The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-02-25
WEATHER BULLETIN
FORECAST OF STORMS TO CROSS
THE CONTINENT.
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES
With a Little More Than Usual
Rain In the Sections Where
Rains Were Predicted for This
Month.

Month.
copyrighted 1912 By w. I. FOSTER.
Washington d. c., Feb. 24.-Last
bulletin gave forecasts OF disturb
ance to cross the continent Feb. 23
to 27. warm wave % to 26, cool wave
I25 to 20. This is expected to cause
about the usual Feb. temperatures
with a little more than usual rain
in the sections where rains were
predicted for this month. The last
bulletin. or next to the last, OF each
month predicts amount OF rainfall
for all sections for the following
month and the monthly chart for
each month does the same. Readers
are requested to reserve these
monthly tmperature and rainfall
forecasts for reference.
Next disturbance will reach Pa
cific coast about Feb. 26, cross Pa
cific slope by close of 27, great cen
trail valleys % to March 1, eastern
sections March 2. Warm wave will
cross Pacific slope about. Feb. 26,
great central valleys %, eastern sec
tions March l. Cool wave will cross
Pacific slope about Feb. 20, great
central valleys March 2, eastern
sections March 4.
Temperatures of this disturbance
will average higher and rainfall less
than usual The storms will be
moderate and the general weather
Iunimoprtant except that it will gen
lerally, be good crop weather.
Another disturbance will reach
Pacific coast about March 8, cross
Pacific slope by close Of 4, great
central valleys 5 to Z, eastern sec
tions 8. Warm wave will cross Pa
cific slope about March 3, great
central valleys 5, eastern sections Z,
Coo lWaye will cross Pacific slope
about March 6, great central valleys
Is, eastern sections TO-
Temperatures of this disturbance
are expected to average about the
general normal for March and rains
| in southern sections more than us
ual. From latitude 50 to 42 not
much rain or snow is expected from
this storm wave, while in the north
west, including Canada, precipita-
tion will be little more than usual.
March weather will vary greatly
in different sections. Generally the
layerage temperatures will be lower
than usual Precipitation of the
month will be less than usual be-
/ tween latitudes 3S and42 and in all
leastern sections north of South Car
Iolina. More than usual rainfall in
lall other southern states and about
usual average rains and SHOWS in
the states and Canadian northwest.
/ March is expected to be good
lcrop weather month for all south
lern states except too dry in few
lpaces. Favorable weather for crop.
lis expected for northern states and
Canada during March.
| The storms of March will be OF
[about medium force. Most severe
weather is expected near March 4
10, i3, to is, i9, Is and 81. Effects of
winter crop weather on winter
grain will not show up till middle
Iof April in the northern states, bui
in the south the damage to winter
lgrain is already apparent.
| For all crops, except winter grain
1.-THE hard freezing of the past win
tier gives great promise. The soil
lis always more productive after a
hard and deep freeze There is also
Hess danger Of crop eating bugs and
1worms after very cold winter. All
1this is doubly sure where teh soil
Twas. wei when frozen and this is
| the case in nearly al northern sec
i lions.
4 March usually opens up the eroI
lseason for large sections of the
,lcountry and the end of the coming
,lmonth is expected to find conditions
THAT promise great crops for the
looming season. But you would bet
liter ask the weather man about it.