The record-union., 1891-11-05
OCTOBER WEATHER.
Lieutenant Finley Explains its Varying
Features.
Carlin, New, Experiences Almost Zero
Weather-Yuma and Red Bluff
Have Close Race.

In the October weather review of Lieu
tenant Finley, of the Division of the Pa
cific, he says: The month of October has
been exceptionally free from violent
atmospheric disturbances. 1t has been
characterized by general uniformity
of climatic conditions which have proved
of decided value to agricultural and
horticultural interests throughout the
Pacific Slope. In California the general
weather conditions have been especially
favorable to the fruit industry. Through
out the month the centers Of all cyclonic
disturbances have passed eastward north
of Washington, a very notable change
from the conditions which prevailed dur
ing October, 1889. In that month the
centers of seven disturbances passed east
ward over Oregon and Washington, one
of which curved southwark into the ex-
treme northern portion of California. and
another passed eastward through South
ern Oregon.
Under such circumstances October,
1889. recorded the heaviest rains for that
month during a period of over forty
years. The rainfall of San Francisco was
7.2S inches, Red Bluff $40, Sacramento
q, Fresno 800, Los Angeles Z, San Diego
20. Compared with the present Ocober,
we nave. San II GdDClSCO O1s J6tCtdAiSA4lO
0.l0, Red Bluff 0.60, Fresno none, Los
Angeles none, San Diego O.4. There
were only two storms during the month
which carried their areas of precipitation
southwark into Northern California, viz:
Sth to 10th, 9th to 18th.
Fogs have been especially heavy along
the entire coast for a considerable portion
OF the month. They were heaviest along
the coast of Northern California on the
9th, Sth, 18th, 2Ist, Goth and 31st. During
thick weather on several OF these dates
damage occurred to moving vessels IN
San Francisco harbor. There has been
considerable warm weather during the
month, the periods of highest tempera-
lures being from the Sd to the 9th, 18th to
10th, 24th to 26th. Frosts have been quite
frequent in all districts, but not destruct-
i've in California.
RAINFALL.
There has been a decided deficiency o
precipitation throughout California, Ari-
zona, Nevada, Utah, Eastern Oregon and
Eastern Washington, and partly in West
ern Washington The only region of eX-
cess was confined to Western Oregon.
The deficiency ranges from OH of an
inch at Yuma to l.65 of an inch at Eureka,
and LAB inches at Port Angeles. The eX-
cess ranges from 0.32 OF an inch at Rose
burg to LOS at Portland and LOO at Ia
toosh. Rain fell on eighteen days in
in Arizona; twenty-three days in Oregon
and on twenty -four days in Washington
The heaviest rainfalls in twenty-foul
hours occurred as follows: Helena, 18th,
I.5S inches, Tatoosh, 10Th, 0.96; 22d, 1.45;
Fort Candy, 22d, l.0l; Portland, 24th, /. 40
LOCAL STORMS.
a thunderstorm occurred in the Sierras
near Keeler on the 9th. A hailstorm oc-
Cured at Hawthorne, New, on the 1st.
. V1f
over occurred on one day at Tucson, two
days at Yuma, two days at Keeler, eight
days at Winnemucca, one day at Baker
City, thirteen days at Fort Candy, TWEEN
ty-three days at Tatoosh Island, one day
at Eureka, one day at Carson City.
TEMPERATURES.
1t has been above the normal in all dis
tricts from Mexico to British Columbia,
but the excess is not generally very great.
1t was greatest in Arizona, Western Ore
gon, Eastern Washington and Southwest
ern California, within which regions the
excess ranged from 30 to 81. Without
more frequent and long continued areas
of high barometric pressures over the
North Pacific region the temperatures in
October will remain above the normal.
The more frequent the storm areas over
this region, the greater the excess of tenn
perature for the Pacific Slope.
The highest temperatures were con-
fined to the first week of the month. as
follows: Yuma, 1902, 7th; Red Bluff, 970
7th; Fresno, go, 9th; Los Angeles, 9O', Sd.
The lowest temperatures occurred as fol-
lows: Baker City, I'd, 24o; Helena, I'd,
2Oo; Carson City, 1st and Sd, 240; Winnie
mucca, Sd, DO; Carlin, New, 30th, Is,
also on the 18th; Boca, Both, 19o. The
heaviest frosts were confined to the first
half of the month, and were most severe
and general on the I'd, Sd, 18th and 18th.
The following is a statement OF the
rainfall and temperatures for October,
1891: