Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-01-26
INTERESTING FIGURES
METEOROLOGICAL DATA FROM
THE OFFICIAL RECORDS.
The Climate OF Olympia-A Good
Showing for This iatitude-in.
teresting Averages of Rainfail
and Temperature Forecast for
the Coming Month.

the OhihS .WOntns
The following data compiled from
the records OF the L. :. Weather Blu
reau Office in this city from 1878 to
1893 inclusive, is believed to be the
most complete statement OF the eli
matte conditions OF this section ever
published. While the data pertains
directly to Olympia, yet, il is very ap-
plicable t. the entire Puget Sound
country.
OWING to the often exaggerated
statements made regarding the rain
fall OF this section, especial effort WAS
made to present it here in as varied
and complete Il manner as possible.
There Is nothing in either the amount
or distribution of the rainfall that
anyone need want to conceal. The
fact that &c per cent falls in the win
ter and II per cent in the six months
from October to March inclusive,
speaks for itself. The temperature is
about all one could ask for. The tenn
perature has reached zero on but two
days during the period under consid-
GRAFTON, viz: One and degrees below
zero on January ii and ID, 1858, re-
spectively. The highest temperature
recorded was 81 degrees on July q,
1888. Very warm spells, that is when
the temperature reaches or exceeds 80
degrees, have never lasted more than
two days at time, and generally for
only one, when it recedes again to
about 50 or 50. The highest mini
mum temperature, showing the warm
est night, was 66 degrees on July 80,
1888. The general character of the
weather is: Clear days % per cent,
partly cloudy days 81 per cent. and
cloudy days 43 per cent. The average
hourly velocity of the wind is little
less than 4 miles per hour. A careful
study OF the following figures will
bring out many interesting points
regarding the climate of this section.
RAINFALL.
The average annual rainfall is 81
inches, which is distributed as follows ::
Winter (Dec., Jan. and Feb.) As per
cent; spring (March, April and May)
~ per cent; summer (June, July and
AugusD 6per cent; autumn (Sept.,
Oct. and Now 26 per cent. During
the wet season (Oct. to March inclu.
sive) II per cent falls while in the dry
season it is only % per cent. The
greatest annual amount WAS 73.44
inches in 1879 and the least was 1915
in 1889.
The greatest amount in any consec-
utlve "A hours during each month and
dates thereof are as follows:
January. 2.63 inches on oath and 25th, 1885
FEBRUARY, =. As inches on nth and 18th, lSs2.
March, $50 inches on 18th and 18th, lsSS.
April, l.95 inches on March 3lst and April l.,
May. 1.2i inches on 4th and 5th, 1887.
June. !. As inches on 9th, 1884
July. l36 inches on 18th, 1879.
August, LOB inches on 10Th and eth, 1883.
september, 226 inches on 30th. 1887
october 1.S7 inches on Sept. 30th and Oct. list.
November. 3.24 inches on 10th, 1873.
December, 3.S5 inches on 9th and 9TH, 1887
The wettest month il December
with an average of 9.4S inches and
the dryest is August with an average
OF "a Of an inch.
TEMPERATURE.
The mean annual temperature is SO
degrees. The mean monthly temper
atlires are.