Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-06

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WOODLAND, January 5th.-Rain to the
amount of % of an inch has fallen herein the
last twenty-four hours, making 80 inches
for the season; at y olo As of an inch fell, and
for the season 6.10; at Winters .33 of an
inch fell, and for the season 1914. A small
amount of snow fell throughout the
county. The indications for more rain are
good.
DAvIsyILLE, January 5th-Snow began
falling at 7:30 this morning and continued
till 1915. The rainfall for the season is
5.12, and for the storm 205. The wind at
present is north and clearing.
DIXON, January 5th.-Not more than
half an inch of snow fell here to- day, and
it all disappeared in the course of a couple
of hours. The rainfall for the last storm
amounts to 2.7l inches, making total of
sos inches for the season.
SUsANvILLE, January 5th.-There is one
foot of snow in this valley. There is splen-
did sleighing.
MARYsvILLE, January 5th.-Twelve-hun
dredths of a inch of rain fell last night.
There was little fine snow in the air for
few minutes this morning, which melted
as it fell.
lone, January 5th.-The biggest snow
fall since February, 1868, occurred here
yesterday afternoon. This is the fourth
fall of snow in lone valley since 1889.
FAIRFIELD. January 5th.-We had a
snow-storm this morning from I to A. M,
covering the ground with white MANTLE
but the rain which followed soon made it
disappear.
Rio VISTA, January 5th.-The snow of
yesterday and this morning gave us .25 of
an inch Of water.
SoNoMA, January 5th.-It has been rain
ing and hailing here at intervals all day.
The hills near town present beautiful
sight with their tops covered with snow.
SANTA Rosa, January 5th.-The hardest
hail-storm ever known in this county took
place this afternoon at 3 o'clock, and con-
tinued for one hour, covering the ground
with a quarter of an inch of hail Snow
balling was INDUCED in for several hours.
SAN JOSE, January 5th.-Had heavy rain
last night. II is showery to-day.
GILRoY, January 5th.-It is still raining
here. The fall Wednesday was 75 of an
inch, and for the season 1925 inches. The
Oldest inhabitant is paralyzed by three
SuOICSSANS ohOh oLOlihS III lMcHlN -1Oul
hours.
SANTA CRUZ, January 5th.-Snow fell
this morning for the first time in many
years, and only few inches was on the
ground. 1t has been raining at intervals
during the day.
GONZALES, January 5th.-The rain con-
tinues. For this storm 2 80 inches has
fallen, and Tor the season $40 inches. The
snow on the mountains is six inches deep.
STOCKTON, January 5th.-The rainfall to-
day was .0S of an inch, making total for
the season of $40 inches, as against 1SS
inches for the corresponding period last
year. The weather tonight is still un-
settled.
MERGED, January 5th.-Rain for the day
ending o'clock this morning measured
.35 of an inch, making $40 inches for the
season. Snow has nearly disappeared.
VIsALIA, January 5th-The rainfall for
the storm is 2.0S inches, and for the season
3.44 inches. The rain is not yet over. The
prospects for a prosperous season were
never more favorable at this time of the
year.
SAN BUENAvENTURA, January 5th.-It
showered the greater part of last night, and
about one inch of rain fell, making the to-
tai fall for the season 1850 inches.
SAN BERNARDINo, January 5th.-The
rainfall since the Sd is 612 inches, and it is
still threatening. Snow on the foothills.
The thermometer is 42o.
RIVERSIDE, January 5th.-The rainfall
last night was 80 OF an inch.