Show Long o ng j Forecasts On I I f Weather Possible l 1 k I. j W. W Within It he heSh In Sh Short ort T. T Time Ime f If experiments no now being made matIe by officials of the weather bureau at Washington too and autI professors of tho the Smithsonian institution are successful the tho United ignited States weather department will be able to mal make o forecasts an entire season ahead and thus thug out almanac tho almanacs A A. A II Thiessen section tor tar of ot the the tho local UDit United d States weather bureau has hag received receiver information information that this pr problem bIem is being worked on at Wash Washington n oD While ho he has no information as to whether a solution of tho the problem will be a reality in tho the near future ho o says that progress is being made nod antI that such an important scientific discovery die dis covery would be of invaluable assistance to nearly nead- everyone At present the extreme limit for Cor weather forecasts by tho United States weather h r bur bureau au oven ven for general predictions is five d days y These five day predictions are fur lor general throughout hout ho t the entire country and are arc b bated based ed on ou calculations made mado re regarding arding conditions on the earths earth's surface With Wit the ho same samo system the accurate local predictions predictions pre i dictions ructions giving nin the be state of the weather for forr forty eight hours haulS ahead arc are also I made f 1 The system by which weather r men and scientists I hops to be able t to peer into intoe the future futuro and see see sea what general kind ind of weather will will prevail thron throughout hout an au entire season is by noting tho the variations varia aria in tho the suns Bune radiation Tho The old term employed by scientists r I solar constant has now bc been n dropped as they have hav learned that tho sun gives off no constant radiation but that tho the radiation varies at all times from low Jow to hi high h. h It Itis is thought that b by y getting Correct o information as to solar soar radiation radiation radia radia- tion the limit of five day predictions may maybe be in increased eased to an ail entire season Mr Thiessen Thiesen explains however th that t cyan such a a 3 prediction would be very cry general an and w would uld not attempt to state what particular sort of weather will occur ur during any auy ono one period but that a season rep report rt would merc merely y give th the general condition to 10 prevail such as a mil mild winter with little B enow ow OW a 1 severe winter or an exceptionally exceptionally- warm or cool summer Such information would be bo invaluable invaluable in alu able t to nearly everyone and farmers and tradesmen would be bo especially benefited according to the weather man The farmer would know just what kind of crops to J plant lant and What prep he ho would have to make for the coming of any particular sort of season Merchants would know whether there would bo be a demand for Jor heavy heary clothes fuel or foodstuffs and coal and ice dealers would bo ho able to figure more moro closely to their actual demands Even Evon at present when tho the weather office has no way of tolling more than five days das ahead what sort of weather will occur many persons call tho local officer for tor such information as to whether bother it will bo be a hard bard winter or whether ther frost will occur next week If the new now scheme of predictions prove pro a 3 success this information mi might ht be given i cn but at present thoro there is no Jossi- Jossi possible ble way of securing this knowledge Mr Jr T Thiessen says that aeroplanes wireless telegraphy and other modern inv inventions have hac shown hown nothing is really impossible and that tho the secret of solar radiation on and its effect on tho seasons I may some day be a a. a reality f |