Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-01
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AUGURATION DAY WEATHER.
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United States weather bureau this
afternoon. Rapid. and freakish con-
ditions are liable to occur at any
time, which makes it difficult to
forecast the weather for any par
ticular period.
The heavy snow storm today was
as great surprise to the. weather
prophets as 1T was to the people
generally, Prof. Garriott stated. 1t
was totally unexpected. More than
two inches of snow fell between 9
o'clock this morning and noon.
The complete transformation in the
weather from scene of balmy springtime
Monday to a picture of midwinter. with a
heavy snowfall today, was as much sur
prise to the prophets of the weather bu-
reau as 1t was 20 the everyday layman.
When Prof. Garriott was asked about the
change this afternoon he frankly stated
that the snow storm was in the nature of
a surprise party
SIT is" he said. simply a continuation
of most remarkable winter. The weather
has been freakish.t This heavy fall of snow
was entirely unexpected. 1t was something
no one could have possibly foreseen under
the meteorological conditions which pre-
vailed yesterday.
How about the weather for March 4?'
queried a Star reporter.
THE weather changes are coming so
fast and l might add furious, replied
Professor Garriott,; THAT it will be utterly
impossible at this time to make a forecast
for Saturday when. the inauguration Ger
emonies willFtake place. The meteorologi-
cal changes sWill be rapid this week, and
that condition makes it difficult to forecast
for any particular period. $500 --.-..,-. -Is
AT this time eqptinued the professor,
AL that can be said is that the weather
outlook for March 4, is very uncertain. Ii
the weather was ,naying along with some
regularity it, WOULD be possible to foretell
coming conditions, ( but the weather this
winter has been tfreakish, both as regards
general conditions rand their effects lo7
cally." IL al s..-..-g,-+s
Referring to the heavy fall of snow which
came over Washington this morning. Prof
Garriott said this surprise storm came
down with great nspidity from PARKWAY
Manitoba, where twas central yesterday
morning. - a =. ,.-..- vs. -,-.
As it moved In. this direction with great
speed it BECAME central over Ohio this
morning. twill be- over the middle Az
lantic coast by tonight, and will be fol-
lowed in WashingtoRsfhis evening by clear
ing weather.
1T is one of the rapid changes and sur
prises we have been having this season."
said the official prophet. This storm has
not any special strengthened enough to
make a wind. but just enough to make
snow This was about as heavy snow
storm as We have had.
The snow began to fall in a lively man.
ner about 9 o'clock this morning, and by
ha uaS araS NV
inches of the beautiful This winter has
been the coolest in Washington for a half
century. There has been no such winter
before since weather observations have
been taken by the government. The past
three months have been record breakers.
1t has been the coolest continual period
since 1855 and 1855. Up to this season last
winter held the record"
Came on Pe1l Nell.
It is comparatively easy, the weather
officials say, to handle storm that has
any strength or individuality. but the Mani
toba storm which came pell nell over
Washington today was without either. 1t
was termed "a weak affair" The storm
was not general. This forenoon it prac-
tically covered Pennsylvania, western New
York, northeast Ohio, and east of the
region across northern Virginia to the At
lantic coast. 1t was practically confined
to the Allegheny mountain districts and
thence east and north.
The weather tomorrow promises to be
fair with the temperature in the vicinity
of the freezing point, it was announced.
The thermometers at the weather bureau
registered about degrees above the
freezing point at noon today. All day to-
morrow the temperature promises to hover
about 80 degrees, the point at which water
freezes. 1t may fall a few degrees below
the freezing point tonight and early tomor-
row morning.
prof Willis L. Moore, chief of the wealth
er bureau, today furnished The Star with
the snowfalls thus far In the winter of
1904-5. They are as follows:
November IS, first snow, inches; De-
cember 10, inches; December II and IS,
81 inches; January "a, 3.5 inches; January
II, inch: January IA, 1 inch; January "a
%, 3.5 inches; January 1890, 3.5 inches;
February g. slight fall; February 8, 3
inches: February II. l inch; February Ii.
slight: February 90 inches. making a
total of forty inches of snow during the
present winter in Washington.
March came in like a lion" said an old
weather man, and according to popular
superstitions and weather lore the month
will go out like lamb and we will have
gentle springtime sure enough in April"
Fleet of Ice Breakers.
Commodore Sutton's fleet of Ice break
ers resumed work this morning, and dur
ing the day have worked in the channels
both above and below the city. Follow
ing the plan of campaign adopted last
week. a part of the fleet was sent above
the bridge, while seven or eight of the
larger boats were sent down the river to
widen the channel, through the ice and
give the broke up, masses about the
bridges an opportunity to float Off when
the ice belowEAlexandria begins to move.
The entire fleet of twelve or fourteen
boats was engaged in today's operations.
The Norfolk and Washington line steamer
arrived here this morning about an hour
late, and her officerssRepOrt the Ice rotting
very fast and drifting from about Indian
Head to the mouth Of the river, but from
Indian head Hare the ice is immovable but
is slowly disintegratIng. Today's snow
storm, it is feared. WITH make the ice harder,
and leaves butrlittle expectation Of having
the sidewheela boats In service on the river
before Saturday next.
Commissioners Discouraged.
When Commissioner West and Superin-
tendent Stidham Of. the street cleaning de-
partment awoke from their slumbers this
morning and gazed out upon the beautiful
snow" falling calmly and peacefully. and
covering the earth with its mantle of
white, the ''beautiful' did not inspire any
Joyous exclamatfons from the officials. On