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Show SIGNAL SERVICY. FLAGS. A Key to Ihe Displays Itclci; Huui; Up by ITnele Btau&'a Weather Prophet. The weather signal flags displayed over the board of trade building mean as follows: Number 1 White flag, six feet square, indicates in-dicates clear weather. Number 'i blue flag, six feet square, indl- j cates rain or snow. Number '.i white and blue flag (parallel 1 bars of white and blue ), six feet square, iudi- j cates that local rains or showers will occur, and that the rainfall will not be geueral. Number 4 Black triangular flag, four feet at the base and six feet in length, always refers re-fers to temperature; when placed above number 1, 2 or 3, indicates wanner weather; when placed below num bers 1, 2, or 3, indicate colder Weather; when not displayed, the in. dicationu are that the temperature will remain re-main stationary, or that the change intern perature will no, vary more than four dc- grens from the temperature of the taste hour Oi the preceding day from March to October inel.isive, and not more than six degrees for the remaining months of the year. Number 5, while flag, six fest square, with black square in center, indicates the approach of a fudden and decided fall in temperature. This signal is not to be displayed unless it is expected that the temperature will fall to forty-two decrees, or lower, and is usually irdcred at least twenty-four hours in advance ad-vance of the cold wave. When number 5 is displayed, number 4 is always omitted. When displayed on poles, the signals should be arranged to read downward ; w hen displayed from horizontal supports a small streamer should be attached to indicate the point from which the signals are to be read. 1NTEKPRETA H lOX O? 1I1SFLATS. No. 1, alone, indicanlcs fair weather, stationary sta-tionary temperature. No. 2, alone, indicates rain or snow, ata-tioary ata-tioary temperature. No. 3, alone, indicates local rain, station, arv temperature. No. 1, with No. 4 above it, indicates fair weather, warmer. No. 1, with No. 4 below it, indicates fair weather colder. No. 2,with No. 4 above it.indlcatea warmer weather, rain or snow. No. 2, with No. 4 below it, indicates colder weather, rain or snow. No. 3, with No. 4 above it,indirates warmer weather with local rains. No. 3, with No. i below it, indicates colder with local ruins. No. 1, with No. 5 above It. indicates fair weather, cold wave. No. 3, with No. 5 ahovo it, indicates wet weather, eoljj wave. |