Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-02

AUGUST Average temperature 69. l, being
% below the normal; rainfail-a sprinkle,
being about equal to the normal precipita-
ton; highest and lowest river, 81 and "A
feet highest and lowest temperature 1909
and 4S'; number of days maximum tenn
perature above 900, 10; clear days, 81; no
tar and no cloudy days, and no days upon
which rain fell; highest wind velocity, "a
miles per hour from the south.
SEPrEMBER-Average temperature, 70. 40.
being so above the normal; rainfall, 90 of
an inch, being 90 of an inch below the
normal precipitation; no frosts; highest and
lowest river, 7.3 and - feet; highest and
lowest temperature, 1909 and Ace; thunder
storms, l; solar halos, 2; clear DAYS, %;
fair, Z; cloudy days, none; days upon which
ram Tell, ); days maximum temperature
above 9O0, 10; highest velocity ofthe wind,
"A miles per hour, from the northwest and
southwest.
OcToBER--Ayerage temperature, &c so,
being % above the normal; rainfall, none
being 20 of an inch below the normal
precipitation; highest and lowest river, 70
and - feet, that is, there was no change in
the river during October at the hour of
observation, IL A. NJ. each day; highest and
lowest temperature, 920 and 400; number
OF days maximum temperature above SOC.
4; clear days, %; fair, g. cloudy, none. and
no days upon which rain fell. highest
hourly velocity of wind was SO miles. from
the northwest
NoVEMBER-Average temperature, 81
being 1.5' above the normal rainfall. As
OF an inch, being 166 inches below the
normal precipitation; highest and lowest
river, 7.6 and 10 feet highest and lowest
temperature, 750 and go; thunderstorm, l;
d nt irosts, o; heavy frosts, 3; clear days,
"A; fair, 3; cloudy, 8; days upon which rain
Tell, 4; number of days the minimum tenn
perature was below ~, 2; highest velocity
OF wind, p miles per hour, from the north
west.
DECEMBER-The average temperature was
46.70, being 0.50 less than the normal az
deduced from record of "a wears: rain
fall, 2O9inches, being 2.33 inches less than
the average precipitation as obtained from
record of 80 years. The highest and low
est temperature was $50 and 800: the high
est and lowest river los and rs feet: there
were three light and ten heavy frosts
winds obtaining velocity of % miles or
more occurred as follows: On the LIST 40
miles, from the southeast 18th, 30 miles
from the northwest; 14th, 81 miles, from
the northwest; Goth, 81 miles from the
north; 2Sth Sc miles, from the south.
The year 1887, in its meteorological fea-
lures, as deduced from the above tables.
shows the annual mean temperature to
have been about equal to the normal as de-
duced from record of "a years, and as
compared with Signal Service data from
the beginning of observations. We find
that this year has more clear DAYS (267)
than has ever before been recorded. The
greatest number before this wear was 263
days, in 1888, and the least number, pos
days in 1879. For the first time since 1868
the prevailing direction of the wind was
from the northwest. There has been but
six years out of IS when this has occurred,
being 1858, 1854, 1855, 1862, 1863 and the
present year, 1887. AT all other times from
the south or southeast.