The record-union., 1891-08-05
JULY WEATHER.
Its Eccentricities Explained by Lieu
tenant John P. Finley.
High Temperatures, High Winds and
Local Storms Some Injury by
the Heat to Fruit Crops.

In his review of the weather conditions
for July Lieutenant John P. Finley, the
officer in charge of the Pacific Coast
w Gather Bureau, says: The month OF
July has been distinguished by excess
lVely high temperatures, local storms,
nigh winds and early rains. All cyclonlc
dlsturbances-thati is, their centers-have
moved eastward over British Columbia,
beyond the limits Of the Weather Bureau
charts. In two instances the centers
came sufficiently far south to give rise to
light rains in Northern California. These
disturbances passed over British Column
bia on the 7th and 8th, and on the 24th
and 25th. This last disturbance moved
eastward with extreme slowness, remain
ing in the vicinity of the Pacific States
from the Goth to the 30th. It's easterly
movement was delayed by the presence
of very decided area of high barometric
pressure, central in the vicinity of Mon
tana for several days. This high pressure
area gave rise to the hot wave in Oregon
and Washington on the 22d and 23d, and
as 1t moved further southwark 1t deVel-
oped the hot wave in Southern California
on the 24th and 25th.
This anti-cyclonic area was of enor
NOUS extent, embracing the whole coun-
try from the great lakes to the Rocky
Mountains, and from British America to
Mexico. The high temperatures hasten
the ripening of crops in many cases, but
In parts of California injury was caused
to the fruits. There was some injury to
garden crops in Oregon. The early rains
caused considerable surprise TO farmers
and fruit-growers in Northern California,
and some injury was reported to grain
and fruit crops, also to hay that was cut
and was laying in the fields.
As, generally speaking, little prepara-
ton Is made by the farmer and horti-
culturist in California during the summer
season to guard against damage by in
clement weather, the loss sustained by
them during July has apparently not
been severe under the circumstances. 1t
may be question as to whether greater
precaution would justify the expense of
providing it.
RAINFALL.
The monthly precipitation has been
decidedly above the average in Eastern
and Southern Oregon, and considerably
above in Northern Nevada and North
western California. A marked deficiency
has occurred in Western Washington
Northwestern Oregon, Southeastern Cali
fornia and Arizona. The excess ranges
from 0.0S inches at San Francisco to SO
inches at Baker City and 0.S0 inches at
Walla Walla. The deficiency ranges
from 0.0l inch at San Diego to i.02 inches
at Fort Candy and 2I7 inches at Fort
Grant.
The heavy rains in Oregon and Eastern
Washington on the 9Th and 10th were due
TO the combination of two cyclonic dis
turbances and their low latitude. Rain
fell on Ii days in California, on l3 days in
Arizona, on days in Nevada, on % days
in Oregon and on % days in Washington.
The greatest rainfall in twenty-four hours
occurred at Baker City, Or, on the 10th,
1.l6 inches; at Fort Grant, O.S2 inches. on
the 10th; at Roseburg, 0.36 inches, on
the 9th.
LOCAL STORMS.
Thunderstorms occurred as follows:
Bellevue, Idaho, 9TH; Deer Lodge, Mont.
18th; Carson City, New, 23d: San
Bernardino and Lancaster, Cal, 24th;
Genoa, New, 9th; Austin, New, 2Sth.
Hail occurred at Bellevue, Idaho, 7th,
damaging crops and trees; Austin, New,
2Sth. Winds of twenty-five miles per
hour and over occurred on II days at
Winnemucca, New; days at Keller: IL
days at San Francisco; 2 days at Fort
Grant; l day at Eureka and Yuma.
Floods occurred at Benson, Ariz., 23d;
Genoa, New, 24th; Austin, New, 26th.
TEMPERATURE.
The month of July has been abnormallv
warm in all districts, even at the Coast
Stations with one or two exceptions, 1t
has been decidedly above the normal in
California, especially in the Sacramento
and San Joaquin Valleys, and in the
southwest portion of the State. The ex-
cess ranges from 10 to 80 in Oregon and
Washington to 30 to 6o in California. A
deficiency of 10 occurred at Fort Candy
and of 30 at Fort Grant, Ariz. At Eureka.
Cal, the temperature remained normal.
The highest temperatures occurred as
follows: Fresno, ll4o lst; Yuma, 1859
18th and oath; Red Bluff, Il2o Ist; Los
Angeles l060 25th; Portland, Roseburg
and Walla Walla, 1929 23d; Indio, 1919
23d; Mammoth Tank, 1919 24th; Cotton
wood, ll5o 4th. Several fatal cases OF
sunstroke were reported from towns in
tho central and southern portions OF
California.