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Show aiOXAL SER fICM FLAGS. A Key to the Displays BeinR Hung- To by Kuele Sam's V outlier Prophet. The weather signal flags displayed oyer the board of trade building mean as follows: Number 1 White flag, six feet square, indicates in-dicates clear weather. Number 2 Blue flar, six feet, square, ir.dl-cates ir.dl-cates rain or snow. Number .'1 white and b-tie flag (parallel bars of white and blue , sii foet square, indicates indi-cates that local rains or showers will ocrur, and that the rainfall will not be general. Number 4 Black triangular ling, four feet at the base and six feet in length, always refers re-fers to temperature; when placed above number 1, 'i or 3, indicates warmer weather; whon placed below num. brrs 1, 3, or 3, Indicates colder weather: when not displayed, the in- dieatioua are that the temperature will remain re-main stationary, or that the change In tcin p ralure will not vary more than four degrees de-grees from the temperature i f the same hour of the preceding day from March to October Ipxlriaive, and not more than si degrees for the remaining months of the year. Number 5, white Hag, six fejt square, 'with black aquare in center, indicates the approach of a audden and decided fall in temperature. This signal is not to be displayed unless it Is espectcd that tho temperature will fall to rty-two degrees, or lowc;-, and is usually irdered nt least twenty-four hours in ad-ranee ad-ranee of the cold wav. When number 5 is displayed, number i is always omitted. When displayed on poles, the signals should be arranged to read downward ; when displayed from horizontal supports a small streamer should be attached to indicate the point from which the signals are to be read. INTKKPHKrAKKIN OK DISPLAYS. No. L alone, Indicant! fait weather, Bta tionary temperature. No. 8, alone, indicates raiu or enow, sta-tloary sta-tloary temperature. No. 3, alone, indicates local rain, station, ary temperature. No. I, with No. 4. abovo it, indicates fair ! Weather, warmer. No. 1, with N'o. i below it, indicates fair Weather e lder. No. 2,wi i No. 4 above it, Indicate warmer we.uhor, rain or snow . i No. 2, Willi No. 4 below it indicates colder weather, r du or snow. No. wi'li No. 4 above it,ind cates wanner weather v i a loeai rains. No. a with No. 4 below it, indicates colder i w.th local No. 1. with N'o. 5 above it. indicates fair I w athcr, cold wave. No. 2, with No. 5 aboro It, Indicates wet i weather, cell vave. 1 1 I i m |