The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-24
STILL The RAIN COMES DOWN
NO MORE TALK oF A DROUGHT
Is HEARD.
A Steady Downpour All Around
and ALI the Streams Are
Rising.

The rainfall yesterday was general all
over the northern portion of the State
The advices received by the railroad
authorities was that it was heavy at
all points along the lines, and that the
high southerly winds were still blowing
at a late hour.
Snow fell in the mountains all day,
and the mountain streams were
changed into foaming torrents. Inc
American River rose steadily during
the day, and overaowed its banks in
low places.
The Sacramento River rose from II
feet alt Z a. m. to 10 feet 10 inches at
II o'clock noon and at O'Clock last
evening it had passed the 2l-foot mark
on the gauge near the railroad bridge
and was still rising.
Present indications are that the Elk
horn wier, fifteen miles up the river,
which was constructed by the Public
Works Department last summer and
fall, and which is designed to regulate
the flow of water into the Yolo basin,
and incidentally to insure the safety OF
the levees down the river will receive
its initiatory test to-day.
According to the reckoning of the
Public Works engineers, when the
water reaches the 24-foot mark at this
city, it will begin to flow over the wier.
and as the latter is 5000 feet in length
it is expected that all surplusage of
flood water will sweep over it, and that
the water at this city will not go
higher than the 24-foot mark, thus re-
ducing danger to levees below to a
minimum The easement was carefully
constructed, and the experts who ex-
amined it expressed the opinion that it
would do all that was expected Of it,
and that 1t would last for ages. The
proof of the pudding is the chewing of
the string, and the Elkhorn easement
Will more than likely be put to the test
to-day.
The Weather Bureau reports show
the highest and lowest temperatures
yesterday to have been SO and 81 de-
grees. with fresh to brisk and high
southeasterly winds. rainy and stormy
weather prevailing.
The barometrical readings at 5 a. IN.
and 8 p. m. yesterday were 299S and
1885 inches, respectively.
The highest and lowest temperatures
one year ago yesterday were GA and 30
degrees and one year ago to-day g. and
36 degrees
The average temperature was sc and
the normal 56 degrees. showing yester-
day to have been one of normal condi-
tons as far as temperature was con-
cerned for the 23d day of March.
River at o'clock last evening 202
feet and rising.
The rainfall for the "a hours ending
at 5 o'clock last evening was 0.92
inches, making for this season 1868
inches as against $50 inches to an
equal date last year. This season is
now over five inches ahead of last sea-
son to corresponding date, and over
three inches more than was precipitat-
ed for the entire season Of 1S97-9S,
which was 1851 inches.
March to date has given nearly six
inches of rain In a record Of fifty years
there has been but five that gave more
rain In March than has been precipi-
tated to date. Those years are as fol-
lows, along with the seasons total rain
fall: March, 1850. 10 inches; seasons
rainfall, Sc inches. March, 1852, $40
inches; seasons rainfall. 17.9S inches.
March, 1858, inches: seasons rainfall,
36.35 inches. March, 1884, S.14 inches;
seasons rainfall, 47S inches. March,
1889. 6.25 inches; seasons rainfall.
1895 inches. March, 1899, 5.S4 inches;
seasons rainfall to date, 1853 inches
1t win be seen by the above record for
the past fifty years that the present
month is giving us very much
greater rainfall than usual; In fact,
more than double the amount has fallen
to date which might be expected the
normal, as deduced from fifty-year
record, is 2.7S inches and our present
month gives ga inches. The dryest
March in fifty years was that Of last
year QS9S), when but O4 of and inch
was measured.
The river at O'Clock yesterday after
noon read 2O.2 feet, being the highest
point reached since May %, 1897, when
the gauge readings We're 20.4 feet. The
highest water in 1897 was PAP feet. on
February 9th and 10th.
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