NO. 5 LONG-RANGE TEMPERATURE FORECAST — ABBOT 3 1 



As further evidence in justification of this method of very long- 

 range forecasting of temperatures, I give table 8 (p. 37) showing the 

 relative percent numbers of cases when forecasts and events lay on 

 the same and on opposite sides of normal. 



As in Publication 4390, I give United States maps (pp. 38-46) 

 showing the 4-month mean departures from normal of the forecast 

 i960 through 1967. The number of stations is too small to warrant 

 further general comment as to temperatures of the whole country, 

 but a partial view of this may be perceived in these maps. Numbers 

 relate to names as in table 8. 



