Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-06
METEOROLOGICAL.
United States Signal Service Bulletin for
NoYember.

November.
Lieutenant w. a. Glassford; of the U.
S. Signal Service Corps, has issued the fol-
lowing special bulletin for November from
his Office in San Francisco, under date of
December LIST:
Rainfall-The precipitation has been be-
low the normal, west of the Salt Lake me-
ridian. The localities of marked deficiency
are northern California Washington Ter
ritory and northern Oregon. In northern
California it is two to three inches, or near
ly 80 per cent. below the average. In east
ern Washington Territory, and from Walla
Walla to Roseburg runs the belt of two
inches below the average, and in belts par
allel with this the diminution gradually
falls to seven inches near Puget Sound, or
the entire area is from 60 to so per cent
below the average. Rains occurred in
Washington Territory on the 18th and 18th,
and from the 18th to the oath, and light
showers fell on the 7th and Sth. In the
extreme northwestern portions showers fell
on the I'd and Sd, and frequent heavy rains
from the 26th to the Both. In Oregon rains
occurred on the Sth, 18th, 18th, 18th to the
oath. On the 22d snow was general in
Oregon and Washington Territory. In Cal
ifornia light rains occurred in the vicinity
of San Francisco and northward on the
18th. A rapid-moving general rain area
appeared in northern California on the Goth,
and it moved south, passing away and out
of San Diego county ON the Dist. Light
showers occurred on the northern bound
airy line ON the Sth, and in Los Angeles
San Bernardino and San Diego counties on
the 9th.
Temperature-On the Pacific shore. line
tho Nnva,,, har ton, af,,ra hoe
degree below the mean, and the lines of
two, three, four, FIVE and six degrees below
run nearly equally distant from each other
and parallel to the coast line to central
Nevada and Idaho, except in the northern
Sacramento valley, where only has the
temperature been above the mean.
Frosts-Frosts were unusually frequent
during the month.
Northers"-A severe "norther " began
in the Central California valleys on the
afternoon of the 14th, and was severe
throughout the State on the 18th. and
ended in southern California on the 10Th,
doing considerable damage. Another oc-
Cured in the Central California valleys on
the 18th. Northerly winds were unusually
prevalent over California during the
month.
Pressure conditions--An anti-cyclonic
oiCd Vi luOdCldtC lue
North Pacific, Nevada and Idaho from the
LIST to the 9TH, when it moved westward,
and was followed by an anti-cyclonic area
over the ocean, touching the coast from
Oregon to the southern California PENN
sula, lasting till the 9th, from which time
another anti-cyclonic area appeared, cover
ing northern California, Nevada, Utah,
Idaho, Oregon and Washington Territory,
and lasting till the 10Th. During the
18th to the 18th it became decidedly
marked over the North Pacific. During
the 10Th the center of a decided cyclonic
area moved eastward along the Washing
ton Territory boundary line; during the
Goth it moved southwark into Nevada and
then took an easterly direction over Utah,
Colorado and Nebraska to the Lake region.
The margin of this storm covered the Pa
cific coast States, causing rains and gales.
Succeeding it on the 23d another anti
cyclonic area appeared on the Pacific coast,
reaching from Washington Territory to
lower California and lasting till the 30th.
General remarks.-The month of No
vember just passed is noticeable over all
others of which record has been kept for
its low temperature, accompanied with
absence of rain, permanency of areas of
high barometer, frequent frosts, and its
severe "northers." The abnormally low
temperature appears to be such condition
as warrants good prospect for consider
able rain during the coming season, espec-
tally for December and January.