The record-union., 1897-04-16
NEW CLIMATIC BULLETINS.
Changes in the Style Of the Monthly
Reports.
The Data Sent Out by the State
Agricultural Society and
Weather Bureau.

Copies of the new style of monthly
reports of the Weather Bureau have
been received from J. A. Barwick, the
Sacramento Observer and Section D1-
rector
Instead of the ordinary pamphlet, the
reports are now printed on broad pages
of wide columns, like Congressional
and other Government reports. The
January report says:
For the purpose of more uniformity
in the issues of the various State sec
tions of the Climate and Crop Services
of the Weather Bureau, and for a read
Ter and easier comparison between the
various State publications, it has been
the wish and desire of Professor Willis
l.. Moore, Chief of the Weather Bureau,
Washington, d. c., that all monthly
publications be issued in the same style.
That the California section should not
be outdCne by any other State section
in the United States, the matter of
change in the style of issue was laid
before the State Agricultural Society,
and through its efficient Secretary, Ed
win F. Smith, it was decided to inau
gurate the change with the beginning
of the year 1897. Owing to delays over
which Mr.. Smith had no control, the
January report was unavoidably de
layed.
No doubt the change will come as a
very great surprise to the many volun-
tary Observers, who have so heartily
and earnestly co-operated with the
Section Director of this State. long be-
fore there was a State Weather Serv-
fo1A
number of observers who have fur
nished data for publication in the State
Agricultural Society's annual reports
from 1882 to September, 1891, the date
of the establishing of the State Weather
Service, which is now known as the
Climate and Crop Service Weather Bu-
Teau, California section.
The present Director inaugurated the
first attempt, in 1882, in gathering me-
neurological data and tabulating the
same for publication in the annual re-
ports of the State Agricultural Society;
since which time he has not missed a
year without furnishing full and COM
plete reports of the climatic conditions
of this State: has watched the changes
and growth of this service from it's in
fancy to the present time, and takes
much pride and great interest therein.
We heartily congratulate the many
do voluntary observers in the change,
as it gives their individual reports
more and greater prominence.
Table No. / gives the precipitation
record of the lighthouse stations along
the California coast and in San Fran
cisco Bay.
Table No. > gives the daily readings
of the river gauges at Red Bluff and
Sacramento, and is of great Importance
and value to the United States En-
gineer Department, located in San
Francisco, Cal.
Table No. ; gives a general summary
for all stations reporting temperature
and rainfall conditions. as well as clear,
fair. cloudy and rainy days, and days
of light and killing frosts.
Table No. t shows the precipitation
record from the stations of the Arrow
head Reservoir Company, in san Ber-
nardino County.
Table No. . gives the precipitation
record at the stations of the Pacific
Coast Railway.
Table No. 6 is that Of the Southern
Pacific Company, showing the meteor
ological conditions at certain selected
stations, along with the length of years
the records have been computed from.
Table No. shows the highest and
lowest temperatures for each day from
those stations using self-registering
thermometers.
Table No 5 gives the total precipita-
ton for each day of the month for all
stations excepting those of the South
o,.,, Toorfdc Cor,oy,apx-
stations and the stations of the Arrow
head Reservoir Company, in San Ber-
nardino County, The data contained
in this table have been called for, time
and time again, by the various civil
engineers working on reservoirs and ir-
rigation plants, etc.
The two maps accompanying each
monthly review are valuable additions
to the report The first map shows, in
red. isOthermal lines of the monthly
mean temperature. while the second
map. by shades in red, shows the total
precipitation over the State. This last
map at a glance indicates where the
greatest and least precipitation oc-
CURED during the month. saving much
time and trouble to the reader in get
ting at that particular data, which is
OF greater interest 10 CaltofnlanS than
almost any other climatic feature of
the State.
We therefore desire to congratulate
the State Agricultural Society in its
continued and hearty cooperation with
the United States Weather Bureau in
getting out such a creditable publica-
1ion, and hope that our voluntary OBJ
servers viii appreciate the change-a
Change which will no doubt be appre-
riated by the press of the State
Petition to Sell Personal Property.
Teresa. Maria Riley has petitioned the
S,,nerior Co1,y-t for ~, order. 70 cot or;,7 a