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TRANSACTIONS OF THE 



Daily Normal Temperature. 



The following table of normal temperatures for each day of each month, 

 at Sacramento, as deduced from three daily observations for nine years, 

 from July, 1877, to December, 1885, inclusive, were prepared at the Chief 

 Signal Office, Washington, D. C, by authority of the Chief Signal Officer: 



Date. 



*Jan. 



*Feb. 



*M'ch. 



*April. *May 



*Juue. July 



All£ 



Sept. 



Oct, 



Nov. 



Dec. 



1 



2 



3 '.'.'.'.'.'. 



4 



5 



6 



7 



8 - 



9. 



10 



11 



12 



13 



14 



15 



16 



17 



18 



19 



20 



21 



22 



23 



24 



25 



26 



27 



28 



29 



30 



31 



Monthly 



44.2 

 45.6 

 45.3 

 45.5 

 47.2 

 45.9 

 467 

 47.6 

 45.8 

 45.9 

 43.9 

 42.7 

 43.6 

 45.7 

 44.6 

 45.9 

 46.0 



+45.5 

 45.4 

 45.7 

 45.8 



+47.4 

 47.4 

 48.0 

 47.4 

 45.8 

 46.3 

 47.1 

 48.0 

 48.2 

 49.4 



49.4 

 49.5 

 49.0 

 49.7 

 48.0 

 47.6 

 46.0 

 47.1 

 47.1 

 +48.4 

 46.8 

 46.2 

 48.1 

 47.9 

 47.3 

 48.8 

 48.9 

 49.7 

 50.1 

 50.3 

 51.2 

 51.9 

 53.1 

 53.4 

 54.9 

 54.8 

 55.0 

 54.7 



55.8 

 55.5 

 54.0 

 53.4 

 54.8 

 54.4 

 53.9 

 53.7 

 53.7 

 53.0 

 53.3 

 53.4 

 53.2 

 54.1 

 54.0 

 54.8 

 53.5 

 53.4 

 54.0 

 55.5 

 56.2 

 57.0 

 5( 1.5 

 56.4 

 57.0 

 56.4 

 +58.4 

 56.5 

 57.6 

 57.2 

 57.1 



57.7 

 58.0 

 56.5 

 +57.7 

 58.0 

 58.3 

 58.4 

 60.1 

 58.8 

 57.6 

 57.3 

 56.6 

 56.2 

 56.8 

 56.5 

 55.4 

 54.7 

 56.4 

 54.4 

 55.4 

 57.5 

 58.2 

 58.3 

 60.1 

 58.5 

 58.1 

 61.0 

 62.7 

 62.7 

 62.6 



61.6 

 61.7 

 62.6 

 61.2 

 61.5 

 61.6 

 61.4 

 62.5 

 61.4 

 62.0 

 61.4 

 59.4 

 59.9 

 59.2 

 60.4 

 60.4 

 61.5 

 64.0 

 65.8 

 64.7 

 64.0 



63.S 



64.8 

 66.3 

 66.9 

 67.0 

 67.8 

 68.5 

 69.0 

 68.9 

 69.0 



69.2 

 69.2 

 68.8 

 68.5 

 69.4 

 68.2 

 67.9 

 67.2 

 67.3 

 66.1 

 +65.7 

 68.2 

 68.5 

 68.3 

 67.8 

 6S.4 

 69.3 

 69.2 

 68.6 

 68.8 

 68.4 

 67.2 

 69.2 



6S.S 



70.5 

 71.5 

 70.5 

 68.8 

 60.6 

 71.5 



72.3 

 71.4 

 76.7 

 71.2 

 71.4 

 71.5 

 70.7 

 70.5 

 71.0 

 72.8 

 71.4 

 75.4 

 74.0 

 74.1 

 71.5 

 73.0 

 72.5 

 70.6 

 71.0 

 72.5 

 73.2 

 73.6 

 74.5 

 73.3 

 71.8 

 71.3 

 72.7 

 72.3 

 71.7 

 72.5 

 72.4 



73.1 

 74.0 

 73.2 

 71.9 

 72.8 

 73.7 

 73.9 

 74.8 

 75.4 

 74.8 

 74.3 

 72.5 

 72.0 

 72.8 

 73.3 

 *72.1 

 71.5 

 72.9 

 71.7 

 69.5 

 69.2 

 69.5 

 69.3 

 69.3 

 69.7 

 69.6 

 69.9 

 69.5 

 70.1 

 71.7 

 72.7 



73.0 

 72.4 

 72.5 

 73.4 

 71.8 

 69.9 

 70.3 

 71.5 

 70.8 

 70.9 

 69.9 

 70.4 

 70.8 

 70.4 

 70.3 

 68.3 

 68.0 

 67.5 

 67.6 

 68.3 

 69.6 

 69.5 

 67.3 

 66.4 

 66.4 

 66.7 

 67.1 

 66.3 

 65.1 

 63.1 



62.3 

 62.7 

 63.6 

 64.0 

 63.7 

 62.7 

 62.9 

 *62.5 

 63.0 

 61.8 

 61.1 

 58.7 

 57.0 

 56.6 

 58.6 

 58.9 

 60.9 

 61.4 

 62.2 

 61.3 

 61.4 

 60.9 

 60.5 

 61.0 

 61.3 

 59.7 

 60.0 

 59.7 

 59.6 

 58.1 

 55.9 



57.2 

 55.6 

 *56.2 

 55.5 

 56.2 

 56.6 

 56.9 

 56.2 

 55.0 

 53.3 

 52.1 

 51.7 

 52.0 

 53.0 

 52.3 

 52.5 

 50.5 

 50.1 

 50.2 

 50.5 

 51.0 

 50.7 

 50.9 

 50.4 

 48.5 

 4S.3 

 48.7 

 48.9 

 50.1 

 50.4 



50.6 

 50.6 

 49.6 

 50.2 

 50.6 

 49.4 

 47.7 

 45.9 

 46.1 

 46.1 

 46.4 

 45.3 

 44.7 

 45.7 

 47.8 

 47.3 

 47.3 

 49.2 

 48.6 

 47.2 

 48.7 

 48.7 

 48.0 

 49.3 

 48.2 

 47.2 

 46.7 

 46.1 

 44.1 

 43.5 

 42.6 



46.1 



49.9 



55.1 



58.0 



63.6 



47.4 



* Means for eight years. 

 + Means for seven years. 



Monthly Normal Temperature. 



The following normal temperatures for each month of the year, for Sac- 

 ramento, from 1853 to 1886, inclusive — a period of thirty-four years. This 

 table gives the general average temperature for each month, and the annual 

 average, which is termed the normal temperature of a place, in this case 

 being Sacramento, and calculated from three daily observations: 



Normal Temperature of Thirty-four Years. 



Degrees. 



January. -.- 47.0 



February 50.8 



March 55.0 



April 59.2 



May 64.2 



June 70.3 



July. 73.1 



Degrees. 



August 71.7 



September -. 68.7 



October 62.3 



November 53.2 



December 47.2 



Yearly 60.2 



Degrees. 



Normal Winter temperature of thirty-four years 48.3 



Normal Spring temperature of thirty-four years 59.5 



Normal Summer temperature of thirty-four years 71.7 



Normal Autumn temperature of thirty-four years 61.5 



Normal yearly temperature of thirty r -f our years 60.2 



