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PMAIL TRIBUNE, MedforJ, Or. Thursday, Oct. 22, 19S9 S One-Inch Snow E Expected Locally Before Nov. 26 g d r t Suitland, Mo. (Science Serv ice) - The dates for the first one -inch snow fall in 164 cities in the United States have been calculated by a U.S. Weather Bureau meteor ologist here. Aimougn ine zirst snows have already occurred in Alas ka and some western areas, $uch as Colorado, the table should still prove valuable to snow tire and snow-removal equipment manufacturers, as well as those responsible for removing snow from streets and highways. . The list shows , the first days in fall or winter on which on inch or ;more of snowfall is likely to occur, and the chances of this oc currence. It was prepared by H. C. S. Thorn of the Weather Bureau's office of climatology here. Representative Dates Some representative dates indicating the snowfall prob ability for scattered cities are Medford, Ore. - average of one in 20 years before Nov 26; one in ten before Dec. 7, and one in three before Dec 31. Occurs 67 out of every 100 years. Seattle, Wash. - average of one in 20 years before Nov. 20; one in ten before Dec. 2, and one in three before Dec. 27- Occurs 72 out of 100 years. El Paso, Tex. - average of one in 20 years before Nov. 29; one in ten before Dec. 11, and one in three before Jan. 8. Occurs 55 out of 100 years. Washington, D-C. - average of one in 20 years before Nov. 5; one in ten before Nov. 15; one in three before Dec- 7, and nine out of ten before Jan. 28- Occurs every year. Birmingham, Ala. on the average of one in 20 years the first one-inch snowfall comes before Dec.- 14; once in ten years before Dec. 31, and once in three years before Feb. 15. However, a one-inch snowfall occurs only four years out' of every ten. Fort Worth, Texas - aver age of one in 20 years before Dec. 9; one in ten before Dec. 20, and one in three before Jan. 16. i Occurs 55 out , of every 100 years. Boston average of one in 20 years before Nov. 14; one in ten before Nov. 21; one in three before Dec. 5, and nine out of ten before Jan. 6, Oc curs every year. ; Chicago - average of one in 20 years before Nov. 5; one in hfnre Nov. 12: one in three before Nov. 26, and nine ,.t nf ten before Dec. 20. Occurs every year. . Above Normal Readings Expected Suitland, Md- (Science Serv ice) Temperatures averag ing below seasonal normals for those living from the Con tinental Divide eastward to the Appalachian Mountains are predicted for the next 30 days: : The only exception is near normal thermometer readings 1 along the Gulf Coast, accord ing to the Weather Bureau's 30-day outlook for the period from mid-October to mid-No vember. In the Upper and Middle Mississippi Valley and adjacent states, temperatures are expected to average much below their normals. Above normal averages are predicted for central and southern West Coast states. Near normal temperatures are forecast for much of the Inter-Mountain ., Plateau, and also for areas east of the Ap palachians. Precipitation, in the form of either snow or fain at this time of year, is expected to exceed normal along the Gulf Coast and east of the Appala chians, as well as in the areas just east of the Continental Divide. Subnormal amounts are anticipated west of the Divide and also in the middle Mississippi Valley. In unspe cified areas, about normal precipitation is indicated. 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