The San Francisco call., 1904-02-13
AN EQUABLE CLIMATE.


plain that the coast climate of California is cold al
certain OF the year. AS have pointed out
the durnal fluctuations OF coast temperature seldom
exceed degrees. Take the record for the nth OF
this month as an example The minimum temperature
San Francisco 40 and the maximum 81. East of
the mountains the temperature at Flagstaff Arizona
Is and s4 at Carson Nev 10 and 81; Phoenix, "a and
"a Winnemucca and 48. This difference between
the lowest and highest daily temperature increases
the record extends eastward. 1t is known that the daily
change temperature than the seasonal change,
affects health the prosecution OF industries and the pro-
ductvity OF a country.
The record establishes the reliability OF climatic condi-
tons in California The equability of temperature is
permanent and not a sporadic condition In that re
spec this State differs radically from any other part of
the United States Its conditions of temperature fixed
The cool weather in the winter months not the cold
weather Eastern winter. The average lowest
peraure all and valley points in California on
February was AZ 5-S and the average highest SIS
al average total huctuation of only IS degrees At
points of the Sierra Nevada the day
the average temperature and the
highest 81, difference of 81 degrees.
AS far California temperatures concerned may
be estimated with certainty that the averages will be
practically the year and forever In all of
endeavors attract the attention OF the East to
climate, this quality of reliable equabiy should be made
plain In the East the characteristic winter epidemics
ture. It is common thing there to have change of
degrees twentyour hours and fall of 80 degrees
in thirty minutes is
very acute illustration of inequabity and unreia-
bility of climate furnished recently by Denver
newspaper, which made comparisons between Denver
and Chicago the temperatures of February 4, by
pointing that the highest temperature in Denver
that date o. being still below the record of
that date which II degrees, reached in 1890 But the
same paper quite innocenty added: THE coolest
weather in Denver February in 1883, when the
temperature below zero"
This admission record of difference in tenn
peraure the day of the month in different years
of 90 degrees visitor ured such place may there
fore find the temperature 90 degrees lower higher,
haphazard The excessive change may found at
any other point, clear the Atlantic During the
present winter changes of 62 degrees in twenty-four
hours have not been uncommon in that region.
We by underrate the capacities and produc-
tive and industrial power of the East, but desire merely
to emphasize the agreeable differences between the
equabe climate of California and the Eastern climate
The alarming epidemics of pneumonia this winter in
Eastern cities caused by the fluctuations
temperature. In Chicago. New York. Washington and
other cities that disease has taxed the of py
clans and health boards and the capacity of hospitals
The percentage of fatalities has been unusually large
consumption develops in definite proportion of pa
tents after the disease is spent we get view of
the for the in that most fatal
of all respiratory diseases. The way for prepared
by pneumonia, and that originates largely in the daily
fluctuations OF temperature.
Acute diseases OF the respiratory organs every
where They found in California but they not
epidemic here. Consumption is in many parts of the
State imported disease and gets its hold apparently
by infection 1t is OF the disadvantages OF equabe
climate that the sick who somewhat spread dis
by contact and infection This is being overcome
everywhere by the spread of medical knowledge the
extending of disnfection.
But here again. we have the advantage of equable
climate safeguard against imported disease In Cal
iforna the enjoyment of outdoor life reach all the
and infectious diseases spread by life indoors
compelled by the rigors and changes of temperature