The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-12-20
RAIN, OR NO RAIN, ON CHRISTMAS /?
Barwick Supplies the Data, But You
Must Guess.
Some Cold Facts, and Some Wet Ones,
From the MuSty Records
of the Past.

| The Weather Bureau reports show
| the highest and lowest temperatures
| yesterday to have been 81 degrees and
IL degrees, with brisk to high south
erly winds and cloudy weather pre-
vailing.
The winds velocity reached % miles
| per hour, and it was blowing at D
| o'clock last night at twenty to twenty
two miles per hour
The barometrical readings at 5 a.
m. and 3 p. m. were 5000 and BOIL
inches, respectively.
The highest and lowest temperatures
one year ago yesterday were 90 de-
grees and Al degrees, with 1.26 inches
OF rain, and one year ago to-day 90
degrees and 40 degrees, with "a of an
inch of rain.
The storm last December between the
10th and 23d gave a total of 4.30 inches,
or more than has fallen this entire sea-
son, which goes to show how quickly
we can gain our usual average rainfall,
for when the elements set in for a good
old California storm we may look out
for water everywhere.
The rainfall yesterday was 10 of an
inch, making 1888 inches for the season,
as against $50 inches to an equal date
last year.
CHRISTMAS AND RAINFALL.
The Weather Bureau records show
that during the past eighteen years
rain has fallen on Christmas Day only
OIL six occasions, while in twelve years
there was no rain on that day.
There was rainfall on the oath of
December in ten years out of eighteen.
The chances for rain on the coming
Christmas is as l. to Chat is, l.
chances of its being a rainless day to
of its being a day with rain. The
percentage is SO in favor of rain, as
against 81 unfavorable for rain.
Following are the figures relative to
the amount of rainfall on the 9th and
10Th of December and the highest and
lowest temperatures since 1877, with
the total rainfall for each season:
1S77-24th, 015, % and IL; 25th, DOL
80 and 46; 24S6 inches
1S7S-24th, 600, 90 and 80; 25th, 600,
IS and 80; 1855 inches
1S79-24th, 600, 40 and %; 25th, 600,
Al and &c; 26.47 inches.
1SSO-24th, LOS, 30 and 40; 18th, O.95,
IS and %; 26.57 inches.
1SS1-24th, OBS, 81 and SO; 25th, 600,
81 and 80; 1851 inches.
1SS2-24th, 002, 50 and 46; 25th, 600.
81 and 81; 1911 inches.
1SS3-24th, 001, "a and 43: 25th. GOO
90 and 46; "a 6 inches.
1SS4-24th, O99, 81 and Sc; 25th, 2.42
62 and 90: 1858 inches.
1SS5-24th, ~, 60 and 81; 25th, O.51.
60 and 80; 1927 inches.
1SS6-24th, 600, 60 and 40; 25th, 600.
81 and Al; 1897 inches.
1SS7-24th, 600, 30 and 81; 18th. 600
80 and "a; 1L56 inches.
1SSS-24th, 600, 56 and Al; 10Th. 600.
80 and Al; 1895 inches.
1SS9-24th, OBS, 80 and "A; 25th. 0.2O.
IS and A; 1880 inches.
1S90-24th, 600, A and So; 25th, 600.
~ and 3S; 1881 inches.
1S91-24th, trace, 4S and SO; 18th,
600. 40 and %; 1916 inches.
1S92-24th, 1.S6, 90 and 90; 25th, OPP,
Ga and 81; 2295 inches.
1S93-24th, 0.46, 80 and A; 25th, 600,
IS and 3S; 1869 inches
1S94-24th, 600, II and SO; 25th, 600,
Al and SO; 24.11 inches.
It will be seen that the total rainfall
for each season from 1S77-SS, as given
i'll the above table shows that the
chances are generally for a good sea-
sons rainfall when rain falls on Christ
mas Day. 1t does not hold good in all
cases, as it failed during the season of
1854, when 2.42 inches fell on Christ
mas Day, and only 1858 inches fell the
whole Of the season. On last Christmas
no rain fell, but the seasons fall was
over "A inches. Still, the chances are
against heavy seasons rainfall when
no rain falls on Christmas Day.