The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1892-02-03
JANUARY WEATHER.
Regular Monthly Review of the Bureau
of the Pacific Division.


The month of January, 1892, opened
with cool wave over the interior of
the Pacific slope and with a dis
turbance advancing over the upper
coast which latter had advanced east
ward to northeastern Montana by the
morning of the 3rd. The morn
ing OF the 4th saw depression over
west-central Nevada with high pres
sure area advancing over the upper
California and Oregon coaats, that
covered the west slope of the Rockies,
north of Arizona, on the 9th, giving
fair and cool weather to the interior.
On the 9Th a depression advanced
from the ocean, attacking the entire
coast, but centering on the upper
California and Oregon coasts and
causing light scattering rains in
northwestern California and western
Oregon. During the night of the
9th rains began throughout west
ern Oregon, northern California and
northern Nevada and continued, with
scattering precipitation in the re-
naming districts until the evening OF
the Ssh, but with a continuation of
snowfall in eastern Oregon and north
ern Utah.
A high pressure area covered the
upper country on the 10th, with fogs
fairly general throughout the Pacific
States, and high winds on the upper
coast. The temperature fell to and
below zero in portions of eastern
Washington and Oregon and north
ern Utah. A low barometer over the
southern country served as an at
traction for the cold northerly winds
from this high pressure and cool
weather continued until the 14th
when there was breaking up of
these conditions by an advancing dis
turbance toward the Washington
coast. On the morning of the 10th a
depression formed in southern Ne
vada and southeastern California,
and high pressure was advancing
eastward over western Oregon; the
storm in the south continued until
the morning of the 18th when high
northerly winds occurred throughout
northern California. The passage Of
a disturbance north of Washington
gave rains and SHOWS to Washington
and Oregon on the 1S-l9th, and a
centering OF high pressure area over
Nevada and Utah and the develop
ment Of a storm on the upper coast
on 19-20th gave strong winds and
rains TO the upper coast on the Goth.
Fair and cool weather prevailed in
nearly all the districts from the 21st
to oath, and on the 22d and 23d,
under the influence of a high barom-
etor over the interior, there was for
nation of the pogonip fogs in western
Nevada, and with cold foggy weather
fairly general on the coast and in
terror valleys. An advancing storm
toward the upper coast on the Goth
resulted in rain and high winds in
western Oregon and northern Cali
fornia, the rains extending eastward
and southwark to the Rockies and
northward over Washington and
Oregon. Generally unsettled condi-
lions prevailed from the 9th to the
close OF the month, heavy rains fall
ing in southern California and south
ern Arizona on 27-2Sth, and a disturb
ance that came in on the upper
coast gave rains and high winds to
Washington and Oregon on the 2sth
and Goth. The development of de-
preston in southern Nevada and
southeastern California on the 30th
continued the scattering rains over
the interior and southern sections,
and also gave general precipitation to
northern California, the month clos
ing with threatening conditions south
of the Oregon and Idaho State lines.
Precipitation fell in Washington on
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