The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-01-01
THE DALLES TIMES-MOUNTAINEE

During of the highest temperature is
from 90 to 1O5 degrees extending May October
during winter the lowest temperatures are from to 9 de-
grees Zero extending from December to March in
elusive. While temperatures to and below
corded frequently during the winter they do not
every winter except of the highest eeva
tons The maximum temperature during the winter
always for month, above the freezing
point. While the extreme maximum and extreme mini
temperatures give wide yet the climate is
rigorous might be supposed The cold of winter of
Duration the heat of not injurious and sell
dom uncomfortable The usual daily avocations proceed
during the mid heated term. Sunstroke prostratons
unknown. The air is always dry, and
caly during portions of the The dyness
produces rapid evaporations of the moisture
the body and cooling takes place. thus enabling the body
to withstand the high temperature The nights
paratvey cool in the growing yet they
along the river the warmes in the Pacific Northwest
nights the growth and development
of vegetables the early spring. and especially to the
growth peaches Owing the cool nights generally pre-
valent Northwest peach culture large
and profitable scale is confined to comparatively limited
area and of this there records yet obtained of
suitable night temperature favorable than that
portions of Wasco and Sherman countless thence
eastward along the Columbia river for 200 miles,
PRECIPITATION
The precipitation of Eastern Oregon principally
from October April and the is true of these
ties At Cascade Locks of few miles, the
annual precipitation is 80 inches This large amount
at Hood River SO inches annually while at The
Daes, but 45 miles from Cascade Locks, the annual
is Is inches The precipitation continues to de-
crease with increase in distance from the Cascades
through Wasco and Sherman counties and to Arlington in
Gillian county, where but nine inches annually
the east of Arlington the influence of the Blue mountains
felt and the precipitation slowly increases Less than
20 inches of precipitation annually the greater
portion of Wasco and Sherman counties, and of this
amount the greater portion falls from November l. to
April There is increase of rain fall in Sherman
county compared with the amount The Dalles What
this amount is is not at known The topography
of the country of Sherman the this
local increase From April July showers the total
for month seldom amounts to inch During
July and August occasional thunder gives rain
but otherwise it is that there enough rainfall lay
the dust the for July and August combined only
029 of inch the greater portion of counties
Snow falls from November Is to March Is, in varying
depths Some winters the total will feet
portions of Wasco county the fall heavier than
the other portion of the county Snow seldom remains
the ground for long period due the prevalence of
Chinook Winds produced by the dynamic heating of the
air These at various intervals usually following
cold period and they quickly melt the and clear the
ranges for food for the cattle.
There climate that exactly similar the
section under dscussion has the cold of