The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-03
SUMNER In WINTERS LAP
DECEMBER UNUSUALLY WARM
ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.


The Excess of Temperature Ran in
Various Parts of the Country from
Three to Thirty-flve Degrees-A Lack
of Rainfall in Most of the States.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-The signal service
weather crop bulletin for December is as
follows: "The month of December has been
unusually warm in all districts east of the
Rocky mountains, while normal tempera-
ture prevailed on the California coast, and
it has be slightly cooler than usual ON the
North Pacific coast Over the central
valleys, extending from the Gulf
coast northward to the lake region
and Minnesota, the average tempera-
ture for the entire month was about
15e above normal. In the lake region, and
along the Atlantic coast from Virginia to
Florida, the average for the month was
about 10e above normal. while in New Eng
land and Eastern New York the excess of
temperature ranged from 80 to g..
IN THE CENTRAL VALLEYS.
'In the central valleys, as shown by re-
ports from st. Louis, the warm period
began about Dec. 9th and continued until
the 30th, the excess of daily temperature
during this period ranging from TO- to So.
and on no day being less than 100. In the
southern states, as shown by reports from
Atlanta, the daily temperature during
the latter half of the month ranged
from 12' TO 23' above normal. At New Or
leans from the Goth to the 30th the daily
excess ranged from 10 to 16'. While the
greatest departure from the normal temper.
ature of the month prevailed in the Missis4
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excess along the Atlantic coast, the warm
est period extending from the 18th to the
30th, during which time the daily
excess at Washington ranged from
IL TO 2S', ana at New York
from g. to 25', the warmest period In this
section falling on the 25th aud Goth, when
it was about 25' warmer than usual.
LIGHT FRosTs.
"Only light frosts occurred along tho
| Gulf coast during the month, but on tho
| Pacific coast the frosts extended southwark
as far as San Diego on the Both and 3lst of
| the month. The most marked cold wave
occurred at the close of the month. The
| lowes t,temper ature obsarved-22' 2'-occurred
| on the 30th at st. Viacent, and the line OF
| zero temperature at no time extended south
| Of Iowa or east of Wisconsin.
WHERE THERE WAS AN EXCESS OF RAIN.
"There has been an excess of precipita~
tion generally throughout the lake region,
Minnesota, Eastern Dakota, Northern New
| England, and in California, Southern Ore
gon, and over the plateau regions. The
rainfall for the month has been most
unusual in California, over Is inches having
fallen at San Francisco, Is inches at Los
| Angeles, and nearly s inches at San Diego,
which was from three to five times the
usual amount for the month. These heavy
rains we're attended by destructive hoodss
causing considerable damage to roads. and
interrupting communication.
| DRY IN THE SOUTH.
Throughout the entire country south o (
the lake region and from Massa chusetts
southwark to Florida less than the normal
precipitation occurred, the month being dry
| in the southern states, where the amount in
rainfall was from 70 inches less than
| usual
''Light storms passed over the lake
regions on the b, 9th, 10th and 1ith, 10th.
18th, 10Th and Goth, 2lst and 22d, and 23d
| TO 25th, while more severe storms passed
over the same region on the 25th and Goth,
and 2Sth to 30th, the latter being attended
by destructive gales along the Arlantic
coast from Hatteras northward and in the
lake region"