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mentioned, would make an atmosphere of almost suffocation, like New 

 York, Philadelphia, and other eastern cities. 



Comparative Los Angeles Weather Report. 



The following tabulated data and information in reference to the meteor- 

 ological conditions of Los Angeles were compiled from the records of the 

 United States Signal Service Office, by George E. Franklin, Observer in 

 charge of the station, and comprises a period from the establishment of the 

 station in July, 1877, to December, 1888, inclusive. The tabulated matter 

 will be found "to contain valuable and comprehensive data, and cannot fail 

 to be of interest as showing the climatic advantages of this section. The 

 temperature tables contain the highest, lowest, and mean temperatures; 

 the number of days the temperature was above 90° and below 32°, in each 

 month and each year, with averages for the period considered. An exam- 

 ination of these tables will show that there were but thirteen days on which 

 the temperature rose to or exceeded 100°, and nine days on which it fell to 

 32° or below. The average number of days annually on which the temper- 

 ature exceeds 90° is only fifteen. The highest recorded temperature was 

 108.5°, and the lowest 28°. A fact to be noted in considering these tables 

 is that during the time of greatest heat the percentage of moisture in the 

 atmosphere is low, and modifies the temperature so that the heat is neither 

 oppressive nor prostrating, which is well illustrated by laborers continuing 

 work during the hottest period. 



