Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 March 1905 — Long Range Forecasts [ARTICLE]

Long Range Forecasts

It is well known that the sere oasts madeby r fficia<s of the United Btbt s Weatlrr Bureau oovi-r, as a rule, periods of only thirty.eix to forty-eight lou B—lt is alro 6n iwn to all whise intense are affected by weather c mditions and charge that, on an average, oniv 75 to 9) cut of are succeessful. Therefore, the question frequently a ises: Why does rot tie VVeither Bureau ad ipt the methods cf the men whi, without Government aid are publishing forecasts of tee weather for months and years in advance?

By authority of the SecrMa’y of of Agr.culture, ths Hoi. James Wilson, Prof. Willis L. Moore, Cnief of tbe Weather Bureau, his recently caused to be printed a paper on long range forecasts, prepared by Prof E, B, Harriott. O.nief of the Forecast Division c f the Bureau, which fully, and it is believed, satisfaotord answers the question. The paper is entitled "Long range Weather Forecasts,” and published in pamphlet from as Weather Bureau Bulletin No. 322. Newspapers and others spooially interested can obtain copies by applying to the Weather Bureau They should be in the hands of every editor who is disposed to give publicity io the long-rangs fakers predictions.