas was having close down
to weather, when the thermometer on the night
in question south Kansas but just touched freez-
ing. Many times Topeka announces ranfalls or
snowfals all over Kansas when the named condi-
tion was only true of the northeast section of the
state. High or Low" as a rule move from the
northwest in southeasterly direction The circles
these may and often DO include the north half of
Kansas and not the south half, and vice versa
The weather conditions of south Kansas and of
north Oklahoma are practically identical For correct
information of weather conditions for all that por
ton of Kansas lying south and east of the Great
Bend Of the Arkansas river and the Flint Hills con
su't the predictions made for Oklahoma and you
VIII have it nine times out Of ten The people Of
this section should give 70 heed to the ebulitions
Of the Topeka proenosticator His instruments. If
be has any located near the Missouri level in
extreme northeast Kansas. When Washington says
rain or Snow or frost or wind for Oklahoma look
for ami expect the same conditions for all that por-
ten Ct Kansas lying between the Flints Hills and
the Great Bend
IN short the Washington bureau should make up
distinct estimates from the data Of their respective
stations for north Kansas and south Kansas Polite
ally south Kansas is tied to north Kansas in which
the latter has been guilty Of much dominating But
south Kansas wants none Of north Kansas weather
truck in the Of misleading representations and
unscieptidc guessing
Several months since the Washington bureau or
dsred for che Wichita station several hundred dol
lars worth Ct upto-date instruments in fact a com
piete modern outfit which is now being installed
and the hope now is that the Washington reports
may soon be showing some accuracy for Kansas
Conditions.