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TRANSACTIONS OF THE 



Month. 



1885. 



Mean of 

 Month. 



Mean of 



Warmest 



Day. 



Mean of 



Coldest 



Day. 



1886. 



Mean of 

 Month. 



Mean of 



Warmest 



Day. 



Mean of 



Coldest 



Day. 



January. . 

 February . . 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August 



September. 

 October ... 

 November _ 

 December _ 



47.5 

 45.0 

 46.2 

 50.5 

 54.0 

 .58.5 

 63.3 

 63.2 

 57.0 

 51.7 

 49.8 

 49.5 



In 1885 there were 31 days in which the mercury, in the hottest part of 

 the day, rose above 80°. Of these 1 was in February, 1 in June, 6 in July, 

 11 in August, 5 in September, 4 in October, and 2 in December. 



Of days when it did not fall as low as 60° at night there were but 13 

 during the year, 4 of which were in July, 8 in August, and 1 in December; 

 and there was only 1 night when it fell below 40°. 



Rain fell on 31 days during the year, only 9 of which could be called 

 "rainy days." On the remaining 22 the rain either occurred at night or 

 came in showers during the day with intervals of sunshine. Of the " rainy 

 days," 1 in January, 1 in April, 5 in November, and 2 in December. 



The total rainfall of the year was J.7.06 inches, of which 4.56 inches fell 

 during the first 5 months, about one fifth of an inch in October, and the 

 rest in November and December. 



In 1886 there were only 23 days on which the mercury was above 80° in 

 the hottest part of the day. Of these 1 was in January, 1 in February, 

 6 in July, 10 in August, 3 in November, and 2 in December. 



Of the 13 warmest nights, the only ones in which the temperature did 

 not fall below 60°, 1 was in January, 2 in February, 3 in July, 6 in August, 

 and 1 in September. 



The greatest height of the thermometer during the year was 85°, which 

 occurred once each in January, February, and August; and the least was 

 35° on New Year's night. 



The rainfall for the year was 13.86 inches, of which 1.74 inches fell 

 during the first 4 months, and 2.12 inches in the last 3 months. 



Mean Temperature at Santa Barbara. 



The following mean temperatures for the same and for different years at 

 Santa Barbara have been deduced from the observations of different per- 

 sons, using different methods and observing at different hours in the day: 



1875, by Dr. L. M. Dimmick, observing at 7, 2, and 9 o'clock, 61.20°; 

 from April, 1876, to April, 1877, by Dr. L. N. Dimmick, observing at 7, 2, 

 and 9 o'clock, 62.3°; from April, 1877, to April, 1878, by Dr. L. N. Dim- 

 mick, observing at 7, 2, and 9 o'clock, 61.68°; 1879, by Dr. L. N. Dimmick, 

 observing at 7, 2, and 9 o'clock, 60.3°. 



1881, by Geo. P. Tebbetts, observing at 7, 12, and 9 o'clock, 59.12°; 1883, 

 by Geo. P. Tebbetts, observing at 7, 12, and 9 o'clock, 58.3°. 



1883, by Win. Field, observing at maximum and minimum, 59.12°. 



1885, by H. D. Vail, observing at maximum and minimum, 60.6°. 



