Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-12-11
SERGEANT BARw1cK ON FOG.

| The following record of fogs for seven years
past, and the time that rain fell after each
foggy spell, shows in msjority of cases rain
is ususlly precipitated after the cessation of
fog. In the weather proverbs we find that
heavy fog in winter, when it hangs below
trees, is followed by rain" In Oregon the
saying is that "these foggy or misty morn
ings indicate rain, )" and then, again, "a ris-
ing fog indicates fair weather if the fog set
ties down. expect stormy weather" The fol-
lowing saying is appropriate now: "a wiz.
ter's fog will freeze dog" There was. &C.
cording to our records, no foggy days in tt e
fall of 1877 and none in 1878. In December,
1879, there were four foggy days, 18th ard
| 18th, followed by rain on the 10Th, 20th,
| Dist and ODD foggy on the 29th and S0th.
Rain fell on the I'd of January. 1880. In jar
uary, 1880, the 1st and Sd were foggy days ;
| December, 1880, there were foggy days on
| the Stb, 30th and 31st rain on the 9th, fol.
lowing the fog on Sth no rain followed the
fog on the 30th and S1st until the 18Th of
January, 1881. In January, 1881. foggy days
occurred on the 4th, 18th and 23i; rain was
precipitated on the 18th. 18th, 18th, 10Th,
10Th, Goth, 2Sth, Doth and 30th. In Decem.
Der, 1881, there was fog on the 9th, Goth,
DIST, 22d and 23d. with precipitation of
moisture on the 10th, after the fog on the
9th, and then rain on the 24th, 26th, 9th and
2Stn. In December, 1882. it was foggy on the
10th and 18th, and rain fell on the 18Th and
18th. In January. 1888, there were foggy
days on the 10th, 18th and 18th, with no rain
until the oath. There were foggv days in De-
cember, 1888. on the 9TH, Sth, 9th and 10th,
and what to-day 1.-THE 11th) will be is yet to
be found ont.
1 myself shall look ahead with every pros
pect for precipitation of moisture inside of
ten days after the cessation of this foggy
spell. This fog will not cease until there is a
more brisk movement in the atmosphere
The wind all along the coast from Tatoosh to
San Diego at s o'clock last night was in a
stagnant condition, there being at no place
velocity of wind above five miles per hour,
except at San Francisco where it was nine
miles per hour, and at great many points it
was calm. This allows the cold air to settle
in the valleys, and whenever it comes In con-
tact with moist air, warmer than ITSELF it
produces fog. That fog hangs over the val
leys and river courses. | have seen from the
summit of Mount Washington, New Hemp
shire, punches of fog in all directions hanging
over the valleys or lakes. In fact. the Con-
necticut river could be traced in all its wind.
seen by myself. because l was above the con.
densed vapor of the atmosphere. The same,
no doubt, has been seen by the residents Of
our mountain towns during this prolonged
foggy spell of weather now existing. The
records, think, prove that rain invariably
follows shortly after fog ceases.
The temperature. wind and weather at u
NJ. yesterday was: For Tatoosh, 49', east and
cloudy; Olympia, 4S', calm and cloudy;
Portland, Az south and cloudy Rosebure,
43', calm and cloudy; Mendocino SO, south
east and fair; Red Bluff. 81. south and foggy;
Sacramento. $50, east and foggy; San Fran
cisco, 46', north and clear; Los Angeles, 6S',
east and fair: San Diego. .6S'. northwest
and fair; Salt Lake, Sc. northwest and clear;
Cheyenne, 46', northwest and clear Denver,
41', south and clear; North Platte, so, west
and clear Omaha, 45'; Ysnkton, 46'. south
west and clear. The temperature at s P. NJ
last night was degrees colder at Red Bluff
than "a hours previous 4 degrees colder at
Sacramento, and 2 degrees colder at San
Francisco.