Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1883-02-03
Last seasons Rainrall.

In accordance with our annual GUS
tom, although somewhat later than
usual, we this morning publish for tie
information Of the readers Of the HERALD
the railfall for the season commencing
October. 1881, and ending September
80, 1882, from records kept in this office
and carefully compared with the records
of the United States Signal Service Office
in this city. In addition we give the
rainfall for the same time as recorded by
the rain guages of Messrs. C. Ducom.
nun and 0. H. Bliss, located at their
respective residences on Ducommun and
Alameda streets. The guage of the
Signal Service Observer is located on the
roof of Baker Block, which may, per-
haps. account for the difference between
the amounts of rainfall recorded by the
Signal Service Observer and the Messrs.
Ducommun and Bliss.
18Sl-October 25th, 5A. NJ, shower;
lowering weather until l 80 P. M, when
series of showers commenced and con-
tinued till 1880; rainfall, 5000; 26th, 2
A. NJ, brisk shower, and 1880 P. NJ.
light sprinkles, 400; 9th, 1870 A. NJ,
steady rain, 1900; total for month
S2-l00 of an inch.
November 10th, 1880 AM. to 5 o'clock,
showers. 2l-l0O; 18th, 1910 to / 80 A.
NJ, showers. 6-l00; total, 27:l0O.
December LIST, $50 A. NJ. to 7:45 P. NJ,
showers, 1890; 10th, l2:2OA. NJ. to 8 80,
succession of showers, 34-lOO; total,
52-l00.
Disciplinary 9th, heavy mist from
about midnight-no record; 10Th, heavy
snow from 1880 A. NJ. to IL, and then
light rain and snow to |: 80 P. NJ, G.lOO;
18th, 2:25 to $3.50 P. NJ, light showers,
2:l00; 10th, las A. M, light showers, 3.
100; oath, 1925 AM. to 3 PM. showers;
at 1880 z. NJ. shower; and from s to 0 sew
eral drizzles, $500; 3lst, 6 to 7.3o P. NJ,
steady rain, 37-l00; total, l0l inches.
February 9th, l A. NJ, very light
shower; 10th, $50 P. NJ, S:45 and 9:45,
very light showers; 10 P. NJ. to 2:40 A. NJ.
of the llth, steady rain, 96-l0O; 10Th, s
A. NJ. to IL NJ. and 5:l5 to Sis P. NJ,
showers, 25-l0O; $50 P. M. till about 8
A. M. of the 18th, showery, 2l-lO0; 10Th,
2 to 8 P. NJ, two light sprinkles, no
record; 25th, 8 p. M. to about P. NJ. of
26th, light, steady rain, l.22 inches;
total, 2.66 inches.
March End, 9:25 p. NJ. to IL. misty
showers. 400; 10th, ll.3O P. NJ. to 0
A. NJ. of the llth, showers, 300; 18th,
4;l5 P. M. till 7. steady, light rain,
43-l00; 18th, 1890 A. NJ. to 4 P. NJ. sue.
session of showers. 52-lO0; l4th, 3:l5
A. NJ. till about s P. M. several light
showers. 9-l00ths; 18th, lam, to SIS
P. NJ, LA inches; 10th, number of light
showers, to o P. M, 20-l00ths; 10th, 9 P.
M, shower. ll00th; 10Th, l0.30A. M.
heavy shower, 4-l00ths; 2sth and goth,
during both nights heavy Scotch mists,
6-l00ths; Both and 3lst, Scotch mists
both nights. no record; total, 2.66
inches.
April LIST, heavy Scotch mist during
night, no record; End, 9:45 P. H., to P.
NJ, of 3rd, showery, then heavy rain till
els, showery till 8, and again from
1910 till II, lis inches; 9th, 10 P. M,
showers. 2-lOOths; 9th, 10 A. NJ, to I2I
P. NJ, gentle rain. liz P. M, very heavy
shower, sI6- l0Oths; 10th, l A. NJ, till
10 A. NJ, of llth, succe ssion of showers,
37-l00ths; Goth, l 80 to $50 A. M, show
ers. l0-l00ths; oath, "a. NJ, shower, no
record; total, l.73 inches.
May End, $40 to IL P. NJ, light show.
ers, 2-l00ths; 23rd, 6 to GAO A. NJ, light
showers, no record; oath, to II A. NJ,
light, steady rain, SIS P. M. to ll.3o,
heavy showers, 6l-l0oths; total, /
7l-l0ct this.
June 9th, 10th and l4th, series of very
light showers, no record.
REHABILITATION.
October, 3d. 00ths; November, 81 l0Oths;
December. 52-l00ths; January, l.0l
inches; February, 2:66 inches; March,
2;66 inches; April, l:73 inches; May,
7l-l00ths; total for the season, l0.4O
inches.
c. DUcoMMUS'r RECORD.
lssl-October 25th, 90 100; 9th,
9th, 5-l00; total, 74-lO0.
November 10th, 22-l0O; 18th, 100;
total, 2e-1o0.
December LIST, s-l00; End, ll-l0O; 10th,
36-lOO: total, $500.
lss2-Januahy 18th, I0-I00; 18th,
l-l00; 10Th, l-l00; oath, l.0l inches;
3lst, 22-l00; total, l.35 inches.
February 10th and 18th, l.25 inches;
10th, 5.l00; 18th, 64-lO0; Goth, l.3S
inches; total, 1892 inches.
March 3rd, 2.l0O; 18th, very light, no
record; 18th, 40.l00; 18th, 66.I00;
l4th, 6.l0o; 18th, 1853 inches; 10th,
l4.l00; 18th, 9.loO; 10Th, 6-l00; total,
2.96 inches.
April LIST, 300; 3rd, LAO inches; 4th,
6-lo0; 9th, 1900; 10th, 34-l00; Goth,
l6-l00; total, 2.2l inches.
May LIST, 2.l00; oath, 1900; 25th,
AZ 100; total 59-l00.
Total for the season, 1901 inches.
RECORD OF o. H. BLISS.
lsSl-October 18th, 27-loo; 10th.
l0.l00; oath, light rain, no record;
25th and 26th, ss.l00; total, l.2O in
ches.
November, omitted.
December LIST to morning of 2nd, 90
100; 10Th, 42-l0O; total, 62.l0o.
lss2-January 18th, 1900; 10th,
500; oath, $1,000; 3lst, 2l-l00; total,
"a inches.
February 10th, l.2l inches; 18th and
10th, 76-l00; 25th and 26th, 100 in
ches; total, 1927 inches.
March 2nd, 400; 18th, $500;
18th, 5000; l4th, 5000; 18th; 20
100; 10th, 1910; the morning of the
18th. .2O-l00; 18th and 10th. l2-lO0;
Both. s-l00; total, 2.s4 inches.
April End and Sd, l.50 inches; 9Th,
400; 9th and 10th, 4s-l0O; 10Th, 80
100; total, 2.l5 inches,