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TRANSACTIONS OF THE 



Annual Weather Summary in Sacramento for 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 

 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, and 1887. 



The accompanying table gives the average barometer, the highest, low- 

 est, and range of barometer for each year; the average temperature; high- 

 est, lowest, and range of temperature ; greatest and least monthly range 

 of temperature; average maximum, minimum, and range of temperature; 

 average relative humidity and dew point; total yearly precipitation; pre- 

 vailing direction of wind; total and maximum velocity of wind, and direc- 

 tion at time of maximum velocity; annual number of clear, fair, cloudy, 

 and foggy days, and total number of days each year that rain fell; total 

 number of earthquakes, snow storms, and storms with thunder and light- 

 ning; total number of solar and lunar halos, light and killing frosts; total 

 number of days the maximum temperature was above 90°, and total num- 

 ber of days the minimum temperature was below 32°; the highest, lowest, 

 and annual range of water in the river for each year : 



Annual Weather Review for: 



1878. 



1879. 



1880. 



1881. 



1882. 



1883. 1884. 1885. 



1886. 



1887 



Average barometer 



Highest barometer 



Lowest barometer 



Range of barometer 



Average temperature 



Highest temperature 



Lowest temperature 



Range of temperature 



Greatest monthly range of tempera- 

 ture. j> 



Least monthly range of temperature. 



Average maximum temperature 



Average minimum temperature 



Mean of maximum and minimum 



temperature 



Average range of temperature 



Average humidity 



Average dew point 



Prevailing direction of wind 



Total precipitation 



Total velocity of wind 



Maximum velocity of wind 



Direction at time of maximum ve- 

 locity 



Total number of clear days 



Total number of fair days 



Total number of cloudy days 



Total number of foggy days 



Total number of days of precipitation. 



Number of earthquakes 



Snow storms 



Thunder and lightning 



Number of solar halos 



Number of lunar halos 



Number of light frosts 



Number of killing frosts 



Number of days maximum tempera- 

 ture was above 90° 



Number of days minimum tempera- 

 ture was below 32° 



Highest water in the river 



Lowest water in the river 



Range of water in the river 



29.95 

 30.51 

 29.46 

 1.05 

 61.3 

 100.5 

 23.5 

 77.0 



50.0 

 21.0 

 81.5 

 41.2 



61.4 



40.3 

 62.2 



30.00 

 30.68 

 29.38 

 1.30 

 60.3 

 103.0 

 25.0 

 78.0 



49.0 

 33.7 

 83.7 

 41.2 



62.4 



42.5 

 65.7 



30.03 

 30.49 

 29.48 

 1.01 

 57.2 

 98.0 

 25.0 

 73.0 



49.0 

 25.0 

 80.0 

 39.9 



59.9 

 40.1 

 64.6 



30.03 

 30.46 

 29.61 

 0.85 

 59.2 

 98.6 

 31.9 

 66.7 



46.7 

 27.0 

 81.6 

 42.1 



61.8 

 39.5 

 66.7 



S. 

 23.45 

 52.830 



40 



N. 



234 



75 



56 





 66 



2 







4 



1 





 18 

 22 



35 



15 



26.0 



5.3 



20.7 



S. 

 22.37 

 52.214 



39 



S. 



208 



99 



58 



4 

 79 







1 



4 



3 



2 

 17 

 27 



48 



14 



23.4 



5.6 



17.8 



S. 

 31.99 

 62.497 



40 



S.E. 



237 



59 



70 



5 



70 







1 



Q 



o 



6 



4 

 14 

 32 



16 



17 



24.5 



7.4 



17.1 



S. 

 20.71 

 57.846 



32 



S.E. 



251 



69 



45 



8 



67 



1 







4 



2 



2 



34 



4 



18 



1 



26.5 



6.4 



20.1 



30.03 

 30.52 

 29.71 

 0.81 

 58.5 

 99.8 

 27.0 

 72.8 



55.2 

 31.6 

 82.0 

 40.1 



61.0 

 41.9 

 66.0 

 45.7 



S. 

 18.06 

 58.874 



35 



N. 



249 



76 



40 



1 

 70 







3 



4 



5 



3 

 69 

 12 



43 



5 



21.3 



6.5 



14.8 



30.03 

 30.74 

 29.62 

 1.12 

 58.8 

 103.5 

 22.0 

 81.5 



55.8 

 35.7 

 84.3 

 39.8 



62.0 

 44.5 

 69.0 

 47.3 



S. 

 13.48 

 52.637 



36 



N.W. 

 263 

 76 

 26 

 11 

 54 







2 



2 



8 





 33 

 40 



45 



27 



20.7 



6.5 



14.2 



29.99 

 30.58 

 29142 

 1.16 

 5S.8 

 100.0 

 21.0 

 79.0 



46.0 

 30.0 

 70.0 

 49.7 



59.8 

 38.8 

 70.7 

 48.5 



S. 

 34.92 

 62.611 



36 



N.W. 



239 

 68 

 59 





 76 











2 



9 



9 

 31 

 22 



22 



13 

 24.6 



7.5 

 17.1 



29.98 

 30.43 

 29.46 

 0.97 

 61.2 

 105.0 

 34.2 

 70.8 



58.0 

 27.0 

 73.2 

 51.8 



62.5 

 40.7 

 67.8 

 48.8 



S. 

 20.72 

 62.405 



36 



S.E. 



227 



88 



50 





 62 



2 







6 



4 



1 

 24 







'49 







23.9 



7.3 



16.6 



29.99 

 30.51 

 29.32 

 1.19 

 58.8 

 105.0 

 27.5 

 77.5 



52.8 

 33.2 

 71.5 

 49.1 



60.3 

 42.6 

 70.1 

 47. S 

 S.E. 

 18.17 

 56.036 

 44 



S.E 



262 



76 



27 



4 

 57 



1 







3 



8 



2 

 30 

 10 



45 



4 



25.6 



7.5 



18.1 



29.98 

 30.46 

 29.45 

 1.01 

 59.9 

 100.0 

 28.0 

 72.0 



58.7 

 35.2 

 72.9 

 47.7 



60.3 

 46.2 

 63.7 

 46.0 

 N.W. 

 13.43 

 61.322 

 40 



S.E. 



267 



74 



24 





 56 



1 







2 



8 





 18 

 26 



48 



9 



20.5 



7.2 



13.3 



