The record-union., 1891-07-04
JUNE WEATHER.
The Past Month Remarkable for
Climatic Extremes.
Something About Cold westers and
Hot Northers-KilIing Frosts and
Blistering Winds.

The month of June, remarks Lieuten-
ant Finley, in his meteorological review
of the weather for the past month, has
been remarkable for extremes of tenn
perature and excessive rainfall. The
temperatures have been the highest for
many years, if not the highest ever re-
corded in California. From the lst to the
Goth of the month the temperatures We're
generally below the normal and much
cloudiness prevailed. This o. was the
period also of frequent precipitation. All
cyclonic disturbances during the month
have mov ed eastward north of Washing
ton, but their energy in 4 number Of i'll
stances was so, marked as to carry the
area of precipitation southwark to Central
California
The month has been of extreme inter-
est from a meteorological point of view,
III that it has afforded opportunity for the
study and forecasting of the two most i'm
portant features of summer weather, viz:
cold weSters and hot nOrthers. The
former have been marked, but not un-
usually so, while the latter have been eX-
traordinary. It was very fortunate for
all kinds of vegetation that the not
norther came near the end of the month";
had progressed so far as to be in condi-
ton TO avoid serious damage. The dis
tribution, then. of these two extremes OF
summer weather has really been most
fortunate for agricultural and horticult-
ural interests in California.
In Oregon and Washington the distri-
button of precipitation and the variable
ity Of temperature has been very favor
able to crops generally speaking. There
has been some complaint, however, Of too
much rain, which has been excessive in
Northern Oregon and Central Wash
ington.
RAINFALL.
The prominent feature of the month
has been the excess of precipitation in
y Northwestern California, Nevada, Oregon
and Washington, whore the departure
above the normal ranges from IL OF an
inch in Nevada to $50 inches in Northern
Oregon and Central Washington. This
large amount of rainfall has been due to
the frequent passages of cyclonic disturb
ances from the Pacific Ocean eastward
over British Columbia.
In spite of their high latitude excessive
precipitation has resulted from their un-
usual number and the rapidity with
which they succeeded each other. In
Southwestern California and Arizona de-
ficiency has occurred which ranges from
.04 to so of an inch. Rain fell on is days
in California; on 3 days in Arizona; on Is
days in Nevada; on y days in Oregon,
and on 2S days in Washington.
Snow fell in Northern and Eastern
California, Nevada and Southern Oregon
on the Sth, and in the mountains Of Cali
fornia and Nevada on the Sd and 9TH.
at Walla Walla, WASH, Loo inches on
18th and I4th; at Spokane, Wash, 1.12
inches on 18th.
LOCAL STORMS.
Thunder storms occurred as follows
Harkey's Corners, Cal, 18th; Yuba City,
Cal, 18th; Spokane, Wash, 18th; Lancas-
ter, Cal, 30th. Hail occurred at Harkey' s
Corners, Cal, 18th. Severe wind storms
occurred at Oakdale, Cal, 22d, destroying
ing fruit trees. Sand storms occurred at
Fresno on Sth and 18th. Winds of
twenty-five miles and over occurred on
three days at Yuma, six days at Keeler,
one day at Red Bluff, fourteen days at
San Francisco, sixteen days at Winnie
mucca, six at Fort Candy, three at Spo-
kane and two at Eureka.
TEMPERATURE.
This element has been one of the most
interesting meteorological features of the
month, but the mean values give very
little indication of the unusual extremes
which have been experienced. The
average values smooth out the abrupt
changes. The influence of the cold west
ers has outweighed the hot northers the
last week of the month.
We therefore find that the temperature
is below the normal in all districts eX-
cept Southern Arizona, Southwestern
California and Southwestern Oregon.
The deficiency ranges from 2
in California and Washington to 30
IN Nevada. The excess has been
most marked in Central California. The
highest temperature, ll60, occurred
at Yuma 29th, and 145' at
Salton, Cal, 18th. The minimum temp
erature, 30o, occurred at Winnemucca,
Sth Killing frosts in Northern Cali
fornia and Northern Nevada, 9th, Sth and
10Th.
Following is a statement of the rainfall
and temperatures at the Signal Service
Stations for June, 1891: