The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-17
Rain on Every Day of the Month-It
Was Warmer Thau Usual.

From a Bulletin of the State Weather Bureau.
The month opened with storm on the North
west coast; by the morning of the I'd the
barometer at Tatoosh island had fallen to % 81.
This storm remained in that vicinity until the
morning of the 5th, when the weather partially
cleared on the coast and Southern Washington,
but continued rainy on the Sound. Rain con-
tinued to fall heavily over the whole Puget sound
watershed until the 9th, when, with the warm
winds and rains, the heavy snow in the noun
tans was melted and the streams filed 10 over
flowing, causing the flooding OF bottom lands,
carrying away of bridges, washing out OF rail-
road grades and loss of much private property
On the 10th telegraph lines were seriously
crippled aud all railroads north of Tacoma on
the western side OF the mountains were disabled
and 10 trains were run until evening.
II will be noticed from the precipita-
ton table, With this report that
IS per cent. of the monthly rainfall was re-
corded on the first ten days, only 16 per cent on
the second and 26 per cent on the third ten
days Scattering ralns fell from the 10th 10 the
18th, when a storm advanced on tho northwest
coast, giving general rains; this was followed
by three storms OF more or less severe character
until on the 18th storm was observed in
British Columbia which developed into one of
the severest storms of the month, causing heavy
rains throughout the western portion of the
state and general light rains in Eastern Wash
ington.
Frosts-Frosts occurred with few exception.
Taloosh island, Neah bay and Fort Canby) from
the 18th 10 the 18th, the barometer being high al
that time and the atmosphere comparatively
free from ram conditions
Thunder stoTms-Aberte deem, 9TH. 9TH and 18th.
Solar halas-Pomeroy, - h, 21tl.
Lunar haos-Olympia. 18th.
Auroras-East sound, ls,h, 18th.
EarthQ earthquakes was generally
felt IN Western asaington at rom 3 Is p m. to
80 p III oi the - h.
Winds-Tho prevailing direction was south
snd southwest though notable exceptions were
1ato0sh Island AID \ Aberdeen, east. The highest
velocity was slxty-Six miles from east as
Iato1sa island on tae lith.
Atmospheric preSSurc-fhe monthly mean
barometer Tor eight stations was 3DOSa in;
highest, 30.51l. Al Waiia - ala OF l6lh; lowest
29j2a, on "a; greatest .ocal monthly range, lbs,
al Tatoosh island. The lowest maximum was
- 40e. at Port Ang .es on the l5ta. In Western
Washington tle highest barometer occurred on
the I'd az all stations, except on the 18th, at
Port Angeles; IN Eastern Washington the high
est WIS On the lDtA.
Tempe -atgre Tn degrees FaLrenneit)-As &C.
cuceE 5run. 'hs means o. Twenty-Five staff 1ns,
The me gemgcsatGre o. the state was IS 4; for
Western Washington, with fifteen stations the
mean was AZ. for Eastera Warrington, win
seven stations, mean temperature, 406. The
mean was above the average at al places, except
Furt townsend anu FOgt pskaue. The departure
yatltl from % al IstooSh Island 70 IL at Nalla
Na4'a the average departure Tor twelve stations
Was Il The highest temperature occurred in
Ne>Iern Washington on the 81, or hear that
day, and i'll Eastern Washington on the 4th: the
hlE hest was 70, AZ Wails Waila, on the 4th The
average numoer OF d.ys on which tire temrera-
tEre fell 20 81 or lower IN Western Washington
5 two, IN Eastern Washington, Il; the aver
age minimum Temperature fer Western Wash
ington was as; Tor Eastern Washington, So s.;
the average maximum, Western Washington
SO. Eastern Wash nEton, As; least daily range
Was /, at Doe bay. the S0th.
Following are the mean temperatures and
Their departures for the two divisions of the
state:
Na1a. Departure
western " asnlagtoa ~ > ,
t.xt..rr, Va IL p q