Appendices 



Los Angeles 



Population, 250,000. Annual mean temperature for twenty years, 62. ' For 

 coldest month, January, 54; warmest, August, 72. Average sunshine, 75 per 

 cent. Clear days, 317. Number of thunder-storms in twenty-four years, 32. 

 Average annual rainfall in twenty-four years, 15.71 inches. Prevailing direction 

 of wind from April to November, south-west and west. November to March, 

 north and north-east. Prevailing wind, average for twenty-four years, west. 

 Number of days temperature below 32 in twenty years, 13. (U. S. Station.) 



San Diego and Coronado 



Average daily change of temperature, 2. Extremes in thirty years, 101" and 

 32. Temperature has exceeded 90 but nineteen times in thirty years. Four 

 frosts have occurred in that time. Annual mean, 61.4. In 9496 days there were 

 9181 days of temperature not above 80, nor below 40. Average humidity for 

 January, 74.9 ; for August, 85.4. Average number of rainy days per annum, 41. 

 Annual rainfall, 9.52 inches. Average yearly thunder-storms in eleven years, I. 



This also relates to Coronado. Professor McAdie says : " The climate of Coro- 

 nado is substantially that of San Diego. The differences are slight." The 

 climatic conditions of these places are remarkable for minimum lack of change 

 day by day, throughout the year. Coronado temperature average for the year, 

 61.7. Average daily range, 13.8. Average number of days clear, 239; partly 

 cloudy, 70 ; cloudy, 56 ; fog, 18 ; rainy, 42. 



Riverside 



851 feet above level of sea; mean annual rainfall, 10 inches. Mean annual 

 temperature for 19 years, 62.9. January, 51.1; August, 76.4. 



Riverside is famous for its oranges and well-nigh perfect winter climate. The 



1 These references to the climate of Southern California towns and cities are 

 compiled from the reports of Professor McAdie of the U. S. Weather Bureau of 

 San Francisco. 



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