STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



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Comparative Spring Weather in Sacramento, from 1878 to 1887. 



The following table shows the average barometer; highest, lowest, and 

 range of barometer; the average temperature; highest, lowest, and range 

 of temperature; the average relative humidity and dew point; total rain- 

 fall; prevailing direction, total, and maximum velocity of wind, with the 

 direction at time of maximum velocity; total number of clear, fair, and 

 cloudy days, and number of days rain fell; solar and lunar halos; light 

 and killing frosts; number of days maximum temperature above 90°; 

 number of days minimum temperature below 32°; and the highest, lowest, 

 and range of water in the river during each spring: 



Spring of: 



1878. 1879. 1880. 1881 



lss2. 



1883. 1884. 1885. 1886 



1887. 



Average barometer 



Highest barometer 



Lowest barometer 



Range of barometer 



Average temperature 



Highest temperature 



Lowest temperature 



Range of temperature 



Average humidity 



Average dew point 



Prevailing wind 



Total precipitation 



Total velocity of wind 



Maximum velocity of wind 



Direction at time of maximum ve-1 



locity j 



Clear days 



Fair days 



Cloudy days 



Days rain fell 



Solar halos 



Lunar halos 



Number of light frosts 



Number of killing frosts 



Number of days maximum tempera- 

 ture above 90° 



Number of days minimum tempera- 

 ture below 32° 



Highest river 



Lowest river 



Range of river 



29.94 

 311.39 

 29.50 

 0.83 

 60.5 

 91.0 

 40.0 

 51.0 

 07.1 



3u.n.-> 

 30.33 

 29.73 

 0.60 

 59.3 

 91.0 

 38.0 

 53.0 

 68.4 



3IU16 

 30.36 

 29.55 

 0.81 

 55.0 

 86.0 

 29.0 

 57.0 

 66.2 



30.01 

 30.41 

 29.68 

 0.73 

 60.4 

 ss.s 

 37.0 

 51.8 

 68.4 



S. 



4.33 



13.962 



40 



N. 



45 

 28 

 19 

 21 



1 

 







22.1 



18! 8 



3.3 



S.E. 



8.S4 

 14.530 



32 



N. 



39 

 34 

 19 

 32 



1 







o 











23.4 



15.9 



7.5 



S.E. 



16.66 



19.653 



36 



N. 



49 

 24 

 19 

 27 



3 



1 



3 



3 







1 

 24.4 

 11.7 



12.7 



8. 



3.01 



14.906 



28 



N. 



60 

 22 

 10 

 16 











5 















20.8 



15.2 



5.6 



30.04 

 30.38 

 29.71 



0.67 

 57.6 

 94.6 

 34.1 

 60.5 

 61.9 

 43.0 



N. 



6.12 

 17.774 



35 



N. 



57 

 19 



16 



25 



1 



2 

 6 

 







21.3 



15.7 



5.6 



30.01 

 30.43 



29.62 

 0.81 



58.5 



98.0 



39.8 



58.2 



68.9 



47.3 

 S. 

 7.22 



15.825 

 34 



N.W. 



54 

 26 

 12 

 24 



5 











20.7 



16.3 



4.4 



29.97 

 311.30 

 29.51 



0.79 

 57.9 

 85.0 

 39.0 

 46.0 

 73.3 

 48.8 

 S.W. 

 12.52 

 18.168 



35 



46 

 23 

 23 



27 

 5 

 3 



10 

 









 23.5 

 12.0 

 11.5 



29.97 

 30.37 

 29.52 



0.85 

 61.8 

 98.0 

 39.0 

 59.0 

 64.9 

 48.8 

 S.W. 

 .76 

 16.670 



30 



N.W. 



58 

 28 



6 

 11 











4 











16.0 



11.0 



5.0 



30.00 

 30.35 

 29.63 



0.72 

 56.5 

 94.0 

 37.7 

 56.3 

 71.9 

 46.7 

 S.W. 



6.83 

 17.759 



37 



N.W. 



50 

 30 

 12 

 26 



6 



2 



4 











23.7 



17.4 



6.3 



29.96 

 30.27 

 29.65 



0.62 

 59.7 

 9.x.n 

 39.0 

 59.0 

 65.3 

 46.8 

 N.W. 



3.52 

 17.211 



30 



N.W. 



S.E. 



61 



24 



6 

 17 



5 







3 









 20.5 

 15.5 



5.0 



