The herald., 1894-08-30
YUMA WEATHER WE'RE HAVING.
The Weather Sharp Tells All
About 1t.
This Kind of Weather Is Not At All
Unusual.
The Record OF Preceding sAugusts
Is Called Into The Con-
troversy by Mr..
franklin

According to the man who has charge
of the weather in these parts the
weather that Los Angeles has bsen get
ting for the past few days was no in
tended for Los Angeles at sll. The fact
Of the matter is, according to his state
mont, that we have been getting weather
intended for Yuma and the Salton des-
ert and the interior valleys.
1t is very simple proposition, he
claims. He OK plains the whole matter
by saying that the low atmospheric
pressure off the coast has created q
vacuum here, into which the heatsd at
mosphers OF the deserts and valleys to
the east and north OF us has
ruehed. According to that the
weather which ought to have
prevailed here, and which wac original
ly intended for US, has been forced out
onto the Pacific ocean, while the weather
billed to appear at Yuma and other dis
trlcts to the east of us has rushed down
here to take its place.
People are forgetful. too" said Geo.
E. Franklin, the weather bureau sharp
in the Wilson block to q HERALD re-
porter yesterday.
This weather is not unusual--not at
ALL" Mr.. Franklin had the documents
at hand TO prove bis statements.
'Iake the month of August, for in
stance. The highest temperature re-
corded for the month of August OF this
year 10 81. That occurred on Sunday
last. On Saturday the highest point
reached was 961a; ON Monday. go; on
Tuesday. S5.
LET us go back to former years."
said Mr.. Franklin. SIN August, 1884,
the Thermometer reached 1865; in 1886,
1881, 1882, 1883 and 1885 when the
thermometer showed over 100.
$50 you see that this weather ia not
unusual. Now, take the matter ofrain-
fall. which is the subject OF much com.
ment at present. La August, 1886, rain
to the amount of 2l-1O0 of an inch fell.
In 1889. in the month OF August 61-100
Of an inch was recorded in 1888, 8-100.
In August of 1890 there was 3-100 and
in 1892 1-100. The average rainfall for
August in this city is 100. So, you
see, the rainfall waa not exceptional"
Referring again to the temperature
Mr.. Franklin made the assertion that
the average tenn mperature OF August OF
this year has been lower than that OF
any previous year since 1887. 4-s
This sort OF thing happens any year."
said he. Just ss soon as people begin
to realize that the temperature ia rising
and they feel little uncomfortable you
hear remarks sbout 1.-The hottest day
for seventeen years." and 'I've been in
this country for nine years and never
| esw it hotter than this" and all such
talk. People simply fail to recall the
hot days of the years gone by, that's all.
"Thees periods generally last three
days, bat owing to certain conditions of
atmospheric pressure extending clear to
the British provinces the heat has
stayed with US this time longer than
usual. However, the indications now
are for steady lowering OF the temper
ature until ths normal condition ia at
tanned. In fact, strictly speaking, the
conditions have only been normal dur.
ing tbs month"
MIR. Franklin then took out his hand
kerchief, wiped great beads of perspira-
ton from his brow and dismissed the
reporter with a languid smile.