The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-03
CAN'T ACCOUNT FOR IT.
METEOROLOGIsTs PUZZLED OVER
JUNE'S BIG RAINFALL.

| Last Months Lowest emperature the
Lowest Ever Known IN June-The
Rainfall, 8. 70 Inches, Exceeded Only
in 1875 and 1887-Features of June
in Those TWO Years Compared With
Last Month.
The weather for June this year was ex-
ceptional in many respects, and the contrast
with the preceding month Is marked. May
was a very dry month, the total rainfall
being only .35 Of an inch. In fact drought
prevailed from the beginning to the end Of
the month. 1t was very warm month
after the first week, the lowest temperature,
so, being on the 4th and 5th, and the
highest, So on the 18th. June was exceed
ingly wet aud cold. The lowest tempera-
ture recorded at the signal station was so,
and the highest, go, occurred a week later.
Signal Observer Won Hermann in his
June report says that during the month
Two distinct storm centers passed nearly
over Georgia, bringing abundant rain.
lhe baro meter was generally above the
normal over the state, and no rain fell, ex-
cept small amount due to a thunder
storm on the 9th, until the 18th, when
cyclone appeared in the Gulf. This storm
along the coast, being central off the South
Carolina coast on the 18Th. 1t caused 1.S1
inches OF rainfall at Savannah
Hk ne second storm was cyclone in the
Atlantic passing along the coast. 1t did
not come near enough to permit the center
to be definitely located. The presence of
the cyclone was only indicated by heavy
rains along the coast. Savannah had
from the Goth to the 18th, 2.4l inches.
l)urlnp 10 Hlra Iar- Of .,
which Savannah received the heaviest rain,
4. 81 inches, the barometer was persistently
hlgh. no storm center being evident any
where. Such rains occurring with high
baro meter are called nOn-isobaric and still
puzzle the meteorologists to account for
them. No satisfactory explanation of their
cause has yet been advanced.
THE RAINFALL 9.73 INCHES.
The total rainfall for the month was &C.
cordlngly very great, being 973 inches.
From the comparisons given below it ap-
pears That only twice since 1871 has heav-
Ter rainfall been recorded for June In
June, 1876, $40 inches fell, aud in June.
1857, there were 1916 inches of rainfall
The rainfall for June, 1876 was enormous.
Ihree-tourths of the total amount. or more
IMAM IA inches. fell in seven days, from the
18th to the 18th. The largest amount on
any one day was T. Is inches. The
rainfall for June, 1887, was also
unusually heavy. An examination Ct the
records shows that there were no heavy
showers, except on the Goth and 9th. The
Following note is found in the HonthLy
weather ReUtet0 for that month:
Savannah Ga: Very heavy rain fell at this
place on the 10Th and 9th, the total precipita-
ton amounting to 100 inches, Of which no less
Than $50 inches fell in one day. This rain
storm was the heaviest that has occurred at
tals place since the establishment of the signal
office 1t is not thought that crops in the vicinity
were seriously damaged, as the ground was
very dry previous to the rain.
This record is still uneuualed Last
month, however, is not noteworthy as
regards heavy rain storms The following
are the total rainfallS for last month. re-
ported from some of the cotton REGION
stations in the state: Alapaha 3. II inches
Albany, 3 80 inches; Bainbridge, 3O2: Jesup
3-9l; Millen, 617; Quitman, 2 70; Thomas
vile, :. 50; Waycross, 765, and Live Oak.
Fla, 1907 inches.
THE MONTH EXCEPTIONALLY COOL.
The fact that last month was yer, cool
was commonly remarked. The tenrpera
ture was generally low during the month
until the 17th when it began to rise The
live days from the 18th to the 22d were the
warmest OF the month, the highest temper
allure, 96', occurring on the 10Th From
| the 22d to the end of the month the
weather was cloudy and rainy
and the temperature at no time went above
80. The month had the lowest mean tenn
perature, IS, of any June since 1871. June
1884, however, must have been nearly as
cool, as it had mean temperature only
slightly higher, 75.6' The minimum tenn
perature for the month, So on the first. is
without exception the lowest temperature
ever recorded in June since the signal ia
ton was established here. The maximum
temperature was only four times above 90 =.
a contrast to June year ago during which
the maximum was sixteen times above 9O'
The deficiency in temperature Tor last
month was 1lS', and the deficiency from
Jan. l to June 30 was 434'. 1t is quite
probable now that the remainder of the
| year will also be cooler than the average
The following is the official record: