The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-30
some APRIL WEATHER
What Foster Tells Us We Are to
Have During the Month.

Temperatures of April VIII average
from about to little above normal
in the vicinity of the Great Lakes,
and below normal elsewhere in Can
ada and the states except on the
Pacific slope. Rainfall of the month
will be below normal within 800
miles of line drawn from San Fran.
cisco to Boston. Elsewhere from
about to above normal. Very wet on
coasts of southern states. Unusual
ly cold near April 6, 26 on Meridian
90, drifting eastward. Unusually
warm April /, II, II, 20, on Meridian
80. drifting eastward. Severe wealth
er near April Is. Sunspots near 30.
Great and dangerous disturbances
q to May 5th.
Last bulletin gave forecasts of dis
turbauce to cross the continent %
to q, warm wave % to 26, cool wave
% to 81. This will be very i'm
portant disturbance east of meridian
80. 1t vii linaugurate a great high
temperature wave, the storms VIII
be unusually severe. rains will be
concentrated and heavy at a few
points in the March rain belt and
this will be the beginning of the
breakup of the March rain belt here
tofore described.
Next disturbance will reach Pacific
coast about March rs, cross Pacific
slope by close of 20, great central
valleys 80 to April /, eastern sections
April 2. Warm wave will cross Pa
cific slope about March %, great CEN
trail valleys 80, eastern sections April
4. Cool wave will cross Pacific slope
abo"t March 81, great central valleys
April 2, eastern sections April 4.
This disturbance will be very much
like the preceding, will continue the
great high temperature wave, but will
be followed by great fall in TEN.
peratures. The long hot wave will
be broken up and rainfall will in
crease, but not in the March rain
belt. A new rain belt will be estab-
in the northern states and increased
rainfall on the coasts of the south
ern states will be the rule for April
and the above described disturbance
will make the change.
Rainfall of April will be excessive
within $50 miles of line drawn from
San Diego, southern California,
through Phoenix, Arizona, San Anto-
MO and Houston, Texas, New Orleans
and Tampa, Florida. Elsewhere the
precipitation is expected to be below
normal except in a few localities.
Less than normal rainfall is expected
in the Sacramento valleys, while
above normal is calculated for the
Oregon and Washington coasts. Cuba
will have unusually heavy rains.
Temperatures in the southern states
will average below normal for April.
Except in the sections Of heavy
rains in the extreme south, April
crop-weather will be unusually favor
able to planting and sowing. ! advise
farmers to plant and SOW deeply. Let
your wrills for oats, spring wheat
and other similar grains run deeper
than usual; plant corn and other
grains deeper In the soil than usual.
Above should be. the general rule,
but in comparatively few localities II
will not fit. cannot describe every
locality on the continent in general
bulletin.
Temperatures of April will average
from about to little above normal
in vicinity of the great lakes and
below normal elsewhere in Canada
and the seates, except on Pacific
coast. Rainfall of the month will be
below normal within 300 miles of
line drawn from Boston to San Fran
cisco. Elsewhere from about to
about normal Unusually cold near
April 6 and 26 an meridian 80, droft'
ing eastward. ct
The vast range of our stock OF Wall