Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-09-21
WILLIS MORRIS DREAM
VIII Soon !ssue Weather Ferss,st,
 Ono Week Ahead.

Washington. D. C.. Sept 2l-A dream of years of Professor Willis L.
 Moore, Chief of the Weather Bureau,
 Is likely soon to be realized. It is
 the forecasting of the weather for
 many days. and perhaps for weeks
 and months. In short time, 1t is
 the expectation of Chief Moore to is-
 sue not only the regular weather re-
 ports twice each day, but also g spec
 tal report covering a period of at
 least week in advance.
 Long range weather forecasting Is
 no new project to either officials of
 the weather bureau or meteriOlogists
 generally. For many years weather
 prophets" have presented forecasts
 of the weather for months and even
 for year. Some of the prophecies
 have been remarkably accurate, in
 a general way. Scientists who have studied the matter know that the
 work of these prophets is not mere guess-work, but based on observa- tion of the weather for 8 period of years and a study based on obsedva- tion of the weather for period of years and a study of meteorological statistics. Several years ago, Prof Moore instituted systematic obser- vation of the weather conditions with view to making forecasts for a week. The most expert meteriolog- ists of the weather bureau were as- signed to this study. They carefully compiled the statistics of the bureau sinceNits establishment, grouping the various weather conditions as they developed from time to time. in the course of years.
 By comparison of these groups of statistics, covering 3 period of nearly a third of century, the scientists of the weather 0ureau were able to discover similarities in the weather at various seasons. With out attempting here to follow closely the seasoning of the forecasters, 1t may be said that they could predict with reasonable accuracy the nature of the weather for any time in the year. Naturally, 1t was not possible to figure on local conditions that at any time are likely to develop, but 1t was found that the general character of the weather for particular terri- tory could be forecasted for days and aven for weeks and months.
 During the past summer regular forecasts of the weather for six days have been made, upder the direction of Prof Garriott, the chief forecaster of the weather bureau. They have aot been published, but the results have been so successful that Prof Moore now has decided to give the people the benefit of such forecasts IS hereafter are made. They will ,e of inestimable advantage to all ,lasses of people, particularly to armers and to others whose labors ire more or less dependent on the lature of the weather.
 Prof Moore says the long-range | predictions will be made along purely | cientific lines from study of the distribution of barometric areas in l onjunction with statistics in the Iands of the forecasters. Informa- ion will be sought from the entire rorld, 1t being the intention of the ureau to receive meteorological re- orts by cable from countries so re- ,ote as northern Russia. An exten- I've system of weather observation as been established covering prac- lcally the entire northern hemis- here and daily reports will be re- eived at the weather bureau from tations nearly encircling the globe.