Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-21
MARCH 4TH WEATHER
WHAT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED
IN THE PAST.
Official Figures of Interest, Showing
Temperature and Other
Information.

Weatherwise sages have been predicting
all sorts of meteorological conditions for
March 4, when the solid and steady tramp
of citizens and soldiers will resound along
Pennsylvania avenue, as the marching
hosts participate In the parade which VIII
mark the inauguration of Theodore Roose-
welt as the twenty-eighth President of the
United States. The city will be crowded
with strangers from many localities. and a
long range forecast if an accurate one
could be made would be considered a boon
by the inaugural managers and the public
generally. But the weather bureau has high
regard for accuracy in such matters and
Will not venture into the uncertain field of
long range weather guessing. as Prof. Gar
riott terms the far-future forecasts.
Prof. Willis l.. Moore, chief of the United
states weather bureau. has, however, fur
nished The Star with an interesting synop-
SIS OF inauguration day weather from
March 4, 1873, to the Inauguration of Presi-
dent Mckinley, in 1901 He has aso fur
nished statement of extremes of tempera-
lures and precipitation on every March 4
from 1871 to 1904.
The synopsis of Inauguration day weather
for the past thirty-two years, shows:
The Synopsis.
March 4. 1s73-very cold clear weather,
with brisk northerly winds. Maximum
temperature, 20 degrees; minimum tempera-
March 4, 1S77-Drizzling rain from mid
night of the Sd to 1907 am of the 4th
Weather clear during the forenoon with
high northwest winds. Lower temporal ure
in the afternoon. Maximum temporal ure,
sc degrees; minimum 30 degrees; precipita-
ton OF inch.
March 4, 1SS1-Ran continued from the
previous day and ended at 1910 a m. Fresh
to brisk northwest winds followed in the
afternoon by lower temperature. Maximum
1y,iys flro
ture, % degrees; precipitation, .4S inch.
March f. 1SS5-Warm and pleasant, with
gentle south winds. Maximum tempera-
ture. IS degrees; minimum, SO degrees; no
precipitation.
March 4, 1SS9-A rainy, disagreeable day.
with northerly winds. Rain ceased only
from 6:1O m. to $50 am. Maximum tenn
perature, A degrees; minimum tempera-
ture, "a degrees; precipitation, SO inch.
March 4. 1S93-The day opened with light
snow, soon changing to heavy snow with
brisk northwesterly winds and rapidly fall
ing temperature. Snow ended at 1850 pm
the afternoon, with freezing temperature
Maximum velocity of the wind, SO miles
per hour Maximum temperature, 81 de-
grees; minimum temperature, "a degrees;
precipitation. Al inch.
March 4, 1S97-Clear day. with fresh
northerly to northwesterly winds, shifting
to south and southeasterly in the evening
Maximum temperature. Al degrees mini
mum temperature, "a degrees; no precipita-
ton.
March 4, 19ol-Cloudy. Light rain began
and ended during night Cloudy weather
during the day, with light rain from 30
pm. to 3:45 pm; amount, 20 inch. Cloudy
from pm. to 10 pm. Light rain from
IL pm. to midnight. Fresh to brisk winds,
mostly northwest to northeast.
Extremes of Temperature.
The extremes of temperature and rain
fall or snow for each March 4, from 1871,
follows:
Total rainfall or melted