The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-05
THE RAINFALL.
The Storm Passes Through the Southern


The Storm Passes Through the Southern
Counties.
SANTA MARIA, Dec 4.-Forty-hundredths
of an inch OF rain fell last night. More is
expected. The fears of dry season are
aliayed
CAYUCos, Dec. 4. - The first genuine
southeast rain-storm of the season came
last night AT dusk. It rained steadily about
seven hours, Welding As of an inch. This
will start the grass and set the farmers
blowing, but more is needed.
NEWMAN, Dec. 4.-Rain commenced fall
ing at this place at o'clock last night,
and 40 Of an inch fell up to s O'clock this
morning.
MERGED. Dec. 4-The rain, which CON-
meuced 20 fall at . o'clock yesterday even
ing, continued all night. Dark clouds are
still seen, and should the wind change to the
eaSt another nights rain may b. expected.
The udometer at c. II. Huffman's back
ranch, five miles north of herred, gives 90
of an inch as the rainfall for the storm.
That OF the city gives .43.
NHEATI.AND, Dec IA fine rain fell all
day Yesterday. Ii is much appreciated by
the farmers.
RIVERSIDE, Dec. 4-The first rain Of The
season Eel! this morning gently Tor an hour
or two. The ralSin crop Is practically all
out Of harms way.
ONTARIO, Dec. 4.-Sixty- hundredths OF
an inch Of rain fell last night. The last rain
fell On May 2lst.
FRESNO, Dee about half an inch of
rain fell here during the present storm.
LATHROP, Dec. 4.-The raiu-st0rm ceas ed
this morning with the precipitation OF 81
Of an iuch total for the storm l inch.
Farmers are getting ready for blowing next
week.
PASADENA. Dec. Rain began falling
here at 3 o'clock this morning. and so OF an
inch fell IN four hours. The downfall was
followed by clear and colder weather
hut b good Will result.
ANAHEIa, Dec Rain to the amount Of
80 Of an inch fell during the present storm.
GONZAI rs, Dec. At rained about 60
Of al inch last night and cleared off early
this morning The wind is from the north
and i is thought that the storm is over for a
few days. This rain will start green feed.
MILTON (CaL), Dec. 4.-Sixty-four hun
dTedths Of an inch Of rain has fallen IN the
past thirty-six hours, making total rain
fall Uf :O4 inches Tor the season. Stock
men and farmers are jubilant.
MADEIRA, Dec. "A gentle rain has been
falling at intervals during the past twenty
four hours. The total rainfall thus far is
thirty-fye hundredths of an inch.
SoNOMA, Dec. 4.-Heavy showers Of rain
fell here this afternoon and there are pros
poets OF more tonight.
SAN BERNARDINo, Dec At COM
menced raining before daylight this morn
Ing and showers continued at intervals
nearly all day. 4 vigorous wind was blow
ing from the southeast this morning, which
changed to the northwest during tie fore
noon, and shortly after noon a heavier rain
STERN, accompanied by hail, lasted some
time. The rainfall for the storm is PROB
ably between half an inch and an inch.
The rain did much good and will enable
farmers TO plOw on most varieties of soils.
As irrigation is depended on mainly. the
rainfall is not SO essential except for the
lew who raise small grain on lands not pro-
vlded with an irrigation system.
GILROY, Dec, 4.-The rainfall yesterday
amounted to lbs inches. 1t was cleal
weather this morning with light showers
this evening. The weather is cooler. Pillow.
ing is now under full Roadway.