The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-03
Chinese Commander Di.mts.ed,
RAINFALL On PUGET SOUND.
Many Places I'm the Country Show
Heavier summer PrectpttnttOu.

UNION CITY, Jan. 2.-Union City. In
Guiding the egion near Hood canal on tho
eastern base of the Olympic mountains, is
ore of the wetteSt places on Puget sound
proper. From Pysht west TO Neah hay and
south along the coast there Is a much
greater rainfall the annual rainfall at
Neah bay up to 1871 averaging 1N5. . inch
es. But on Puget sound proper Il iss much
less, A; the same date al Seattle il was
given as 5o,os. at Tacoma g Sc. Olympia
5des. Port Townsend Iat7. Belllngham bay
y 90. and Fashon island 4i73 but at
Union City the average for the rast four
years. since the weather bureau has had a
station here. has been NJ 81 ranging from
So5 in 1896 To 94si IN 1896. The number of
rainy days in 1856 was f27 In 1897 1874 In
1877 the number Of cloudy days was los OF
part cloudy 10 Of clear f2s In 1895 Their
were ~ cloudy. 1873 part cloudy. and i3a
clear days. Much more than half the rain
or 1877 has fallen In November and Deem
Der. si.eS inches having fallen during those
TWO months and only g. 81 during all the
other ten months. December has been the
weitest month of the four wears - % Inch
es having fallen: the mex. wettest was jan
nary. iS5. which had % n. Ne other
month has had over twenty Inches No
other November and December has shown
such n proportion OF The rain az the year
those 81 IS96 giving e g out Of 2. 81 and
those Of 1894 only - out OF - 81. a com
rarison Of the rainfall 80 The d!Yeren.
years shows y great range IN siNar-s.1t
months. IN January - has ranged from
9 50 inches in 1897 - - % Ir 1925; IN Febru-
ary from .oa IN ISas 20 rs. ir 1sai: In
March from . az II fsas t. 70 % In 1924: n
prIl from Tx IN 1877 - rs 9n 7S9s: n
MAY from It's IN 1897 IN : IA In isas: IL June
rom o2g III lse5 e s62 r. ISa' 81 IG'r
from 90 IN l>ss;. the onty mont N the four
years n which rain has NOT tsitan. 70 fCS
- to A 80 svN- a a \ &C
n fsy@i; IN September from 10 in fs95 :,
; e IN 1904: ir October from 0 q iu fs4s -
fa.4S IN 1904 IN November com s - IN 1876
81 10 fl IN 1897. n December from y57 ~
1894 % 800 In 1877. Thns II viii he sren
that we can obtain but little idea q the
amount Of rain that viii fan In any month
~ next year from examining the amount
tha; has fallen In The same month in any
ether wear
\ comparison. however. Of the six month :
from Anril - September shows nnfv a
rs1Ee frosT, - - n lss7 - ~ 20 IN 1903 4
comparison ~ these same months with tNe
rainfall for t}e same months In ntrs~ states
shows thst Puget sound has = great sd
vantage over msay when We mos. need
3rv weather. II Is not possible To com.
pare az YET al % the winter months he
cause the reports ~ gre weather bureau
Cor tNs T0'te5 State1 for December Will
pro>SNly not hs published Ter three ar four
months
| The weather hure4u xfyrS A ~re>'ai .ahip
60 excessive pTsctri.s.l1u. which - ter
lrchus - over n cry month TWO arr p
half inches 81 aty ara g iuth an hCN~
During tea ahcvc SIX months - fSa- -,
A sfUgie mace 81 Was mr. ~ - 5yvcf>tsfas n
/ this mentally ~ Noursy table ana onfy ore
place Tatao~a Island IN fhS excessive "a.
~ T',.s was 'u srr'' Il Arm q oh.
| states on,y one, louisiana has avs sra
floss where 'he monthly rainfall waz OK
c- ssir" sud ;heTe were owly n.ue fn sr
/ = We states hut Louisiana kauss@ Ken
| sgrsv Nss't.vt. fewa. 5sscrriA Nebraska
| North Carolina o4tahcvwA. Tes-sssea ar'
| Texas csule u~*e~ the isst v'ff1 t-eca aye
! go twe=tv ststt0rs ea~h - excessive "a ~
! precipitation Ha7evtsIe "a. RAJ sever
5TaNss ara ANce1F7~ IA. Q 81 E@c1es In :
/ .sv ara ygrffs- ga - IN ar h3ar
Nav gives oE}y th~ee sts-so~@ NH sx~4s-
I s.se uartasy rarrfzA Sat M.zsofri. New
& Jersey. E'eTaSytysala ans Texas co-ne ar
f=~ 7he h@&& ~ excessive &&0v w5eA srNFY
! eve ~ ta'Tteen stations cash Boca 2atar
/ ~ E,ayfta having Is tn 9Av. aaF Gar
| Tex As, ard city P-nt. Nis. <to n az
Jaws vsves esE7, 7sAc~- En- su the state.
/ st'A sx~eSs.ve mentally ~ e<oert Aa*3ra
| fns rs7sse t.st f7c~sfa s-Pta~a ftGrz@Es
| Kansas g.osss'snA Toxa Ntsssess5sa,. =
| s5.ure@ets NEBRASKA %aw Hstrr>ehirs
/ Nsrsr Cs-srGa Fs-rs4 tv8~se ara Tsxe.
ses so 49, 'sst ~ excessive s1s.y x3ts -ra9-
Eve 20 tw~a1y signal sra55eas eaeA AZ
Kinney. y 3. gives .9 81 a 6sv and
/ Sort So, kan. 8 = sH an h5sr.
jaw ~as sar p1rss tgeEt- east os yhe
I Reckless t'sss .ecgiSzss SAVING fan statloas
wasse tne monthly rasag&a vas over ter
sfeses. s.eis @neea 2ssaazSsya sYe %s-s
trrseY ;e~fs taHr $sw Work eleven
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