The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-21
THE WEATHER IN JANUARY.
Report of L. Il. Olney, Weather Bureau
Director for Washington.


The weather OF January was very decidedly
different from that of the three preceding
months, both in the character of the storms
which passed over the state and the length of
their continuance. On the LIST a storm appeared
in the northwest, which passed off without
causing anything more than general moderately
heavy rains. The 5th and 9th were cloudless
On the 9Th storm advanced on the coast, but
too far south to produce very copious rains in
Washington; scattering showers on 9TH and Sth
Simultaneously with the storm of the 9th, NOV
ing landward on the coast, high barometer
area advanced from Nevada northward, reach
ing Western Washington by the 9TH and Sth
and causing the cold weather of the 10th and
18th - zero weather in Eastern Washington
The temperature remained low until the 18th,
when storm in the northwest, passing rapidly
eastward, raised it perceptbly From the 18th
to the 10th was generally rainy on the coast and
on the Sound north of Port Townsend; in other
portions OF the state there were scattering rains
and snow. Features of this period were the
passage of high barometer area across the
state, from southwest to east, on the 10th and
18th, occasioning the calm and cloudy or foggy
weather OF the 17th-l9th. On 10Th storm
center appeared in Eastern Washington, with
high center in Nevada, temperature remain
ing stationary on the Goth, weather clear.
On the DIST another high area advanced on the
southwest coast, weather remaining clear. By
the morning OF the 22d the two high areas had
combined, remaining central IN Nevada, and
dominating the weather OF the entire slope for
several days, causing cool nights and rainless
days in Washington. Ga the sd low barome-
ter center came in on northwest coast and high
reeeded enthusiastically. From the 23d to the
25th the highest temperature of the month oc-
Cured generally at stations in Western Wash
ington. Barometer continued to fall in north
west and scattering rains began on the 18th,
becoming heavy on the 2Sth and 29th in the
west, ana continuing to the end of the month.
On the 2sth and Goth the heaviest rains OF the
month fell at stations on coast and lower Sound.
The lowest barometer was recorded at nearly all
stations on the 25th, and the highest tempera-
ture at stations south and east OF Tacoma on
the 29th.
Wind-The highest winds in Eastern Wash
ington occurred from the ID TO 4th, southerly:
ct Port Angeles, Tacoma and Olympia on the
Goth, southerly; at Tatoosh island and Fort
Candy, 18th and 25th, southeast and east High
est sea Tor twelve months reported st Lapush on
the 2sth; high wind at New Whatcom night of
lst-2d and night of St-4th; chinook winds at
Fort Simcoe on II and 18th. The prevailing
winds were generally in the south quadrant, ex-
cepting east at Tatoosh island, Aberdeen Cen
terville and Pomeroy.
Temperature degrees Fahrenheit)-As de-
duced from reports from q stations, the mean
temperature for Washington was 3l6; mean fo-
Western Washington, II stations, 400; mean
for Eastern Washington, 10 stations, 27.l The
mean tenn pera ture was above the average at all
stations except Fort Spokane. The mean de-
psTture for the whole state. Is stations was
Plus L9: mean temperature Tor Western Wash
iDgtou, stations, plus 20; Eastern Washing
ton, stations, plus l.6. The greatest depart
ures were plus SIS, at Spokane, aud plus Al, at
Neah bay. The average daily maximum tenn
peEature for the state was i8.7; average daiA
minimum for state, % :, average maximum,
| Western Washington, 45.6; Eastern Washington,
So; average daily minimum, Western Wash
ington. Sl2i average, Eastern Washington, 2l5.
The greatest local monthly range Of tempera-
ture was q, al Walla Walla. least local monthly
range, ., al Aberdeen
Precipitation (rsn, melted snow. sleet and
hail in inches and hundredths)-The rainfall
was above the average, except a. Nalla Wal!a
and Fomeroy. The average deficiency for
Western Washington was 2S3, average def
cheney for Eastern Washington, Ola. The great
est deficiency was Ar, at OLYMPIA; least de-
parJure, 600, al Fort Simcoe. The average de-
REGENCY Tor the whole stnte was Is
Weather-In Western Washington there were
an average OF l5.7 rainy, 100 cloudy, SIS partly
cloudy and s. cloudless days; in Eastern VAST
instol 60 rainy. II cloudy, partly cloudy and
II cgoualess days Rain fell t0l inch or morel
in some portion OF the state On : DAYS: in West
eTn Washington on > days; in Eastern Wash
ington on ~ days Rain fell on p days at La
push. thu greatest number Tor any station. and
on day al WaterTille. the least number The
greatest amount of ram in any - consecutive
| hours was inches At Neah bay on the 18th.