The record-union., 1897-02-12
DRIEST PLACE ON EARTH.
Not a Drop Of Rain at Indio During
1895.
While La Porte, Plumas County,
Struggled Along With
I20 Inches.

The following synopsis of the climatic
conditions for the year 1896 has been
issued by the State Agricultural Soci-
ETY., in cooperation with the United
States Weather Bureau, viz:
The normal annual temperature for
the State is COL degrees, and the aver
age for the year 1896 is 59.1 degree, a
departure from the normal of l degree.
The highest temperature during the
year was 130 degrees, on June 18th, at
Volcano Springs in the desert regions
of Riverside County. The lowest tenn
perature was Il degrees below zero, on
the 21th of November, at Bodie in the
mountain regions Of Mono County, at
an elevation of S,24S feet above sea
level The absolute range for the State
during the year (Which is the difference
between the highest and lowest tenn
perature) is 141 degrees.
The normal annual precipitation for
the State is 23.41 inches, and the aver
age for 1896 is 2T.91 inches, a depart
Ire from the normal of plus 4.J0 inches.
The greatest precipitation at any one
station during the entire year was
1908 inches, at La Porte, Plumas
County. The following places also show
over zoe inches of rain during the year
1896: Edmonton, Plumas County,
1921 inches; BOwman's Dam, Nevada
County, 110.42 inches. and Bear Val
ley, Nevada County, 1921 inches. The
least precipitation was nothing at In
dio for the entire twelve months This
Place is located in the desert regions of
San Diego County, and is twenty feet
below the sea level The elevation of
La Porte, in Plumas County. which
gave the greatest precipitation, is
5000 feet above sea level, and 1920 feet
above Indio, where no rain fell.
The average number of clear, partly
cloudy, cloudy and rainy days for 1896
for the State is as follows: Clear days,
200; partly cloudy, 90; cloudy 20, and
rainy days. G2.
The portion of the State showing the
greatest number of clear days and a
drying atmosphere is around PicachO,
san Diego County few miles north of
Yuma, Ariz. The former place shows
330 clear days, % partly cloudy, II
cloudy and but six rainy days.
The cloudiest and therefore the most
humid portion Of the State. appears to
be located in Humboldt County and
along the coast. as Eureka shows but
O. clear days, while 195 are partly
cloudy and 10f entirely cloudy, with 146
rainy days-that is. days on which OF
OF an inch Of rain was measured. Days
with traces or sprinkles OF rain are not
counted. while Eureka gives so many
rainy days for 1896 the total rainfall
is only 59.54 inches.
At La Porte. where over 120 inches
fell during the year, there was but 112
rainy days There were 142 cdear days
100 partly cloudy and 81 cloudy days,
showing the rainfalls in Plumas Coun-
ty are greater for the number Of days
on which rain falls than IN HUMBOLDT
County. which should be the case, on
account of the higher elevation and a
cooler atmosphere, which cold air rap
idly condenses the moisture blown in
from the ocean during winter storms
and producing downp0urs Of rain and
snow almost equal to cloudbursts.
These storms cause the mountain sides
to be covered with snow to b. used in
summer for mining and irrigation pur-
poses.