Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-01
WEATHER STATISTICS.
Showing the Monthly Rainfall, ETC., at
Sacramento for 1885.

sacramento LOT 1000
Prepared by Sergeant Barwick, United States
Signal Service Ohicer
January, lss5-Mean temperature, nominal
rainfall, ZIG inches, which is 1.6l inches less
than the average precipitation for 30 years; frost
was deposited on six days; highest water in the
river, 235 feet lowest, II feet; earthquake shock
on the 30th.
February-Mean temperature, 4o higher than
the average for 80 years; rainfall, 40 of an inch,
being 2 A inches below the average for many
years; killing frost twice and light frost four
times; highest river, Is feet; lowest, l6.l feet
March-The mean temperature was about io
warmer than the average for - years This
was the dryest month of March known here
since 1919. The rainfall was but .Os of an inch,
while the average of many years was inches:
highest river, 10 feet: lowest. 1879 feet; partial
eclipse of the sun on the 10th.
April-The mean temperature was Ia above
the average for many years; rainfall. .6S of an
inch. which was / D inches less than the aver
age for IS years: two earthquake shocks-one on
the Sd and one on the 18th: frost on four occa-
sions; highest river. 10 feet; lowest, l35 feet;
last frost of spring, April 10Th
May-The mean temperature was 10 above
the average for 33 years: rainfall only sprinkle
which was "a of an inch below the average pre-
cipitation for many years; highest river, 1879
feet: lowest, II feet
June-The mean temperature was 100 below
the average for many years rainfall very near
the average, the latter being 10 of an inch, while
the rainfall for this month was IL OF an inch
solar halo on the 9th highest river, II feet
lowest, feet.
July-This was the windiest month ON record
giving from SIC to . l49 miles more wind than is
usual for this month mean temperature, %
below the average of 30 years: average rainfall
for many years. .03 of an inch: this month gave
only sprinkle; two solar halcs, and two par
helias, or sun dogs. on the 9Th highest river.
feet lowest, rs feet
August-The mean temperature was Lilo above
the average for 80 years the highest tempera-
ture recorded occurred this month. and was 1862
rainfall, none the average of many years be.
ing sprinkle: highest river. IS feet lowest,
7.3 feet.
September-The mean temperature was / 90
warmer than the average for 80 years the aver
age rainfall for many years is IL of an inch
this month gave .0S of an inch, or a very small
amount below the mean; lightning on the 9TH
and 9th; highest river 10 feet lowest, 73 feet;
solar halo on the Sth.
October-The mean temperature was go
warmer than the average for So years the aver
age rainfall for many years was ~ of an inch
while this month only gave OF of an inch, (which
is 30 of an inch below the average for many
years: sheet and forked lightning on the 9th :
solar halo on the 18th coron;e around the
moon on the 2Sd; highest river ~ feet lowest,
rs feet.
November-The mean temperature was l1o
greater than the average for So years past
there was 2,705 miles more wind than usually
sweeps over this station during November this
higher velocity, more rain and more cloudy
and rainy days than are usual for the third
month of the rainy season. There were 9.4i
inches more rain than the average for &c years :
rainfall for the month, II "a inches-the average
for many years being only 100 inches; there
were three frosts highest river 2l2 feet low
est. rs feet first frost of autumn Novem.
Der 18th.
December-The mean temperature was 90
warmer than the average of So years: the rain
fall was $40 inches. which us LII inches more
than the average precipitation of Sc years.
There was a lunar halo on the oath, and five
light frosts; highest river 2S9 lowest, J7.2 feet
We find by the above annual review that the
mean temperature for each month was above
the average of many years. except June and
July. These months were below the average.
The mean temperature for the year 1885 is go,
while the average for 81 years is 600 showing the
year 1885 has been a warmer one than usual.
The rainfall from January TO June was the least
ever known to have been pcrcipitated and the
rainfall from September to December Sd was
the most ever percipitated except in 1852, when
III inches was measured, against l72l inches
for 1888.