The herald., 1895-07-23
SUNSHINE IN CALIFORNIA
Results OF Observations by the
Weather Bureau
LOS ANGELES ALWAYS LEADS
Sunshine Is the Source of Animal and
Vegetable Life
And the Records of the Weather Department
LOS ANGELES ALWAYS LEADS
And the Records of the Weather Department
Show Los Angeles to Be Blessed
With Full Share

The weather bureau has branched out
little and the Office at San Francisco has
issued circular giving the result OF OBJ
servations as to the total amount Of sun
shine at various places in California. 1t
Will prove interesting reading to residents
of Los Angeles and vicinity, AMI OF still
greater interest to the inhabitants OF
other places, for it shows very plainly
that Los Angeles possesses the best all
around climate in the world, whether
judgeu from the standard of the agricul-
turist, the athlete or the valctudinarian:
THE weather bureau makes record OF
all meteorologic phenomena, among which
Is the record of the number OF hours and
minutes each day that the sun shOne.
This record is made by a Photographic
process or by an electrical register. Each
possesses merit, and both give very ac-
curate results. Records of sunshine have
been made at San Francisco since April.
1890 and a record has been made at San
Diego also. AT other weather bureau Off
ces in California no sunshine record has
been made. However, as record OF the
clear, partly cloudy and cloudy days has
been made at all stations in California as
elsewhere. the. approximate amount OF
sunshine can be ascertained for all places
in California in conjunction with the abb
paper is for the purpose of dissem mating
such information concerning the record
of sunshine in California as the weather
bureau has SO far collected. The rays of
the sun give life to all living things. The
existence of ourselves, our health, the
termination, growth and development OF
all vegetation are dependent upon sum
shine. The persence or absence of sun
shine regulates, to very great degree.
the condition of the invalid and controls
the actions of the healthy. Especially is
the sunshine OF value to the people of
California in their vineyards and fruit
drying. 1t is true that the excess of sun
shine makes a country arid and deficiency
makes country humid, but favored in
deed is country of medium between
these extremes. The records of San Fran
cisco show that it enjoys on an average
SO per cent of the possible sunshine; that
the month of June has the greatest
amount of sunshine, when the percentum
of the possible amount is 70, and that De-
cember has the least. with 43 per ntum.
The amount of sunshine in San Fran
cisco in December. 43 per cent, is. how
ever, per cent more than the average
amount of sunshine that occurred at
Cleveland, Ohio. during the year 1893
The average amount of sunshine at San
Francisco in the various months of the
year, based on the past five years rec
ord. is. In per cent of the possibl as fol-
lows:
January, 81: February, 81; March, 81;
April So; May, SO; Juns, 20; July, SO;
August. 81; September, 81; October, ga:
November, 81; December, 43. The an
nual average being 58,it is seen that from
April TO November inclusive there is
more than the average sunshine and less
than the average from December to March
inclusive; these latter months are practic-
ally the months of the rainy season, yot
months is so per cent, and this average
is more than the average annual sun
shine over the New England and middle
states and over Kentucky. Ohio Indiana
and the region of the great lakes; or more
in San Francisco during the period of
age throughout the year over that portion
of the United States where the popula-
tion is the densest. 1t should be rem en-
bered that San Francisco is on the imme-
diate coast, and that naturally more
cloudy or foggy weather prevails there.
the possible sunshine during 1898, figures
taken from the latest report of the chief
of the weather bureau. This report
shows that August had rs per cent of DOS
sible sunshine, April and October 70 per
cent. July 70 pei cent, November II per
cent, February 70 per cent. September
SO per cent, January, May and Decem ber
56 per cent, or that at San Diego the least
amount of sunshine in any month is in
March. when 56 per cent of the possible
prevails and this is larger amount of
sunshine than tho average annual amount
which prevails over all that portion of
the United States east of the Mississippi
river and north of line drawn on the
latitude of Omaha. On an average
throughout the year 80 per cent or more
of the possible sunshine prevails at San
Diego from II a. m. to 5 p. m. At San
possible sunshine prevails from IL a. m.
to p. m. 1t is to be regretted that there
are no absolute sunshine records at Red
Bluff, Sacramento, Fresno and Los An
geles; however, considering the number
of clear and partly cloudy DAYS at the
various places, the approximate sunsh inc
for each place is obtainable, and hence it
can safely be assumed that at Los Angeles
the per cent of possible sunshine is TO-
at Fresno 66 per cent, at Red Bluff 60 per
cent. at Sacramento go per cent, and at
Keeler 81 per cent. The sunshine at Los
Angeles. 70 per cent, is the greatest in
the United States save over Arizona, New
Mexico. Southern Kansas and contiguous
sections, where it amounts to from "a to
II per cent of the possible the greatest
amount being at Tucson, where it
amounts to u per cent.
"The following data obtained from the
annual report of the chief of the weather
bureau for the year 1893. the latest pub
lished, may in this connection prove of
interest and Of value, for it shows the
many climatic conditions for the greater
portion OF California, as we'll as for the
The table is full OF interesting deductions
which can be made bv the RAIDER.