The record-union., 1899-08-24
CLIMATIC FREAKS OF 1899.
"A WARM SPRING AND A COOL
SUMMER.
Which Makes the Year Thus Far
One of Nearly Normal
Balance.

The weather Bureau report shows
the highest and lowest temperatures
yesterday to have been SO and 81 de-
grees, with gentle southerly winds and
clear weather prevailing.
The highest and lowest temperatures
one year ago yesterday were So and 56
degrees, and one year ago to-day 90
and 30 degrees.
The average temperature was IA, and
the normal II, showing yesterday to
have been 2 degrees warmer than usual
for the 23d day of August.
River, s feet.
Yesterday was the warmest day since
July oath, when the highest tempera-
ture was 81, as against 93 yester-
day. 1t was also the first day since
July oath that the average daily tenn
perature was above the normal.
This shows a record of twenty-nine
consecutive days in midsummer on
which the highest temperatures did
not reach 80 degrees, The highest dur
ing the period from July 24th up TO
yesterday was SO, on July 26th. The
lowest temperature during that period
was so degrees, on July 9th and Au-
gust 21st.
The Weather Bureau records for
twenty-five years past (back to July
/, 1S7O show no such climatic freaks
to have occurred during the summer
months as twenty-nine consecutive
days with maximum temperature be-
low 80 degrees. This summer can,
therefore, be classed as one of long
continued spells Of very cool weather
due greatly to the greater velocity Oh
the southwesterly winds, causing them
to reach this valley with but little IN
crease in temperature after leaving the
coast.
To show the popularity of the eli
mate this year, Observer Barwick gives
! the total deficiency or excess of mean
monthly temperature, as compared with
the normal.
January shows an excess of lOS de-
grees over normal, a daily average OF
nearly 4 degrees above normal
February shows an excess of 81 de-
grees above normal, a daily average
of nearly 2 degrees above a normal
temperature.
| March shows a deficiency Of 80 de-
grees below normal, a daily average OF
nearly 2 degrees below a normal tenn
| perature.
April shows an excess of 81 degrees
above normal, daily average of about
1 degree above normal temperature.
May shows a deficiency of 80 de-
grees below normal, a daily average OF
about 4 degrees below a normal tenn
Derature.
June shows an excess of 80 degrees
above normal, daily average Of near
| ly degrees above normal tempera-
ture.
July shows a deficiency of 10 degrees
! below normal, daily average of about
| half degree below a normal tenn
perature.
! August Cup to and including yester-
eay) shows deficiency of 129 degrees
! below normal, a daily average of nearly
! 6 degrees below normal temperature
| The daily average deficiency of tenn
perature from January 1st to the I'D
of August yesterday shows it to have
been but about three-tenths of i de
gree, but by segrega ting the excesses
and deficiencies by months it will bt
seen that January, February, April and
June gave daily average excess above
normal temperatures, and March, May
July and August give deficiencies below
! normal.
! The difference between the excess ano
deficiency of temperatures is very near
1y evenly divided, SO much so that th'
average daily deficiency for the entire
period from January 1st (235 days. tc
| Yesterday amounts to but one-third ol
a degree of temperature. Therefore
a cool summer has followed a warn
winter and spring, thereby equalizlns
the average climatic conditions of this
section of California to one of nearly
normal conditions.