Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-03-18
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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE,



The Signal Service observer at this point
has been here five years, and yesterday
was the first time that snow has been
visible in March on the coast range of
mountains. Yesterday afternoon large
punches and big specl:s of snow could be
seen on the mountains from opposite
Davisvllie to the northwest as far as the
eye, aided by good field-glass could see.
IN iact, IL IS seldom during any portion of
the winter season that snow can be seen on
the coast range except on the very highest
peak to the north of Woodland, and even
that peak is not often snowclad. The
temperature at o'clock yesterday morn
ing was 44o, which was 40 colder
than the day before at the same hour.
AT II NJ. the temperature yesterday was 400
and the day before so, showing Yesterday
noon to have been 13o colder. The tenn
perature at o'clock last night was 400. and
the night before that it was 500. which
shows last evening to have been lGo colder
than the day previous at the same hour.
The lowest temperature during the present
month has been $50, and that on the LIST
and 10Th, which is 10 cooler than has ever
been recorded before by the Signal Service
Seli-reglstcrlng thermometer (durinc
March,. Ii the mercury declined as rapidly
towards the bulb last night in proportion
as 1t did yesterday, the lowest thermometer
will be likely to occur this morning.
The rainfall at Sacramento was sc of an
inch yesterday, making 262 inches for this
month, and 1886 inches since January 1st.
The seasons total up TO January LIST was
lG2O inches, making a grand total of 2S .O6
inches for this season to date. The whole
OF last seasons rainfall was but 1865 inch
IS. This IS now the wettest season that has
visited California since the one of 1867 and
1865, when the entire seasons rainfall
amounted to 50. 70 inches This season is
therefore but 4.73 inches behind the one
quoted above, and we have vet the half of
March and the whole Of April, May and
June TO give US the Alb inches. There
may not be that much moisture precipi-
tated in the next three and half months.
but in my opinion the chances are more
favorable for that amount in that time than
less. This ought to be glorious year for
this glorious climate, thereby making the
people feel gloriously happy and CON
tented.
The total rainfall for each California
Signal Service Station for the twenty four
hours ending at o'clock last night was
tpr Cape Mendocino, IL of an inch Red
X lh, % of an inch; Sacramento, &c of
an inch; San Francisco, 90 of an inch !;
San LUIS OblSpO, 40 OF an men. Los An
geles, LA inches in less than seven hours !:
San Diego, no report; and Keller, no rain
fall
The weather last night, at the hour in
Dictated above, showed a falling barometer,
rising temperature, northerly winds in
Oregon and Washington Territory, accom-
panied by clear weather For California. a
falling barometer and temperature, with
northwesterly winds and fair to cloudy
weather IN the northern part of the State,
and southeasterly winds with cloudy
weather and light rain.
4 fout-weather sunset was reported from
Los Angeles north to Red Bluff There
was no foul sunset reported from Oregon
all fair in that portion of the Pacific coast
San Diego wires must be Frustrated from
the severity of the storm occurring in the
vicinity of Los Angeles yesterday evening.
One and ffty-four one-hundredths inches
in less than seven hours is heavy rainfall
in any portion of California, except near
Mount Shasta.