The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-02-13
SIGNAL SERVICE U. s. ARMY.
Division of the Pacific--W eather Review
for January, 1891.
SAN Francisco, Cal. Feb. l. lS9,

SAN FRANCIsCo, Cal, Feb. l, 1891.
The month of January has been not
able for the following important features:
1st.-The high latitude of the easterlv
movement of cyclonic areas. 2d.-Al-
though the approximate paths of eight
cyclones have been charted for the
month in no case did the center of any
storm reach southwark into Washington.
3rd.-The marked deficiency in precipi-
tation throughout the Pacific coast
states. .4th.-GeneraI increase in tenn
perature in all districts, especially in
Washington. 5th.-The periods of fair
weather in Washington and Oregon
from the 9TH to the 14th, and from the
10th TO the 23rd, when this region was
occupied by an anti-cyclone. 6th.-The
slow movement-of the cyclonic areas of
the month, especially the storm of the
14th to 10Th, which required nearly five
days to pass eastward beyond Washing
ton. 7th.-The period of high norther1y
winds in California from the 2oth to the
3Oth, when the velocities ranged from 25
to over 40 miles per hour at many
places. During this time an anti-cy-
clone was central on the northwest coast
OF California and the southwest coast OF
Oregon. Sth.-The peculiar develop
ment OF the cyclone of the 29th to 31st.
This storm appeared to remain almost
stationary over British Columbia, but
ishing barometric pressure to the south
ward, without apparently changing the
location OF its center. The barometer
fell slowly but constantly for three days.
from Mexico to British America, cul-
ninating on the night of the 31st. In
light rains with snow in mountains, in
California, Nevada, Oregon and Wash
ington. 9th.-The development of
huge "waterspout" off the mouth of the
Columbia River on the 9TH, in the south
east quadrant of the cyclone then central
off Vancouver's Island. This cyclone
first appeared OH December 3lst, last and
remained in the vicinity of Washington
until January 9Th. The "waterspout"
was reported as of remarkable size and
power, moving from S. w. to n. E. at
tended by a loud roaring noise. 1t
seemed to possess the characteristics of
veritable tornado and would undoubtedly
have caused considerable destruction to
property, and perhaps life, if it had
passed over the land. 10th.-The heavy
and continuous gales off the Washington
coast, especially from the 18th to the 18th
during which time the average daily
maximum velocity at Fort Candy was
nearly so miles per hour. T1fh-'
The heavy rains turning to snow in the
mountains in Southern California and
Southern Arizona ON the 28th and 10Th,
resulting from the high northerly winds
and low temperatures of that period.
San Diego 1.08 inches of rain and Fort
Grant 800 inches of snow. -
RAINFALL.-The rainfall has been def
cient in all districts, especially in North
ern California, and Western Oregon
The deficiency ranges from .25 inches at
Keeler to 7.78 inches at Eureka, 457 in
ches at Red Bluff and 4.0S inches at San
Francisco. The rainfall at San Francisco
has not been SO small since 1852 when
the amount reported was 0.58 inches. In
1851 the amount was O.72 inches. The
rainfall for January 1891 is 0.9S inches.
In January 1862 there was recorded "a
SO inches, the heaviest rainfall ever
reported for San Francisco. The largest
monthly rainfall was $50 inches at Fort
Candy. Norain fell at Keeler and Yuma.
The heaviest rainfall in p hours was 1.O8
inches at San Diego on the 2Sth and 29th.
Rain fell on % days in Washington; in
Oregon 24days of rain and 3 days of snow;
in California 19 days of rain and 13 of
snow; Nevada 10 days of rain and II
days of snow.-Local storms: Astoria,
2nd, thunder, lightning and hail.
q TEMPERATURE 1t has been above the
normal in all districts except northern
Nevada where the deficiency is only one
degree at Winnemucca The excess is
most marked in Washington, northern
Oregon and southwestern California
where it ranges from to 13 degrees.
The highest temperature 80, occurred at
Los Angeles the 23 The lowest minus
1S degrees at Halleck and Carlin, New.
the 10th. JOHN p. FINLEY,
Lieutenant Signal Corps, In Charge.