Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-03-14
THE WEATHER.

Sergeant James A. Barwick, Of the United
States Signal Service, furnishes the following
weather report TIE present storm appears
to be travelling to the eastward rather slower
than usual, for the storms of this season have
been remarkable for their rapid rate OF move
ment. The rain has not thus far extended
north Of Roseburg, although judging from
the sunset observation at Olympia and Port
land. the observers there are expecting rain
inside Of the next twenty four hours from
sunset OF Yesterday to sunset of to-day (l4sh).
At the noon report yesterday it was rain
lag over the entire country from Rose
burg to San Diego, and from the
coast to the mountains. Snow in thu latter
east of Blue Canyon aAd raining west of that
point. The wind is still southeriy and south.
e1s.er.y all along the coast, except at Olym-
pia and R5seburg, it being northwest az the
former and north at the latter place. The
total rainfall during the storm at each Signal
Station is rs follows: Olympia and
Portland, none; Roseburg, IT of all inch
Red Bluff, GA OF an inch Sacramento Al of
On inch; San Francisco, ~ of an inch
Yisalia, .16 of an inch Los Angeles, .95 of an
inch San Diego, 20 of an inch, and at the
P. N. report last night it was still raining at
San Diego. Los Angeles, Visslia, Sacramento,
Red Bluff and Roseburg, with steady
barometer at San Diego and Los Angeles,
with southerly winds, slowly rising barometer
at Los Angeles and southeast winds. The
barometer is falling slowly at all stations
north, except olympia. where 1t was
rising it was falling rapidly at Red Buff.
Rainfall at Sacramento during storm, Al OF
an inch. Total for season up to date, IL 90.
Total for season of 1877 to corresponding
date, q 90 inches total for season OF 1873 to
corresponding date, u 81 inches; total tor
season of 1879 to corresponding date, III 70
inches total for season of 1881 to CORES.
ponding date, % So inches. Average rainfall
! for past Eve seasons to corresponding date, 10
inches. Deficiency of present season as com
pared with that Of 1877, is 1901 iaches., De
! ticiency of present season as compared with
that Of 1873. is |. II inches. Excess OF pres
ent season over that Of 1879. Is 81 inches.
/ Defeisncy OF present season over that OF 1881,
is l / 90 inches Deficiency OF present season
as compared with the average rainfall Tor hive
years past, is 4. 50 inches.
ANOTHER PEsr FouSp.-In the United
States chronological Report for 1880 Prof.
J. Il. Comstock, United States Entomolo-
gist, states in reference to species of scale
insect, diaspis o,treqformis (Curtisl, the
pear oyster scale: "This il common
species on pear and apple in England.
Although do not know OF its occurrence IN
the United States, it would be strange II it's
not found here | am indebted to Mr..
Sgnoret tParis) for the specimens from which
this description is prepared About tour
weeks ago Matthew Cooke found this species
Of scale insect 10 the vicinity of this city,
and forwarded specimens to Prof, Comstock
at Cornell University, Ithica. n. Y, and hiss
received an answer. as follows: :" Your
letter and specimens duly received. Thanks.
Without doubt you are right. The scale is
diaspis ostreGfornts This is very important,
as it is the frat instance Of which know OF
this species in this country. Strong mess-
ures should be taken to crush it ont before it
gains footho.d."