The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-15

Rain and snow ID coming. IT has been
on the way for . long time. but local
Weather Observer Salisbury says 1t IL now
Ode or soon viii be, 50 II may be as well
10 have gum shoes. umbrellas and water
proof coats ready for use when Piuyfus
arrives and settles down to business. The
present spell OF good dry weather has been
a blessing TO shops and shoppers.
With the exception OF q very light shower
late Tuesday night the present dry spoli
has lasted for ten days. which Is the long
est period without rain at this season OF
the year since the weather bureau has had
an Office In Seattle. There was a similar
spell here In December. 1894. but 1t only
lasted nine days. and then made up for
los, time.
Reports from Northern California and
Southern Oregon are TO the effect that
heavy rains are prevailing in those districts.
and as the winds on the coast south OF here
are from the southeriy quarter. there IL
every indication that the humid area Is
Wandering IN a le:sureiy sort of way
northward. with one eye fixed on the Puget
sound region.
November Weather Report.
Mr.. Salisbury In at work on his monthly
weather report, covering the state Of WASH
inston for November. The monthly mean
temperature was SIS, averaged from
hfiy-swo stations. The highest average was
Ss:s, at Fort Candy. and the lowest 81. At
The highest temperature recorded during
the month was Is degrees, at Bridgeport.
November l, and the lowest was degrees
&c. The temperature in both sections Of the
state. east and west, average Ia degrees
below the normal Of the past nine years.
The highest precipitation was 7.75 inches
west OF the Cascades. and col east Of the
Cascades. an average OF 5-35 for the state,
which Is 8 Of an inch below the normal for
The snowfall had an average of ~ inches
On the west side OF the mounia n and 1919
inches on the east Of the mountains. making
total amount Of snow that fell east of the
point. was :, q follows Tunnel 5. inches
inches. colfax is.s inches. Hunters al al
inches Rosaiia 1873 inches Waterville 1875
inches Pomeroy II inches, Pullman inches
Chelan or Lakeside. s,s inches. Dayton, S
inches Eiiensburg 5,4 inches Walia Waila
~ inches.
over the wheat section the average
snow was about eight and one-half inches
which Is favorable for the fail wheat.
Rain During the Month.
During the month of November the rain
fell on an average Of sixteen days; there
were three clear days during the month,
ten partly cloudy and seventeen cloudy
days
The fore part Of November. Mr. Sails
bury said. was quite favorable for such
work as remained to be done In the way
OF blowing, threshing and digging of po-
tatoes and root crops. The latter portion
OF the month was too cold for such work
In the eastern section and too rainy in the
western section. From two to eight inches
OF snow covered the ground In the wheat
region during the colder part Of the
month, which Is favorable for the fall
wheat
Voluntary observation stations have been
established at eight new stations all east
Of the mountain and all in the agricultural
districts, namely: Wilbur, Northport. Col
and Hooper. West of the mountains the
Seattle Office has lately been receiving
reports from SnoQualmie Falls and Cedar
lake. the first furnished by the SnoQuaImie
Power Company and the second by the
Seattle Power Company.