The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-01-28
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The following Is complete report of the
meteorological observations made in this city,
by John Briggs, Esq, during the year 1880 !
| January Highest barometer, 80. IS low
est, 2s,77; mean, 29.ss. Highest thermom.
oter, %; lowest, 26 mean, ~. Rainfall,
in inches IL. 10; snow in inches, lo2; princi.
pal direction of wind, 8 W; maximum force
in scale of 10, 7 number of days on which
.0l or moro inches rain fell. "a days in
which cloudiness reached in scalo Of 10.
81 frosty days, T.
February Highest barometer, 80. 66; low.
ost, % 30; mean, o07. Highest thcrmomo.
tor, 81; lowest, 2S; mean, 80. 80 Rainfall,
5.3l ia; snow, ,. o in.; principal direction
of wind. S I; maximum force in scale of 10,
4; number of days on which 10 in rain fell,
10; days in which cloudinesa reached 8 in
scale of 10. %; frosty days, Is.
March Highest barometer, so. "a low.
est, 20 -; mean, 1896 Highest thermon.
oter, 60; lowest, &c; mean, 40.4 Rainfall,
sci in, snow. 90 in, principal direction of
wind, S and NJ maximum force in scale Of
1913; days on whiSh' oil or more in rain feli,
Is; days in which cloudiness reached S Ia
scale of 10. 10; frosty days, 23
April-IIghest barometer, 30. &c lowest,
% Il; mean. - So. Highest thermometer.
50; lowest, -; mean, 40.5. Rainfall, 2 G2
in. principal direction of wind. s and n /;
maximum force in scale OF 10, 1 days on
which 0l in. rain fell. l6 days on which
oloudiness reached s in soale OF 10, IL; frosty
days. ..
May-Highest barometer 30. 81: lowest,
%. -; mean, %. Highest thermometer,
70; lowest, 20; mean, 80 s. Rainfall. 3.2l ;
principal direction of wind, 5 and y maxi.
mum force in scale OF 10, 1 days on which
.ol or more in. rain fell. Is days in which
oloudinoss reached $ in scale OF 10. 10; frosty
days, /.
June Highest barometer. 80. &c lowest,
%. % uoaR. - 90 Highest thermometer.
sc; lowest, IS; mean, 59l4. Rainfall, l. Is
| ia; principal direction of wind. n Aad 5 f;
maximum force in scsle OF 10. =; days on
| which .0l or moro ia. rain fell. S days in
which clogdiuess reached in scale Of 10,
III frosty days, o.
July Highest barometer, 30. % lowest,
%. 81; mean, - -, Highest thermometer,
o; lowest, % mean, 90. Rain, .05 in.
principal direction Of wind. n maximum
force ia scale Of 10. days on which .0i or
more IN. rain fell, / days on which olOudi-
ness reached in scale of 1919; frosty days, o.
August Highest barometer, 3o07 F.; low.
est, 2o.74; mean. 29.9i. Highest thermone-
ter. Sc; lowest, 30: mean. G3 Is. Rainfall,
- ~; principal direction Of wind, \; max.
imun force il seale of 10. . days on which
.0l or more in. raia fell. J II: days in which
eloasiasss reached S in scale Of 10. 8: fr ossy
| days, o
September highest barometer, 90 IS ;
lowest. 2977; mean, - 9s Highest ther-
nj mometer, -; lowest, -; mean. IS 95. Rain
fall. Ill ia; principal direction Of wind, n;
| maximum force IA scale Of TO- 5 days on
rain fell .0l or more inches. I; days in which
cloudiaess reached IN sesls Of 10, IL; frosty
dFys. ..
October Highest barometer, 90. - low
est, 2a75; mean. 81 %: Highest thernome.
ter. - ; lowest, IS ; mess, sos. Rainfsll.
LIZ principal direction Of wind. y maxi.
mum fsEcs in scale Of 10. , days on which
.0I or mere il. rain fell. days on which
cloudineas reached in scale Of 10, %; irosty
days. IS.
/ Noyembcr-Highest barometer. 3O.52
+ lowest, 20 81: mean, 30lg. Highest ther
mometer,sGl lowest. ls; mean, 4o7i
Rainfall, l. Is in. principal direction Of wind
+ 4; maximum force I scale Of 10. 4; days CT
which OF or more in. rain fell, days OF
which cloudincss reached s IN scale Of 10. 6
frosty days, 81.
December Highest barometer. 1926
lowest, -. l3; saean. 1917. Highest ther
tnometor, ca; lowest, %; mean, 4l.52. Rain
| fall, .. 81 in. snow, in principal direction
of wind, s and \ maximum force in soal'
oi 10, 8 days en- which 0l or moro in. rain
/ fell, %; days on which cioudincss reached |
In scale of 10. q; fIesty days. o.
| EaTotal rainfall .during the year, 4l.G5 in.
saow, 24.75 in. 4; number Of days on whicl
rain fell .0l or more inGhes. la0 days 81
which ,.eddiness reached in scalo Of 10
POI; frosty days, los.
During tho year there were two thunde
sterms-one in FEBRUARY and one in juno
and during the came period, twelve hal
ssorms-throo in February, two in March
three in April. three in May and ono il
June.
Albany has an altitude Of l57 fSet abov,
mean tide at Astoria and is situate In lat
itude IL So longitude l23' IS.