The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-19

Stormy and Warm Beyond Precedent
Snow at Several Points.

THE WEATHER IN NOVEMBER.
Stormy and Warm Beyond Precedent
Snow at Several Points.
OLYMPIA, Dec. 13.-[Special. l-Novem-
Der. 1892, will go down in the meteoro-
logical annals of the state of Washington
as . red-ietter month. The severe and
protracted storm that swept over the state
from the 18th to the 23d, and which re-
suited in disastrous washouts on the prin-
cipal railroad lines in the state, practically
suspending traffic for several days, carried
away railroad and other bridges, caused
nearly all of the rivers and streams to
overflow their banks and even resulted in
loss of life in terrible landslide, Will be
long remembered by the people OF this
state.
The excessive rainfall resulting from
this storm ran up the average rainfall for
Western Washington to 11.O9 inches, or
43 per cent. above the usual November pre-
cipitation. In crossing the Cascade range
of mountains into Eastern Washington
the storm decreased somewhat in force,
and hence the precipitation in that portion
of the state, though not SO heavy, was
nevertheless something like 80 per cent.
above the average.
The storm was three days crossing over
into Eastern Washington. where the heavy
rains occurred about the 22d and 23d.
Curious to relate, the 10Th of the month
was almost rainless in all parts of the
state; it looked as if the great storm had
stopped short on that day, and, gathering
its energies. had started out afresh on its
eastern journey. causing steady, though
less copious, rains in that portion of the
state from the 21st till the end of the
month.
The temperature, too, was quite in ex-
cess of the average for this time of year in
all sections of the state, the excess of heat
amounting to nearly five degrees in West
ern and two degrees in Eastern Wash
ington.
The warmest weather was experienced
in all parts of the state on the Sd and 4th,
while the lowest temperatures occurred
generally on the 10Th and 26th in Western
and on the 7th, 21st and 9th in Eastern
Washington.
In the western portion of the state there
was an average of 2 clear, Z fair, q cloudy
and q days with oil or more of an inch of
ram; in the eastern portion there was an
average of clear, 10 fair, Is cloudy and II
days with .01 of an inch or more of rain.
The winds were generally south south
west during the month, and were quite
high during the prevalence of the big
storm of the 18th to 23d. The highest
velocity of the wind at any time during
the month at Tatoosh island was 81 miles
per hour, from the east, on the 30th; at
Port Angeles it was 81 miles, from the
west, on the 9Th; at Spokane So miles.
from southwest, on the 10th; at Walla
Walla So miles. from southeast. on the
9th, and at Olympia 90 miles. from the
southeast, on the 18th.
METEOROLOGICAL SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER.
Mean temperature for the state, 449;
for Western Washington, 1916; for Eastern
Washington, 40.7; highest monthly mean
for state, 1917 at Seattle; lowest, 1914 at
Waterville: maximum temperature at
any station was 70 at Tacoma and Walla
Walla; minimum, above zero at Water
vile.
Average rainfall for the state, $50
inches; for Western Washington, u09;
for Eastern Washington, 2.16 inches;
heaviest local monthly rainfall. 20.62
inches, at Neah bay; least, 0. II at Mckee;
greatest, 24-hour rainfall at any station,
3.27 inches at Aberdeen.