Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-05-12
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OREGON WEATHER.

the week ending May IL, 1896, West
tern Oregon weather-more or les
rain has fallen every day during TIN
past week, though it has not been a
heavy as i'm the week preceding. To
day makes the Goth consecutive day
that rain has fallen at Portland
From this IL is not to be construed
that it has been continuous rain
There has been sunshine, but not as
much as usual. The rainfall at Port
land is 1.61 inches abOye the average
for the first eleven dayss of May.
January, February and March were
comparatively dry and April had
more than the average rainfall, max
ing deficiency in the total rainfall
from January ! TO date of nearly g
inches. Since September last there
Is a deficiency of slightly over IL
inches. This deficiency was caused
principally by the dry period of Octo-
ber last. Because of this deficiency It,
Is not to be supposed that it will rain
enough to make up the deficiency.
For the past twelve years the average
rainfall has not occurred except in
1877. The duration of the rain has
never been greater than it has for the
past six weeks, though in former
years greater amount has fallen in
the same time. The current weather
is not so marked on account of its
as upon its deficiency of sun
shine and excess Of clouds. The
for the past week amounted
TO about one inch in the willamette
valley, somewhat more along the coast |
md less in Douglas, Josephine and |
Jackson counties. The temperature |
or the week averaged about degrees
higher during the past week than the
previous week. The day temperature
lveraged from 50 to "a degrees and the
light averaged 4S degrees. The high
st during the week was SO degrees
md the lowest 3s degrees. Snow sell
N the mountains on Saturday MORN
ng, and few frosts occurred in the
counties in the more ex-
osed localities. The mean tempera-
ure has averaged from to 10 degrees
Glow the average since the first OF
he month. The sunshine has been
Efficient.
Crops-The continued cool, cloudy
nd wet weather has been detrimental
farm work and to the growth of
egetation-lowlands are soaked will (
'ater, and very low land is covered Z
nth water. The high land is too wet !
D plow or seed. The result is all r
lrming has been practically sus- /
ended for the past three weeks, ex-
ept in portions of Douglas, Josephine
nd Jackson counties, where the rain I
I'll has been less and the sunshine
Iore than in the coast counties or n
'illamette valley; hence some spring h
irm work has been done in these n
'unties, but even in these farm work q
rs been delayed. The season is I,
wv so far advanced that il is almost h
% late for spring seeding, unless it be .
U.s. The unfavorable weather has :
Is not been harmful, and yet it has r
Vt been fayorable to the growth of !
" vegetation. All growth is at a
andstill. Some grain on the very
" lands has been injured by the p
tier remaining on IL, while many
Ids show very markedly the need Of ii
nshine. The rain must neces- II
rlly have somewhat injured grain 70
lowlands, but as yet no damage vi
S been done TO grain on other land Sc
lie grass has had but little growth 10
the past ten days, the result is -
1t range food is not as good as is o.
sired. Many gardens have not as 3
been planted, and those that have 3.
m show little growth, all garden 3.
ck requires sunshine. The beaver 3
N lands where the great onion beds 3
. have too much water on them, 8
ich has delayed seeding and plant. q
Z; that which was planted before 3
RAIN began has made fair growth. 3
kinds of berries have made excel 5