A headline
habitue of long
standing,
Asbestos Heir
Tommy
Manville
Jumped into
the advertising
sections
for a change
when he took
full page ads
in New York’s
morning papers,
"Wanted:
An Attorney,”
presumably to
untangle his
snarled
marital
troubles.
Weather Records
31 Years Broken
Month of Sept.
Weather Bureau records for 31
years were shattered with unus
ually heavy rainfall during the
month of September with a fall
of 5.38 compared to the normal
of 279 inches. Measureable am
ounts of precipitation occurred
on 17 days during the month
with the greatest 24 hour rainfall
1.15 inches recorded on the 6th.
No snowfall occurred at Nome
during the month.
Temperatures were slightly
higher than normal with a mean
monthly average of 43.8 degrees
while the 31 year mean is 41.5.
The mean maximum temperature
was 49.9 and the mean minimum
37.6. The highest temperature
was 59 on the 10th and the low
est 22 on the 20th. The greatest
daily range of temperature was
23 degrees on the 21st while the
least was 4 on the 11th.
The mean atmospheric pressure
was 23.81 inches while the high
est observed barometer reading
was 30.52 inches on the 27th and
the lowest 29.20 inches on the
16th.
The sun shone at times on 20
days during the month for a to
tal of 11.6 hours compared to
the possible amount of 394.7 for
a percentage of 28. There were
3 clear days with 100% sunshine,
7 partly cloudy and 20 cloudy.
Wind movement totalled 6,288
miles during 720 hours for an
average hourly velocity of 8.7.
The prevailing wind direction
was from the north from which
direction 790 hours were record
ed or 23 percent of the time. The
maximum velocity for a 5 min
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determination to avoid serious
injuries or accidents, has brought
the total dead in mines due to
fatalities, down from 2500 a
I
year to under 900, with a corres
ponding decrease also in lesser
injuries.
This continued improvement
has also been due to the com
bined efforts of the employees
jand officials of the mining com
I panies. and the state mining de
partment and safety associations
; forced in. various mining dist
I riots, plus the work of the Bur
i eau of Mines.
1 ute period was 28 miles per hour
from the north on the 11th.
Auroras were observed on the
14. 15, 25. 26. 27 . 28th. Dense fog
occurred on the 28th while light
fog was recorded on the 2, 3, 4,
5. 6. 7 12. 13, 24. 25, 28th. Solar
halos were observed on the 16th
and 15th and lunar halos on the
26th and 27th.
I’pper Air Data
The highest altitude reached in
upper air ascensions at Nome dur
mg September was 36.680 feet
above the surface on September
10th at 11:31 a.m. the direction at
velocity was east southeast four
teen miles per hour. The highest
velocity attained aloft was 59
miles per hour from the north at
ar. altitude of 31,400 feet on Sep- i
tember 18 at 11:00 a.m.
THOMAS. B. HAYWARD
Meteorologist I
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