Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-18
Cool July 4. Worm YuIe
Is Sun Heot' Forecast
Load Rage Pred,estca Msthod 10
Ra>sd On Heat Fluettsstron

ss TA@wss a. He~vy
Memorial pay Ana Pcurta ~ a4ly ~sa
e~ COS this ysAs Nexs Christina. Ell hs
relatively warm fee aAts pccene~t
Tnes aye outstanding dates IN Coz 81
the racss ane&iAoas lonE-rAnsr wealhsF
forecasts yet maos hssrd ea nJesaAtAass
In tire Aess output ef tAs SAT- NJ CaaTass
q Aeess. former SECRETARY 81 Ire SznssA-
soasAn iS.kssut4oe. today AHne4ne~1 ala
predictions foS s. days a4stag The ssar
~asn- 81 eAs in Tie rrxaen o! waAAsnK-
ton. II wsll ee cooler than normal
iAss se&G ne Nays he made . a4ssllAr
prediction eaT3y in the yraf ana sealed
II IN sate When The KAIe Vas aalexked
he found that on ~ dates ins weather had
conceded pFeeaxss ~sth hs psrcastso1a
Fof any place ca earth there IL al average
temperature fog each month % Tire yrAs.
During any month theFv are dtogs ard
increases ~hach beo&ca Al sar<rfss taiss.
seem 10 follow no pvrdletAele pattern rrrr
always have been attributed 10 eonegtaeas
arising in The eaTths atmosphere sach IS
movements 81 ait masses and htEh and lee
pressure AREAS
Dr., Abbot specified The cool days. sh*n
the temperature wil drop To q minimum
and start TtSing again Between the easd
eass, ae predicts. there will b. warmer dAsA
reaching an average Of II degrees Fahren-
hen higher, followed by q drop to another
minimum
d.. Abbot worked especially ~ith tire
Washington AREA, The same general pal
tern. however. applies elsewhere II would
be necessary 10 determine precise dates. how
ever. from local records
The remaining GOO" DAYS predicted for
ists are as follows April 81. ~ May 4, Ia,
II. -. 50. June g. II 10. Is July J. o. 10,
.. % August 5. IL. Is. IS. 81 September
!. IL. 20. ~. October 4. 10. II. ~ 20. No.
vemeef s. IL 10. 3s: December J. .. ls -.
20; January. 1880 S, II, Is IS, 81,
There are disturbing factors not YET clearly
understood. Or. Abbot Jays. which may throw
any particular prediction of q day or tao,
Such errors. he believes can be almost en-
tirely avoided In forecasts tos only q month
or two in advance,
Basic factor In DR. Aobots predictions Is .
uniform periodtei,y Of ssts6 days in the
suns heat radiation
Antarctic whaling has just had the elsgest
season in It's history
More than 5000 Norwegianx alone have
been hunting the great sea monsters in the
icebers filled waters around the white con-
tinent Preliminary estimate arc that the
catch has resulted In more t0an 4 million
total value close TO 800 900
For the first time the sailors on the great
factory ships have beea in hourly touch
with home The Norwe san government Get
up a powerful short wave uanSmitler
especially beamed for the Antarctic area
and sent out continuous programs,
While the Norwegians have carried On
by far the greater part OF the whale hunt
ting. Russian and japanese ahipS also have
been at work and the industry. suspension
OF which vas necessary during the var, 10
more important than ever Meanwhile.
Norwegian scientists are pushing plans for
one OF the largest Of all Antarctic expedi-
tons into the area OF Queen Maud Land.
south OF Africa.
This territory. hrst explored extensively
from the air by a German expedition In
the winter OF 1899 and named New schahen-
land. was annexed formerly by Norway and
now has been given the status OF o de-
tendency.
Among the documents captured st the
end OF the war were o large number Of
German air photographs From these. Morse
geographers have compiled . map Of the
Queen Maud Coast and part OF the interior.
Cooperating and sharing costs Of The
expedition will be Great Britain and Sweden.
but In general charge will be the Nor.
wegian Polar Institute The explorers expect
to set up headquarters on the coast and
remain there during two winters. They will
carry out extensive cosmie ray and auroral
Investigations. "a well ~ studies Of weather.
mineral deposits and Ice movements.