The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-30

STATS had sozne 81 taese. California Dssa-
ware Ds9srSct az cotuUtsa Indian TkTrf-
sorr ard RASf~ faEand had Jesw than ten
or fAe4.s stsisianv t0nsy the first nansesf
% ssseaz states had tea stations ard the
rex tea or nsSrs saca.D In fhirfy-sesen CT
the states every staten rad more taan
Eeastte
in September Seattle received e.s4 inches.
aad iris vas q very dry nncrts1 ia the
East. Seven hundred ard SIXTEEN srass0us
onsy <zc~e1sd Seattle Ia their rainfall
These WERE rsaiasy in Arizona Colorado.
Florida. Georgia. Iowa. kansaA Losks-
lana. Maine. Massachusetts, Michigan.
Minnesota, Nebraska New Jerser. New
Mexieo. New York oregun Pennsylvania.
South Carolina Texas and Wisconsin
Eight OF ths states contained Bone Of
fhezse stations
In October seassi. received iss inches,
and ~ other stations more. iiinoss.
Maine. Massachusetts,. Missouri. New
Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont
contained none OF ts.se. Arizona. Connec~
tieus, Delaware. District of Columbia.
Idaho. Indian Territory, Kentucky. Mon
tana. ssew Mexico, New York. North Da-
kota. Ohio. Oklahoma. West Virginia ard
Wyoming had each less than ten. and the
other states ten or more each.
November gave Seattle as inches. Only
s.xty~ssx stations excnrded this neariy
bali or which were In Oregon. ard more
than half Of the remainder in Washing
ton. Fisty-ssvsn Of them were on the
Pacific coast.
In Decemher Seattle received ii.8e inch
81. Foriy-sive stations only had more. OF
which nineteen were in Washington. four
teen In Oregon. and the rest near tbs
Guif Of Mexico.
Union City has more annual rainfall
than any other station on Puget Sound
proper, and In January only fifteen ste
tons In the United States exceeded t.: In
February, lss. in March. -: In April.
1.ss6: In May, 1,st8: In June, 1875; In July,
Els: In August, 1i5s: in september, -:
IN October. 40: In November. 8. Ave OF
which were In Oregon and one In Wash-
ington; and in December only two both
Of which were IN Oregon.
The wsttest piacc on Puget Sound prop
er In January, February. March, Novem-
her and December was Union City. In
April it was Blaine. and !, - stations had
more: in May IL was West Ferudale. and
twensy-one stations had more: In June.
July. September and October II was 6no-
hnmish. and the number Of stations which
exceeded II were respectively. for each
month. 81, los. % and 80. In August u
was seillasuamish, when 2,0ss stations had
mora
The place which had the most rainfall
IN the whole or Washington In January.
1897. was Clearwater. and It had more
than any other place In the United States.
The same place held the palm for Octo-
Der and November. when there were only
sixteen ard three stations respectively.
which had more; Cascade Tunnel had the
most in February and March. including
III snowfall. and It was exceeded by
forty-ons and seven stations respectively.
Tatoosh island had the most in April:
only sixty had more. North Bend had the
most In June. and 3s4 stations had still
more: I.aPush the most in August, and
] ECO had more. West Ferndale held the
banner for rain in May, Snohonash for
July and September. and Union City for
December
True. the rainfall varies IN different
years. but the above figures show that
from April 1st TO September 1st. Seattle
and Union City receive less rain than over
half Of tho other stations IN the United
States. In the spring enough Is received
TO keep crops growing: I'm the summer not
enough TO ruin the harvesis.
II Is during the other months that the
greatest amount is received. when 1t can
do tho least injury. Surely when our
share IL compared with that OF other
parts OF the United States grumb.ing
about tho rain In Seattle should cease.