264 



TRANSACTIONS OF THE 



Heavy Rainfalls at Sacramento. 



The following data from the Signal Service records show the greatest 

 precipitation in any consecutive twenty-four hours for each year from 1877 

 to date: 



Teak. 



Month and Date. 



Total Amount. 



1877. 

 1878. 

 1879. 

 1880. 

 1881. 

 1882. 

 1883. 

 1884. 

 1885. 

 1886. 

 1887. 

 1888. 

 1889- 

 1889* 



November eleventh 



January fifteenth 



March fifth 



April twenty-first 



January twenty-ninth 



October third .-. 



January first. 



March eighth and ninth 



November seventeenth and eighteenth. 



January twenty-third ., 



February fourth and fifth 



January second and third 



March twelfth and thirteenth ,_.. 



May fourth and fifth 



.0.81 inches. 

 ..1.63 inches. 



.1.97 inches. 

 ..7.24 inches. 

 . .2.66 inches. 

 .-1.82 inches. 

 .-1.90 inches. 

 . .2.94 inches. 

 ..4.29 inches. 

 . 2.50 inches. 

 ..2.48 inches. 

 ..1.90 inches. 

 ..2.57 inches. 

 ..2.42 inches. 



: Up to May 7, 1889. 



Monthly Weather Summary at Sacramento for 1888. 



January — The average monthly mean temperature was 42.8°. The nor- 

 mal for thirty-four years is 47°, showing this month to have been 4.8° colder 

 than the average for many years; in fact, a monthly mean temperature of 

 42.8° for January has never occurred here before; the lowest mean tem- 

 perature was 43°, in 1854, which was the coldest month of that name, with 

 the exception of this one, ever known since records were kept. The lowest 

 temperature in January, 1854, was 19°, at 8 a, m., by Dr. Logan, although 

 other thermometers indicated 17°. This month the lowest was 19° by the 

 Signal Office records; 18° by Captain Foster, corner Eleventh and F 

 Streets, and 16° by S. H. Gerrish, 1517 G Street. There was snow on the 

 4th, 5th, and 16th — H inches on the 4th, 2| inches on the 5th, and a trace 

 on the 16th. Mr. Gerrish reports snow fell in previous Januarys as fol- 

 lows: 1862, .75 of an inch; 1868, 1.62 inches; 1880, about one quarter of 

 an inch. Highest and lowest temperature this month, 63° and 19°. Total 

 precipitation, 4.81 inches. 



February — Average temperature, 52.6°, being 1.8° warmer than the nor- 

 mal; the highest and lowest was 75° and 54°. Total rainfall, .57 of an 

 inch, being 2.32 inches less than the average for many years. This month 

 was extraordinarily warm and mild. Clear days, 21; fair, 7; cloudy, 1; 

 and days rain fell, 15. 



March — Average temperature, 54°, being 1° cooler than the usual March 

 average. Highest and lowest temperature, 76° and 37°. Total precipita- 

 tion, 3.04 inches, being .23 of an inch in excess of the average. Severe 

 gales of wind during the month, reaching an extreme velocity of sixty 

 miles per hour, and uprooting several trees in Capitol Park. Clear days> 

 17; fair, 8; cloudy, 9; and days rain fell, 9. 



April — The mean temperature for this month was 62°, being 3° warmer 

 than the normal or average temperature as deduced from a record of many 

 years. The highest and lowest temperature was 89° and 43°. The rainfall 

 was .10 of an inch, being 1.85 inches less than the normal or average pre- 

 cipitation. The two driest Aprils on record are those of 1857 and 1875 > 



