Climate of Southern California 379 



in the Report of the Climatology of California, 1903, 

 and is extremely interesting as showing the devious 

 paths of rain-storms which reach this favored section. 



The rainfall of Southern California for a number of 

 years is shown in the following table, which tells the 

 story of minimum dampness and malarial conditions, 

 and a maximum number of sunshiny days in the year. 



Rainfall in Los Angeles : 



It is not intended here to give an elaborate state- 

 ment of the climatic conditions, but to present in as few 

 words as possible the reasons for the various climatic 

 phenomena that are so conspicuous in Southern Cali- 

 fornia, and to answer some of the questions that are 

 often propounded by visitors and sportsmen who are 

 spending the season in the State. 



Southern California is not a winter resort alone. 

 True, it has climatic attractions at this season that are 

 superior to any in Europe, but to the sportsman who 



