Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-01
Weather Summary for Each Month OF
the Year 1889.

JANUARY Mean temperature, 450; %
cooler than the average as deduced from q
record of many years. Highest and lowest
temperature go on the 31st, and SO on the
10Th, 18th, Goth, 23i and oath. Rainfall,
Is of an inch sc inches less than the
average as deduced from record of forty
years, in fact it was the driest January
known in that length of time. There were
IS clear days; fair 8; cloudy, 4; and 3 upon
which there was an appreciable precipita-
ton. There were light frosts and heavy
ones. Highest wind velocity, q miles per
hour, from the northwest, ON the 18th.
FEBRUARY-Mean temperature, 500; be-
ing half of degree cooler than the aver
age of many years; highest and lowest
temperatures were 760 on the 18th and 3l'
on the 18th and 1S:h. Rainfall, .33 of an
inch: 2 A inches less than the average of
forty wears. Clear days, 10; fair H. cloudy,
g. and four days with an appreciable rain
fall; light frosts and 8 heavy ones. High
est wind velocity, SO miles per hour, from
the northwest, on the 18th.
MARCH = Mean temperature. SO; 90
warmer than the average of many years.
Highest, 76o on the I'd and 31st; lowest, 410
on the I'd and 19.h. Rainfall, 6 25 inches;
80 inches in excess of forty-year aver
ming storms on the 10th and Goth, one OF
them quite severe, giving twelve bright
flashes of zigzag lightning; light frost on
the 19ih clear days, 6; fair, H. cloudy, -;
and days upon which an applecisble
amount was precipitated, Il. Highest
wind velocity, 30 mites per hour, from the
northwest, on the Both.
APRIL = Mean temperature, Go; %
warmer than the average of over thirty
years; highest temperature $40 on the 9th,
and lowest 400 on the 18th. Rainfall, &c
of an inch; 1.64 inches less than the aver
age precipitation of the past forty years.
Clesr days, 8; fair, 10; cloudy,7; and DAYS
upon which the rainfall was appreciate.
Highest wind velocity, "a miles from the
southwest snd northwest, on the Sd, 18th,
IS b and 27th.
MAY-Mean temperature, $40; being the
same as the average May temperature de-
duced from n record OF thirty-fve years:
highest $40 On the 18th and % b; lowest A
on the Sd, 9Th and Sth. Rainfall, 3 %
inches, being 2 So inches in excess Of the
average as deGuced from forty years
record. In fact it was the wettest May
known since the discovery of gold in 1S49
Clear days, co. fair, s; cloudy, 3; and days
that the rainfall was measurable, s; sn
wind velocity, SO miles, from the south, on
the 9Th.
JUNE-Mean temperature, zoe; being the
same as the average for that month, as de
,duce6 from record OF thitty-fi7e years.
Highest, $50, on the 23j; and lowest, $40,
on the 16h Rainfall. 25 of an inch; .13
of an inch in excess of the average precipi-
tation from record of the past forty years.
The wettest June in that time was in 1875,
10 inches; aud in 1884, 45 inches Clear
days, %; fair, none; cloudy, l; and day
with an appreciable precipitation; an earth
quake on the 20th. Highes. wind velocity,
% miles per hour from the southwest, on
the 5th.
JuLY-Mean temperature, 730; 1o warmer
than the average of many years. Highest,
1919, ON the so b; and lowest, 500 on the
29i. Rainfall, nothing; being .04 of an
inch less than the average of forty years.
The weltest July in that time was in 1860,
G3 OF an inch; and 1861, SO of an inch.
Clear days. 81; fair cloudy and days
that rain fell, none Highest wind velocity,
70 miles per hour, from the southwest, on
the b.
AUGUsT-Mean temperature, 74o; %
warmer than the normal or average tenn
pe-ature of many years. Highest tempera-
tuTe. 1929, on the 14th, and lowest, 51o, on
the 7th. Rainfall nothing, being 003 three
thousaBdthl of an inch less than the aver
age precipitation, as deduced from a record
of forty years. There were bat three years
in that time that gave an appreciable
amount; those were August 1862 1864 and
1876. being oil, 0S and .02 Of an inch re-
speelively. Clear days, 81; fair, cloudy,
and days with rainfall. none. Highest
wind velocity, 81 miles per hour, from the
northwest. on the 18th.
SEPrENRER-Mean temperature, 100; 80
warmer than the average Of many years.
Highest 1919, on the 81. and lowest, 490,
or the 22d. Rainfall nothing, being II OF
az inch less than the average precipitation
of f,rty years. Clear days, 81; no fair,
cloudy OF days with an epprecishle rainfall.
Highest wiod velocity, So miles per hour,
from the north 4 est, ca the sd
0oroBgS-Mean temperature, 620; being
the same as tie average OF IDirty-iVe
years record. Highest temperature, 94o,
on the 4'h and lowest. 42o, on the 10Th.
Rainfall, COZ inches; 5.36 inches in excess
OF the average precipitation, as deduced
FROM record OF forty years This month
gsve tie srestest rsiafsil on record, and is
therefore the Nettes. October known since
1919 Clear days, u; fair. y; cloudy, z (;
aid days With So apprsciao.e rainfall, IL.