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TRANSACTIONS OF THE 



Highest, Lowest, and Average Temperature, with Prevailing Wind, 



at Sacramento. 



The following table shows the highest, lowest, and average yearly tem- 

 perature, along with the prevailing direction of wind, for each year. This 

 data is from the records of Dr. Thomas M. Logan, the Railroad Company, 

 Mr. Samuel H. Gerrish, and the records of the United States Signal Office. 

 The records cover a period of thirty-six years. It shows that a very low 

 temperature is never recorded at this point. Often several years will inter- 

 vene without the temperature falling to the freezing point. The lowest 

 recorded temperature is 19°, in January, 1854, and January, 1888; the 

 highest, 108°, in August, 1888. The prevailing direction of wind for the 

 year is usually from the south: 



Highest temperature in 36 years, 108°, in August, 1888. 



Lowest temperature in 36 years, 19° in January, 1854, and 19° in January, 1888. 



Average annual temperature for 36 years, 60.2°. 



General prevailing direction of wind, from the south. 



