Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-05
GLORIOUS IT is.
The summer Climate of Los Angeles
Beats the World.

Beats the World.
Turning back to the files of the
HERALD for the Signal Service weather
report for June it appears from the fol-
lowing analysis that the month was an
exceptionally equable one:
The highest mean of any one day in
the month was 66 degrees, and the lowest
mean OF any one day was 80. Thus the
mean temperature of the days varied in
month only degrees. The absolutely
highest temperature Of the month was 81
degrees, and the lowest absolutely in the
month was 81 degrees. A variation of
80 degrees in month is a pretty even
climate. The greatest range for any ore
day was 27 degrees. A difference of
about 20 degrees was the rule daily all
the month. For the same time the rela-
tive humidity was low, and the atmos-
phere was light, dry and comfortable.
During these June days there was fresh
breeze constantly from the ocean. The
extreme velocity of the wind was only
IA miles an hour, and the total move
ment aggregated 2,649 miles, less than
80 miles day, less than an average of 8
miles an hour. There was no rain dur
ing the month-not one day when one
hundredth part of an inch fell.
A similar analysis of the Signal Service
report for July just closed shows like
this.
The highest temperature for the
month was 80 degrees. the lowest 81,
while the mean was II degrees. The
maximum records for the 81 days ran at
| II, the least maximum, to SO, the
greatest. The majority of the days ran
at II to 50. Sixteen days the maximum
| lay between these points. Nine days he
maximum point was between 82 and 80,
| both exclusive, and the other six the
| mercury reached 80 degrees or higher
The minimum of the 81 days lay between
"a and GA degrees, there being no day
that the mercury did not go as low
as the last named point. A very large
majority of the days of the month show
minimum temperature of about 60 de-
grees. the record varying degree or two
one side or the other of that point. The
monthly range of temperature was 45
degrees the greatest range in any one
day was 81 degrees, and the least II.
The mean daily range was 25 degrees.
Nor is the month of July. in 1889 an ex-
ception in its record to that general rule
in Los Angeles. The mean for twelve
previous years, as furnished by the Sig
nal Service officer is as follows: Mean
temperature for this month in 1877, II
1878, 6S; 1879, 81; 1880, Ga; 1881, SO;
1882, 6S; 1888, 20; 1884, 20; 1885, 20;
1886, 70; 1857, 20; 1888, 6S.
As matter Of fact the July just closed
was trifle hotter than the average, the
records figuring out an excess for the
month of 73 degrees.
But this does not fully state our case.
In figuring out this weather record it
must be remembered that in all the
month closed there did not fall one drop
of rain. Crystal skies, and light, clear
air bent over and enveloped this section
every day of these thirty one. Scarcely
a cloud fitted across the sky, and no
muegy, heavy, sticky air held down the
heat, and made breathing oppressive.
The mean daily relative humidity
was "a. and there has been al
most constantly, during the month,
brisk breeze from the ocean, ten miles
away in bee line. The total movement
of the wind was 1852 miles in the month,
and the highest velocity was only IA
miles. If it would have blown in a steady
current the average velocity would have
been about p miles an hour. And as
there is no wind at night the daily record
would be about seven miles an hour.
Nor is Los Angeles plea for the most
perfect of climates yet exhausted. With
SO few really warm days, with half the
days of the month absolutely cloudless,
and the other merely partly
cloudy, the record for the month
opposite number Of cloudy days"
being marked with zero, with pleas.
ant ocean bree re blowing all day long,
with light, dry air, with cool nights,
there is still a word to add in praise of
the glorious summer climate of this semi
tropic land. 1t is that the highest tenn
perature of the days lasts but for an hour
or two. hot morning is an unknown
thing here. People leave their beds to
go abroad with moderate temperature
that is refreshing. From o'clock to ~
at the longest is the warm period. By
noon the mercury begins to fall under
the influence of the sea air that by this
hour comes in fresh and strong. By two
O'Clock the mercury will have fallen at
least ten degrees from the extreme point
reached.
If every one who takes the HERALD
will mail this number to friend in tn . |
East with this article marked, he will |
effect no little good in doing away with a |
false impression of the summer climaf Q |
of Los Angeles. And eastern peop' Q |
who may read these remarks will do we'll |
to remember that all the facts presented |
above are from the United Signal Ser.
vice office in this city, and worthy of all |
credence. There is not garbled figure
nor an exaggerated statement in the
article.