Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-20

EDrroa Posi-
A. pr your Request, have prepared
The following items for yoos sxcsllsus
journal:
The year 1883 vas, in some rsspsoes,
anomalous, having some eight inchee
Ies rainfall than either Of the pfeeed-
inR six years, and An especial lack OF
moisture in the months Of June. July
and August, which shortened the straw
berry crop at least one third, and also
greatly diminished the production of
vegetables. Il did not damage the
cherries, plans, prunes, pears or apples.
all Of which were 6ns.
Forest 6rss prevailed 70 an alarming
extent, destroying millions Of fest Of
excellent timber and otherwise dis
figured and damaged the forests.
A. 70 the wears average Temperature.
il differed little, II any. from iss SIX pre-
deoessorA. Take the average Of any
month Of same name IN the past seven
years, and IL differs only fro0 70 2
degrees. Below will b found the high
est, lowest and average Temperature.
also the rainfall and number OF days
in which more or len rain fell in eaoh
month for the year 1883, - follows:
January-Hiehsss, 81, on the 5th !;
lowest, IL above zero, on the lyth I; aver
age, 3Sx degrees. Rainfall, SIS inches ;
rain, moro or lssa, fell on IL daya
Fsbssary-Higbsss, 60. On the 18th
and 9th !; lowest. Is, on the 4th aver
age, 3. Rainfall, as inches; rainy
days, IL. Bnov. ~ inches.
Aarch-Hiehsss %, o. the 18th and
18th lowest, -. On the 10Th average,
%9K. Rainfall. $50 inches; rainy
days. s.
Average temperature for the above
three months, 42I1 degrees.
Aprii-Highess, ~. on the 18th low
est, Is, on the sd average. 6Sx. Rain
fall, SIS inches rainy days, ~.
Asy-Hiahsss, 81, on the x9th low
go. u, on the Sd average, ssh. Rain
fall. $50 inches rainy days, 3.
Jans-Highssa, u, On the l2th low
81, -, on the ii average. 81. Kahn
fall, dig OF an inch rainy days, 8.
Average Of thsss three months. BIZ
degrees.
JuIy-Hiehsse. ~, on the 7sh; low
ct, IS, ON The I'd and ID average. 62,<.
Rainfall, O.2S Of an inch /; rainy days, z.
August Highest, ~, on tAs Sd and
lth lowest, y, IN the 18th average,
69h. Rainfall, COS Of a. inch rainy
days, I. 49,,
observation-disclosures, Is, o. shs 20
and 18th lowest. 81, on the 18Th and
10Th average. IS. Rainfall, l.SO
inches rainy days, 6.
Average Of thsss three months, 6Oh
degrees.
Ostober-Highsss. -. ON the 9Th ;
lowest, ~, on the 18th average, 46k.
Rainfall. $50 inet - ; rainy days, u.
NOvembsr-HiRhsse, 60. on the lOsh I;
lowest, 81. On the I'd /; average. ~.
Rainfall. h7l inches rainy days. Is.
observation-disclosures, 81, On the I'd 4;
lowest, ~. on the Slst average, llh
Rainfall. sos inches /; rainy days. 10.
Average for thess three months, ~ d.
Rress.
Average Temperature for the year, 81
degrees.
Total rainfall for the year. %.S5
inches.
AZ will BE- seen above. the rainfall for
June, July and August was only O.4S OF
an inch. while the usual rainfall for
theao three months WAs a. follows /:
1877, 6.o2 inches 1873, 4.32; 1873, 6.S7 +;
lSSO, %.l0; 1881, 6lS, and 1852, $40,
thus rendering irrigation unnecessary
in all thess years.
now give the total rainfall Of the
yeafa, viz:
1873. 1855 inches 1881. 1852 inches
1879. .64.e7 - 1ee3. .&2.1 '