The record-union., 1892-03-16
Special to the REcoRD-USIoS.

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SAN Francisco, March 15.-Rain COM
menced in this city about o'clock last
evening, and has continued at intervals
ever since, the showers at times being
quite heavy. The Weather Bureau pre-
diets continuation of the storm.
The precipitation has been general
throughout the State, but the northern
portion of California has been favored
with heavier showers than the southern
part, the latter having light local rains.
1t was thought by many that the late
not spell might have pernicious effect
on growing vegetation, but the storm has
dlspelled all fear regarding the matter.
GILRoY, March ia glorious rain has
been falling here to-day, showers alternat-
| ing with sunshine. There are prospects
that further downfall will take place to-
night. While not actually needed for
some time, this moisture is gladly well
comeG, as 1t makes assurance of fine
season. The precipitation is several
inches short of last season, but veeeta-
tlon and crops are more forward than
then.
LIvERMoRE, March 15.-The rainfall
for the late storm was 0.79 of an inch. and
Tor the season 1896 inches. Unless some
thing unforeseen occurs this insures ex-
cellent crops for this section. Farmers
are decidedly jubilant.
TRACY, March l5.-Sixty-three hun
dredths of an inch of rain has fallen since
last evening. The farmers are more as
sured OF crops than at any previous time
| this season.
TRAvER, March 15.-Sixty-two hun-
dredths of an inch of rain fell since 3
O'Clock this afternoon, and it is raining
hard. For the season, 6:03 inches: last
season at same date 6:39 inches.
RED BLUFF, March 15.-There was a
| heavy rainstorm last evening accompa-
| MED by thunder and lightning. The
rain poured down like cloud-burst for
half an hour. There is no damage to
fruit or grain crops.
Some sheep men report 95 per cent. of
lambs, although there has been heavy
loss OF old sheep the past winter. sum-
| mer fallowing is good since the last rain.
CORNING, March 15.-After stiff south
wind during the night it commenced
raining at o'clock and stopped at noon.
This secures fine crops and enables farm
ers to hnlsh plowing. At 5 O'Clock last
evening there was a nice shower of rain
| accompanied with lightning. Several
showers have since followed. Along the
Coast Range it looks like more rain.
CoLUsA, March l5.- Everybody is
happy. An inch and fifty-six hundreths
OF rainfall to-day.
WILLOWS, March 15.-A DRILLING rain
began falling early this morning, and
continued until l o'clock, amounting to
half an inch. The farmers think it BEN
efcial in softening the ground, which
was drying too fast from the late heat and
north wind.
LAKEPoRT, March l5.-Rain began fall
ing here yesterday at 3 o'clock, when a
very heavy shower fell Last night it
rained quite hard, and this morning the
gauge registered .46 of an inch, making
the total for the season 1864 inches.
Crops were just beginning to need rain.
ana with such rains as usually come in
April and May, good crops are assured
for Lake County.
ST. HELENA, March 15.-A needed rain
began falling last evening, continuing
through the night and most of the day.
The rainfall for the storm is Ito inches.
and for the season 1857 inches. against
23.lO inches for last season. The rain
| comes just right. Farmers are jubilant.
NAPA, March 15.-Heavy showers of
rain fell here last night. This morning
the total rainfall TO date was 1886 inches.
The rain was eagerly welcomed by the
farmers, the north wind having baked the
ground in some places.
PETALUMA, March l5.-It commenced
| raining here about o'clock last night.
and continued throughout the night
Rain for the storm, about half an inch.
1t was much needed, and made every
body happy.