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Meteorological Data — Willows, California. 



Furnished by Mr. David Bentley. 



Seasonal Temperatures for Places in Colusa County. 



Princeton. 



Williams. 



Willows. 



Orlaud. 



College City. 



Average winter temperature.- 

 Average spring temperature.. 

 Average summer temperature 



Average fall temperature 



Average yearly temperature. - 



Highest temperature 



Lowest temperature .- 



Average rainfall — inches 



48.2 

 61.4 

 78.7 

 63.3 

 62.8 

 114 

 19 

 15.25 



47.5 

 61.7 



79.6 

 63.6 

 63.1 

 114 

 19 

 12.09 



45.7 

 63.0 

 81.5 

 64.5 

 63.7 

 112 

 19 

 12.03 



52.6 



65.1 



81.7 



67.6 



66.8 



113 



22 



16.36 



48.4 

 63.3 

 76.6 

 60.9 

 62.3 

 114 

 19 

 16.35 



Meteorological Record for the Year 1888, and Summary for the 

 Years 1884-88, at Oroville, Butte County. 



By Hiram Arents, of the United States Volunteer Signal Corps. 



January, 1888 — The cold wave that passed over the State this month 

 was the longest continuous spell of cold weather and marked the lowest 

 temperature of any period since 1849. It began January fourth, and was 

 below 32° for fourteen days with but one exception. The following is from 

 my daily record from Green's standard self-registering minimum ther- 

 mometer: fourth, 30°; fifth, 28°; sixth, 30°; seventh, 26°; eighth, 25°; ninth, 

 27°; tenth, 29°; eleventh, 31°; twelfth, 29°; thirteenth, 39° (snow storm); 

 fourteenth, 20°; fifteenth, 24°; sixteenth, 32°; seventeenth, 25°; eighteenth, 

 27°. On the thirteenth it moderated at 7:30 a. m.; the thermometer was 

 38°; a snow storm set in, lasting three hours; the snow melted as it fell, 

 except on wooden situations. This was the first flake of snow seen in 

 Oroville since February 11, 1884, when half an inch was left on the 

 ground. The mean temperature for January was 45.40°, the lowest I have 

 any record of, the average for the past five years being 49.52°. January, 

 1888, was 4° below the average. The highest temperature was 65°, or 4° 

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