The record-union., 1892-02-04
JANUARY WEATHER.
1t Began With a Cool Wave, and
Ended in Warm Rains.
The Mercury Climbed Up to Eighty
Degrees In the South-4An Sec
tions Well watered.

In his monthly review of the weather,
r. E. Kerkam, Chief of the Weather
Bureau for the Division of the Pacific,
says:
The month of January, 1892. opened
with cool wave over the interior Of the
Pacific slope, and with disturbance ad-
Yanclng over the upper coast, which lat
ter had advanced eastward to Northeast
ern Montana by the morning Of the 3D..
The morning OF the 4th saw a depression
over west Central Nevada, with high
! pressure area advancing over the upper
California and Oregon coasts, that COW
cred the west slope of the Rockies, north
OF Arizona, on the 5th, giving fair and
cool weather TO the interior.
On the 9th depression advanced from
the ocean, attacking the entire coast, but
centering on the upper California and
Oregon coasts and causing light, scat
tering rains in Northwestern California
and Western Oregon. During the nights
of the 9th and 9TH rains began throughout
/ Western Oregon, Northern California
and Northern Nevada, and continued
With scattering precipitation in the re-
manning districts until the evening OF the
Sth. bat with q continuation Of snowfall
in Eastern Oregon and Northern Utah.
A high pressure area covered the upper
country on the Ilth, with logs fairly gem
high winds on the upper coasl. The
temperature fell to and below zero in por-
tions Of Eastern Washington and Oregon
and in Northern Utah. j low barometer
over the southern country served us all
attraction for the cold northeriy winds
from this high pressure. and cool weather
continued until the 18th, when there was
a breaking-up OF these conditions by an
advancing disturbance toward The Wash
iDgton coast.
ON the morning of the 10th a depression
formed III Southern Nevada ana South
eastern California, and a high pressure
was advancing eastward over W eStern
! Oregon; the storm in the south continued
until the morning OF the 18th, when high
nOrtherIy winds occurred throughout
Northern California. The passage Of a
! disturbance north OF Washington gave
rains and SHOWS to Washington and Ore
gOn on the 18th, 18th, and Z centeTing of a
high pressure area over Nevada and
| tab, and the development of a storm on
the upper coast on the 18th and Goth gave
strong winds and rains to the upper
coast on the 10Th.
Fair and cool weather prevailed in
nearly ali districts from the Dist to 24th,
and on the I'D and -3I, under the iufiu-
ence OF high barometer over the inte-
( rior, there was formation Of the pOgonip
fogs in Western Nevada and with cold,
ioSgy NedGuGI ldlEiy s0AItIdl on Ile coast
/ and interior valleys. An advancing
storm toward the upper coast on the 25th
resulted i'll rain and high winds III " est
ern Oregon and Northern California, the
rains extending eastward and southwark
to the Rockies and northward over Wash
ington and Oregon
Generally unsettled conditions pre-
vailed from the 9th to the close of the
month, heavy rains falling in Southern
California and Southern Arizona on the
9th and 18th, and d disturbance that
came III on the upper coast gave rains and
high winds to Washington and Oregon on
the 18th and 10Th. The development of
depression Southern Nevada and South
eastern California on the Both continued
the Scattering rains over the interior and
southern sections, and also gave general
precipitation to Northern California, the
month closing with threatening condi-
tions south of the Oregon and Idaho State
lines.
Precipitation fell in Washington on
% days during the month; on y days in
! Oregon; on l5 days in Northern Calitor-
mia; on days in Southern California; on
10 days in Nevada; on l3 days in Utah,
and on days in Arizona. High winds oc-
Cured on the Washington coast on -
days; in Oregon on days; in Northern
California on II days; in Southern Cali
/ fornia on l Gay; in Nevada on days, and
/ in Arizona on days. The coolest
days occurred between the 10th and the
10th, and warmeSt between the 10Th and
9th, with a high temperature Of 300 at
Los Angeles on the Sd.