STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



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Monthly Maximum — In fourteen years, January, eighteen hundred and 

 sixty-two, eighteen inches and fourteen one-hundrcdths ; over three 

 inches more than in Sacramento. 



Monthly Minimum. — There has been forty-eight months without rain at 

 any one time sufficient to be measured, distributed as follows : 



In September. 



In October 



In February... 



In April 



In June 



In July 



In August 



10 

 6 

 1 

 1 

 8 

 12 

 10 



Yearly maximum — '61-'62 



Yearly minimum — '50-51 



Maximum for fourteen corresponding months — December 



Greatest monthly average, or mean, for same time — December. 



Minimum for fourteen corresponding months — August 



Least monthly average, or mean, for same time 



Whole amount of rain in fourteen years 



[A greater quantity by thirty-one inches and ninety-six one- 

 hundredths than fell at Sacramento during the same period — 

 nearly double the yearly average (seventeen inches and 

 sixty-two one-hundredths) at Sacramento ; establishing a 

 theory, if it may be so called, that it rains about the same 

 in fourteen years in San Francisco that it does in sixteen 

 years in Sacramento.] 



Yearly average , 



38.0G 

 7.13 



57.77 

 4.13 

 0.08 

 0.01 



278.73 



19.91 



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