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sprinkled on the twenty-third. Prevailing winds, westerly. Rainfall for 

 the month, 0.15; season to date, 0.16; year to date, 14.18. No frosts this 

 month. 



October, 1887. — The mean was over 2° above the average. In 1884 it was 

 64.31°; 1885, 69.25°; 1886, 62.22°; 1887, (18.40°; average, 66.05°. A high 

 temperature prevailed most of the month, owing to the long spell of west 

 and northwest dry winds, lasting 23 days, classing the month as a disa- 

 greeable one for the season; the maximum nearly 2° below the average for 

 October. In 1884, it was 87°; 1885, 94°; 1886," 87°; 1887, 91°; average 

 89.3°. The minimum, about 1.30° below the average. In 1884, it was 46° 



1885, 52°; 1886, 43°; 1887, 45°; average, 46.02°. Clear days, 29; fair, 2 

 cloudy, none; clear days for the year, to date, 249. No precipitation this 

 month sufficient for measurement. Rainfall for the season, 0.16; for the 

 year to date, 14.16. Since the first of May to the thirty-first of October, 

 both dates inclusive, 184 days, only 0.43 of an inch of rain had fallen at this 

 station. During this long drought no complaints from our people have 

 been heard, or suffering caused therefrom. In all other respects it has 

 been the best drying season known for the curing of raisins, figs, and other 

 fruits. Prevailing wind, westerly. No frost this month. 



November, 1887. — The mean for this month was an average for the past 

 four Novembers. It was mild and pleasant, and at no time between the 

 first and twenty-second was the reading of the exposed thermometer below 

 43°. On the twenty-fifth, twenty-sixth, and twenty-seventh, a sudden 

 change in the weather reduced the temperature to 32°, 32°, and 31°, respect- 

 ively, for the three above dates, and these days were the coldest we have 

 any record of for November. The mean for the four Novembers are as 

 follows: 1884, 61.62°; 1885, 57.10°; 1886, 58.08°; 1887, 58°; average, 

 57.45°. The maximum shows 3° above the average — in 1884, 76°; 1885, 

 74°; 1886, 76°; 1887, 80°; average, 77.02°. The minimum for 1884 was 

 40°; 1885,42°; 1886,31°; 1887,31°; average, 36°; showing the minimum to 

 be below the average for November. Clear days, 21; cloudy, 7; fair, 2; and 

 for the year to date, 270; rainy days, 3. It rained on the twenty-eighth, 

 twenty-ninth, and thirtieth, and sprinkled on the third; rainfall for the 

 month, 1.21; season, to date, 1.37; year, to date, 15.37. Prevailing winds, 

 southerly. Three killing frosts this month. 



December, 1887. — This was the coldest of the last four Decembers, 

 although no day in the month was the thermometer lower than 34°, yet the 

 average daily reading shows the monthly mean 1.30° below the average. 

 The mean for December, 1884, was 53.66°; 1885, 53°; 1886, 52.25°; 1887, 

 51°; average, 52.48°. Maximum temperature, 1884, 74°; 1885, 75°; 1886, 

 70°; 1887, 67°; average, 70.06°; the month, 3.40° below the average. The 

 minimum temperature, about 2° below the average — 1884, 31°; 1885, 37°; 



1886, 37°; 1887, 34°; average, 36.1°. The highest barometer was 30.29; 

 lowest, 29.40; mean, 30.08. Clear days, 17; cloudy, 9; fair, 5; rainy days, 

 8. It rained on the first, third, fourth, seventh, ninth, twelfth, twenty- 

 eighth, twenty-ninth, and sprinkled on the thirty-first. Rainfall for month, 

 2.62 inches; for the year 1887, 17.99; and for the season, to date, 3.99. 

 Prevailing wind, southerly; number of days from S.E., 7; N.W., 8; S., 8; 

 S.W., 3; W., 2; N.E., 3. Light frosts on the tenth, thirteenth, sixteenth, 

 seventeenth, eighteenth, twenty-fourth, and thirtieth; thermometer ranging 

 from 34° to 39°. 



