Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-09-15
THUNDER AND LIGHTNING,
The First Rain of the Season-The r
markable Storm of Yesterday,

Ane rIrse ram OF the SeasOu-The Re-
markable Storm of Yesterday.
Sergeant Barwick, of the Signal Service,
reports very fine display of atmospheric
electricity yesterday morning beginning
about 3 o'clock-or in other words thun-
der and lightning storm. It travelled from
the east southeast to the west northwest.
During its passage the stars were visible in
the southern horizon, showing that the
electrical display, accompanied by heavenly
artillery, was travelling along the mountain
range OF the Sierras There was no rain
with the display, but the rumbling and
rolling of the thunder was quite distinct,
as also was the display of lightning, which
was both forked and sheet and quite brill
| liant. The lightning continued visible up
to 0 A. NJ. in the northern horizon and low
down towards the mountains, but the
thunder was not heard longer than 4:25 A.
NJ, as the storms distance from the city
precluded the possibility of thunder being
heard, as sound cannot be heard as great
distance as lightning can be seen.
This is the second display of fine fire.
works in September during the past twelve
years. The one before this was during Sep
TENDER, 1887, on the 22d, in which brill
| liant and long flashes of zig-zag or forked
| lightning were seen, from 4:22 to $50 in
the morning, and came from the southeast
as the same one of yesterday did
These electrical displays are caused by
excessive heat at or near the beginning or
ending of the rainy season, when the at
mosphere OF our interior valleys is more
heavily charged with moisture than they
are during the middle and dry portion of
the summer weather.
In the past eleven years there have been
81 thunder and lightning storms, distrib-
| uted as follows Four in 1873, 4 in 1879, 3
in 1880, in 1881, in 1882, 2 in 1883, in
1884 6 in 1885, 3 in 1885, 2 in 1887 and 8
in 1888 Zone on the 18th of May-two yes
terday one in the early morning and one
in the afternoon.
Another thunder storm passed over Sac
ramento little after noon yesterday, being
the first time in twelve years that two thun-
der-storms have occurred inside OF twenty
four hours or less time
The one of yesterday afternoon gave IL
of an inch of rain, which is the first this
season that has fallen to an appreciate
amount.
The thunder in this storm was quite
distinct and the lightning vivid and zigzag
in shape.
During the storm the temperature fell
from 7So to 74o, but at O'Clock it had
again risin to $40.
The first appreciable precipitation OF
moisture last year was on the 9th of Sep
tember and amounted to .02 of an inch
The first this year was yesterday afternoon
IL of an inch, being 10 of an inch short oil
last year to corresponding date
The temperature at 5 A. NJ. yesterday was
$40; I'm, 75o;; P. NJ, $40; P NJ, 500, with
southerly winds and fair weather during
the early morning and northerly winds
and fair to cloudy weather during the af
ternoon. AT 3 P. NJ. it was from the south
west and weather cloudy.
The average temperature was 10 beinl
one warmer than the normal for that day
the highest aud lowest temperature wa
$40 and Coz.
Z State Board of Equalization.
The State Board of Equalization are hav
ing quite time adjusting the assessmen
! of the several counties of the State
Galley moved that Alameda county b.
raised Is per cent. Lost, Messrs Dunn
Morehouse and Sloss voting no.
Morehouse moved that San Francisco b.
J raised Is per cent. Lost, Messrs. Dunn
Galley and Sloss voting no.
, Galley moved that Santa Clara be re
duced 10 per cent and it carried, Dunn
Galley and Sloss voting aye.
On motion of Galley and the same vote
; Los Angeles was reduced 10 per cent
Fresno was also reduced 10 per cent OF
/ the vote of Gaffey Morehouse and S1oss