The record-union., 1892-07-09
METEOROLOGICAL GYMNASTICS.
The Weather Clerks Operations Dur
ing June Reviewed.
Ir Was Hot and Cold at Times from
Yuma on the South to Spokane
on the North, Says Finley.

In his review of the weather for the
month of June Lieutenant Finley says
that all storm areas passed eastward
north of Washington, and invariably
north of the fiftieth parallel of north lati-
tude. The rains ofOregon and Washing
ton occurred during the passage OF these
'1ows'' over British Columbia. while the
precipitation in Nevada and California
occurred in connection with.the baromet-
ric troughs extending southwark from
the lows over the plateau regions.
These elongated barometric depresslons
were very frequent during the month,
which fact gave rise to the prevalence OF
strong westerly winds from the ocean
and long periods of abnormally cool
weather, with clouds and fog.
The barometric highs were few and
of small energy, the most pronounced oc-
curing between the 18th and I'D, when
the highest temperatures prevailed in
California and Arizona. The high tenn
peratures in Nevada, Idaho, Oregon,
Washington and Montana occur during
the slow passage Of lows" eastward
over British Columbia and the adjacent
provinces.
The maximum temperatures of the
the low" which remained almost sta
tionary north of the fiftieth parallel from
the Goth to the 10Th. Those few days of
excessive temperatures brought the aver
age temperature of the month TO the nor
nal and slightly above in Northern Ore
gon, Washington and Idaho. The prev
alence of westerly and northerly winds
over southerly during the month kept
the temperature below the normal in
Nevada and Utah.
In California the prevalence of south
erly and westerly winds over northerly
and easterly caused the temperatures to
remain generally below the normal in
that State. The month of June was unu-
sually free from hot northerly winds,
and very little damage was done by them.
The little that has occurred was confined
TO the northern portion OF the State. In
the San Joaquin Valley and adjacent re-
glons the low temperatures and cloudl-
ness was detrimental to fruit crops.
RAINFALL.
This was decidedly below the normal
throughout the Pacific Slope and plateau
regions. except in Northern Nevada,
Northern Utah and at San Diego. The
deficiency ranges from a trace at Yuma
TO .O7 of an inch at Fresno, Lie inches at
Eureka and l.3l inches at Spokane. The
excess ranges from .06 of an inch at San
DiegS to 40 of an inch at Salt Lake City
and 1.07 inches at Carson City.
The heaviest rains in twenty-four hours
occurred as follows: Carson City, 2.02
inches, 18th and 14th; Tatoosh Island, "a
of an inch, 9Th; Idaho Falls, LIB inches,
10th; Helena, 1.60 inches, 10th.
Precipitation of snow in the Sierra Ne
vadas was reported on the Sth, 9th and
10th. Thunder-storms were reported
near Bakersfield on the 1st, Chico the Sth,
Stockton the 8th, Acampo the 18th and
Spokane the 18th. Hail was reported as
occurring east of Fresno on the 9th, and
at Barstow on the same date.
Rain occurred in Northern California
on the 9Th to eth, 9th, 10th, 18th to 10th.
oath, 2Sth and 18th; in Arizona the 18th,
9th to 18th; in Nevada the 9th TO 18th,
18th to 10Th, 23d and 18th; Oregon the 1st
to 7th, 9th, 10th, 18th to 18th, 18th to 22d
and Both; Washington 1st to 7th, 9Th, 10th,
18th to I'D and Both.
TEMPERATURE.
The average temperature of the month
was, except at few isolated stations, be-
low the normal throughout the Pacific
slope and plateau regions. The defci
ency ranges from one degree at Fresno,
San Francisco, Tatoosh and Port Ange-
les, to four degrees at Roseburg and Car
son City.
The excess occurred as follows: Sacra-
mento 10, Tucson II, Walla Walla 10, and
Olympia p.
The extreme maximum temperatures
occurred as follows: Yuma, l160 on the
Goth, 1l20 on the 2lst, Goth to 2Sth; The
Needles, 116o on the 9th, 1I40 on the Goth,
21st and 18th; Red Bluff, 1922 on the 9th;
Fresno, 1040 on the Goth; Walla Walla,
1040 on the 10Th.
Minimum temperatures: Carson City,
go on the 4th, 8th, 18th; Baker City. 26o
on the I'd. Frost-Carson City, on the
4th, 9Th, 9th, Sth, 9th, 18th; Conejo, on the
: 9th; Simiopolis on the Sth; Montalvo, on
the 9th.
Statement of rainfall and temperature
at Weather Bureau stations, June, 1892: