The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-12-22
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? (Copyrighted 1919 tg W. r. Foster
Washington, Dec. 2i.-Last buIla-
tin gave forecasts of disturbance %
cross the continent Dec. % to 27
warm wave 22 to 26, cool wave 25
to %. The cold waee preceding this
disturbance wiz bring temperatures
below the usual average of low
temperatures and the warm wave
wave will be moderately above the
average. Some rains and SHOWS are
expected but less than usually ac-
company winter storms.
We are now able to make fairly
good forecasts, in general outline
for the continents, giving--not in
detail but in general way-the
locations of excessive and deficient
rainfall, temperatures and severe
storms. In October we published
that precipitation for this continent
would be deficient as an average Of
the five months, beginning with No
vember, that temperatures would
be above the average, that in north
era sections of South America, on
the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mex
leo rainfall would be in excess, and
in southern South America rainfall
would be deficient. Also that the Sc
we're storms would occur in South
America and the East fndies.
We did not mention our billiards,
but they may always be expected
eFhen hurricane enters the Carib-
bean Sea. That general forecast has
proven, so far, remarkably correct.
Ie is believed that these general
forecasts, added to our local month
ly and local daily forecasts. will
prove both interesting and valuable.
Next disturbance will reach the
Pacific coast about Dec. 26, cross
Pacific slope by close of n, great
central valleys 20 to 80, eastern sec
tions 81. Warm wave will cross the
Pacific slope about Dec. 26, great
central valleys %, eastern sections
60 Cool wave will cross the Pacific
slope about Dec. 90, great central
valleys 81. eastern sections Jan. 2.
This disturbance will be of great
.er than usual force, temperatures
will average lower than usual. 1t
Gill be preceded by high tempera-
lures a0d followed by cold wave
that may amount to blizzard in
some parts of northern sections.
Precipitation will occur over large
parts of the continent, but not in
great quantity. Rains of the winter
are expected to be greater in the
southern than in northern states
and Canada. Severe storms are eX-
pected to be nthe nature of cold
waves and blizzards, bus average
temperatures not unusually low
Deep SHOWS will be few and far be-
tween.
First disturbance of January will
reach the Pacific coase about Dec.
81, cross Pacific slope by close of
Jan. 1, great central valleys 2 to 4,
eastern sessions 7.
This will be a severe storm. Tenn
peratures preceding it will not go
to high degrees, but the cold waves
preceding and following will go to
low levels. These cold waves will
cause b!izzards in some of the bliz-
zard sections and they may reach
as far south as Texas. These cold
waves will probably cause the prin-
cipal precipitation, including heav-
lest SHOWS, of the winter.
During January the planet Venus
will shine brightly in the west soon
after sunset, 1t has much 60 do
with our weather, particularly with
cold waves, billiards and frosts.
The government scientists use We
nus in their calculations of the
tides and it is strange that some
professor of our Weather Bureau
has not included that planet in his
calculations of our weather. Our
atmosphere is surely more easily
affected than is the heavy salt wa
ters of the oceans.