Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-04-10
ADVERTISEMENT MENTION.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
TIE STORM.


It Extended from san Diego to Olympia"
The storm, which made its appearance felt
at Olympia, Portland and Roseburg at Il
noon on Friday last by the rapid fall IN the
barometer. and the precipitation Of rain dur
ing the night of the 9TH and S.h at those tar
away stations. must have been one covering
n yery large area of country from north to
south. for the influence was felt from San
Diego far to the northward of Olympia, be-
cause the telegraph brings US short descrlp-
ton of one of the worst storms OF wind at
Victoria. B. c., that has ever been felt IN
that latitude. There appears to have been
mora rainfall in the vicinity of Red Bluff,
Sacramento and San Francisco than at any
other points reached by the Signal Service
The P. N. reports of the weather last night
show rising barometer from Olympia
to Red Bluff, with westerly WINGS o0nth
of which point the barometer was falling
slowly. with southerly and southeasterly
winds az far south rs Visalia, and northwest
winds at Los Angeles and San Diego. The
weather for the same reports was SOUTH
east and cloudy at Phoebe, southeast
and light rain at Salt Lake, and southwest
and clear at Winnemucca. Westerly winds
accompanied by slowly rising barometer Is
always good sign during stormy weather,
for it indicates the passage Of the storm CEN
ter, with prospects OF clear and clearing
weather for those points. The total rainfall
from the A. II. report of Saturday to the s
P. NJ. report of last night Sunday is as fol-
lows for all stations from Olympia to San
Diego: Total rainfall for Olympia
during the Storm, .3S of an inch;
Portland, Sc of an inch; Roseburg,
Is of an inch; Red Bluff, 1.22 inches;
Sacramento, IL of an inch; San Francisco,
n of an iuch visalia. .13 of an inch Los
Angeles, .16 of an inch San Diego, "a OF an
inch. The rain commenced falling In this
present storm at A. 10 P. II. on Saturday, and
up to P. NJ last night there had been .6I OF
an inch measured. The rainfall for the pres
ent season up to date is Is 80 inches. Inc
rainfall foI the season of 1878 up to corre-
spending date was % 62, inches an excess over
the present season 80 far of 10 inches. The
rainfall for the season of 1883 up to CORE
spending date was 10 15 inches, which shows
a deficiency as compared with the present
season of SO of aa inch. The rainfall for the
season of 1898 up to corresponding date
was Il IA inches, deficiency Of LBS inches
as compared with our present season, The
rainfall for the season of 1SS0-Sl up to CORE.
spending date YVES 25 IS inches, an excess
over the present season 80 far OF 10 inches.
The average amount of rainfall for the past
five seasons was Is "a inches, which shows
our present season to be deficient about q
inches, IS compared with the past five years
average.
The following weather items were received
at this otice by telegraph last evening;
Dixon-Sh1wery weather has prevailed for
two days Half an inch of rain has fallen
and there are prospects Of more. The farm
ers are much elated at the crop prospects.
Colusa-Hsd forty-Jhree hundredths of
rain yesterday, and we are having steady
warm rain this evening, with prospect OF
lasting all night.
Suisuu-RaiaiDg here since yesterday; ex-
ASellent prospects isr big crops.
Fresno-lt has been raining all day and
night a steady doEnpour, amounting tothree-
quarters Of AN incd. The prospect OF more
tonight is good. Farmers are highly jubl-
liant. Crops never looked better at this lime
of the year Farmers say there will be
larger yield to the acre than last year.
Stockton-R lin commenced to fall here
Yesterday afternoon, and continued at inter
walls duriog tue night until daylight. 1t
started again this afternoon, and at this hour
is raining heavily. with every indication of
steady rain during the night.
arysville-Rainfall to noon to-day, GA
of az inch. II is rsining very hard here this
evening.
Eui3rant Gap-Ten inches of snow has
fallen sirce 8 r. NJ. Cloudy; wind south
west.
At II o'clock last night it was clear at all
points along the Central Pacific Railroad
from Colfax to the Summit. At Alta at P.
H. the Thermometer stood at 54'. TWAS clear
all day yesterday at Blue Canyon. At y
o'clock last night the barometer at the Sum
nit stood at 22S3. The river last night stood
at the q. foot mark,