The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-14
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The hottest weather in July st any
point in this state vas sxpsrisncsd 81
Bsidgsport, on the Columbia river. In the
Big Bend--ie6 degrees, on the 3ist. The
coolest record 10 that Of West Ferndaie.
Wbatcom county, % degrees. on the isn.
Centervisie, Kiickisat county. had the
greatest range Of temperature. % degrees.
Fort Candy, Ut the mouth OF the Colum-
bic, the least. 10 degrees. Cheian had the
highest mean TEN peYature for the month,
Is degrees; Tatoosh island the lowest. SOL
Tatoosh island had the greatest rainfall.
LA inches, while Co.fsx had no rain at
all. Anacortes had the heaviest rainfall
In twsnty-four hours, IS Of IN inch.
EIiensturg had the largest number OF
clear days. "a Thess facts are learned
from the July report Of Henry =. Alciasors,
director Of the state weather bureau, Who
makes these comments on the month:
"Thers IL always . marked differences In
this state between the weather conditions
thst usually prevail ia July and those Of
June. This year July had . mean tenn
persturs Of @ degrees. which 10 degrees
warmer than the June mean, though
nearly degrees colder than the average
OF the state the Temperature was degrees,
while in the eastern portion it vas de-
grees colder than the normal July values.
Several stations reported maximum tenn
peratures above 100 degrees. viz: Moxee
hsd . maximum OF i0l degrees. Fort Spo-
kane l02, Ws.is Waiia los. Centervills l0a
aud bridgeport l06. All these high tenn
perssures occurred on the last day OF the
month. which sas BY Ear the hottest day
In July In all sections. As rule the
Highest daily temperatures ranged from 80
alonR the coast 70 "a in Lewis county for
Western Washington. and from rs In Kit
tisas county to - in Douglas county. The
lowest temperature for the state occurred
~ Davenport on the morning Of the 9Th.
when the thermometer registered IS de-
gress. Al this time Of year In Washing
ton the night Temperatures are generally
In the 10. and this 10 one of the reasons
Why Warrington enjoys the most delight
tai and invigorattng summer weather In
the world. The month has been prsc-
tically without serious frosta
This month We have only received 30
per cent. Of the average July rainfall. the
mean rainfall for the entire state being
06s Of IN inch. A deficiency In rainfall Is
noted In both sections Of the state. but IL
10 greater in Eastern Washington ga per
cent. isss) than IN she other half Of the
state. where it 10 only per cent. less. II
10 when We compare the rainfall Of June
With that Of July that We are Impressed
with the striking differences existing be-
tween the weather conditions of those two
months in Washington. For instance,
last month (Junel there Was IN average
rainfall for the state OF l. So inches, whereas
this month We have only 0.6& Of an inch.
or about Is per cent. less than in June.
At Collar. in Whitman county. only .
trace Of rain fell during the entire month.
However, Mt Pullman college. In the same
county. and only about twenty miles to
the southeast OF Colfax, over an inch Of
rain fell during the same period.
To summarize. il may be truthfully
said Of July, 1853. that it was . month OF
fine sunny weather. with timely and bene-
fetal showers, with an almost entire ao-
sence OF injurious hot winds in the east
ern portion Of the state. conditions which
could not DO more propitious TO the
growth and development of the crops
throughout the state, which this year are
quite late but In irst-ciass condition. In
the great grain districts Of Eastern Wash
ington the cereal crops have 20 far adj
vanced ~ 10 be beyond the harmful
effects of anv scorching hot winds tina.
may come along during August. In West
ern Washington hay making has pro-
crossed without interruption, and large
crops of good hay have been housed.
Thunder was heard af Fort Townsend,
Port Angeles. Seattle. Olympia. CRYSTAL
springs. Union CITY. Chehalis and Silver
Creek on The Soth; 81 Rasaiia on Och, 18th.
2fst and 22a; Pullman on "a and 2lst
and Davenport on I3:h. The only hail re-
ported fell at Fort Spokane on the 5th.
Tho only fros: reported occurred ii
Rosaiia on the LIST aaa 18th"