The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-22
DEcEaeER's WEATHER.
Temperature Warmer and Rainfall
Not m Heavy as in November.


Director George n. Salisbury. Of the To-
Cal weather bureau. has issued his review
ana summary OF the weather m Decem-
Der. The report SAYS:
December, 1895. was notable contrast
TO the preceding November IN the mat
ter or temperature. for the usual march
OF temperature was reversed and Deem
Der was six degrees warmer than Noven-
Der. although usually IL is as many de-
grees colder. The uniformity and saua-
biiify Of the temperature during the
month were very striking. At Seattle
there was but one day on which the tenn
perature fell below ths freezing point.
and then only TO % II was the warrnesr
December since 1890, according to the ay-
erages computed, and in some places was
considered the wsrmast December in
twenty years Flowing was In progress
in Southeastern Washington during the
last week Of the month and year
The rainfall was large. although not as
large as that of the preceding November
nor the previous December Rainy days
were very frequent, avera gtng q. and
there was an unusually great number OF
cloudy and foggy days. especially note
worthy in the Eastern section, where so
much fog was unprecedented.
There We're no snow blockades OF any
consequence and no such general foods
as IN November. although the Duwamisn
and its tributaries in King county We're
very high, bridges being carried out.
dikes barsted and the bottoms overlooked.
During the first days Of the month nayi-
cation In the rivers and Hoods canal was
inlpeded by ice. which was formed dur
ing the cold snap AT the close Of Novem-
Der.
Summary OF tempera ture-Mesn tenn
perature, December, 1896 Eastern sead,on,
253 degrees. which Is &c above the De-
cember average, mean of the Western
section, 49, which Is "a degrees above
the December average OF the past seven
years: mean OF the state. 20 degrees. watch
Is 2.3 above the average. greatest month
~ mean. 45.6, at Fort Candy; least month
~ mean, Is at Waterville, maximum tenn
perature S. at Sedro and Kennewiek re-
spectively. on the sth and eta; minimum
temperature, S. at LOOMS, on the LIST:
greatest monthly range, 81, at Csnterv!lie:
least monthly range. II. al Tatoosh Island;
mean monthly range, Eastern section Il.
Western section Is. mean range for the
state So.
Summary OF precipitation-Mean precrp-
itation fer December. 1895: Eastern sec
ton. 2s2 inches. which is 0-A above tho
average for December: mean prsciplta-
ton. Western section, il.5s inches. which
is as above the average; mean for the
state T.sT inches. which Is III above the
average for the past seven years. The
greatest precipitation for the month was
&c inches at Clearwater: the least for
tire month la inches, at Mckee. Only
trace OF snow occurred during the month
in Western Washington. and at but a
few places: IN Eastern Washington the
ayerags for the month was SIS inches. the
greatest amount being "a inches, al Cas-
cade Tunnel. bat the usual amount vary
ing from TO IL inches ; greatest precip-
ltaticn In twenty-four hours was f6s inoh-
es. at South Bend. or the 7th.
Miscellaneous dAta--Averags clear days.
Eastern section g. Western section 2;
partly cloudy. eastern section S. Western
section 6: cloudy. Eastern section p.
Western section q: with OIL or more ram,
Eastern section u. Western section 81:
prevailing wind direction. southwest in
Eastern section and southeast in Western
section; hail occurred on the I'd. 18th ard
18th; sleet, ist, 4ih. tn. 9Th. ioth.' 18th.
l4th. 18th and sist: auroras. fth. az Mckee:
lunar halos Iith. 10Th ana glst: excessive
precipitation in twenty-four hours. North
Bend. ss6. Fort Candy. 80, Union City
$50. Grand Mound 81, Lepush 25o Ia
toosh as. Clearwater lao, Scath Bend ASS
Inches