Lowest Temperature, January 18th, -30°. Highest, July 18th, 970. Range, 1279. Mean, 440.87. Average Mean for 19 years, 470.12. Greatest Range of mean temperature, 60 39. Lowest height of barometer, February 7th, 28.88 inches; thermometer attached, 35°. Greatest, February 10th, 30.40 inches; thermometer attached, 150. Range, 1.52 inches. Mean, 29.50 inches. Total quantity of rain in inches, 32.44. Mean quantity for 11 years 41.90 inches. Frost, last in the spring, June 5th; first in the fall, October 14th. Disappearance of frost from the ground, May 7th. Depth of ground frozen, 2ft. 2in. Thickness of ice on the river, 2ft. 3in. January, the coldest month in 19 years; severe snow-storms. February, very mild with much rain. March, cold again; river opened. April, cold and very backward spring. June, light frost this month. August, rather cool and very wet. September, very pleasant. October, ice on the 19th. November, rainy; ice in the river the 19th. December, first part mild and wet. Mississippi closed, November 25th, and opened the 30th, and closed again January; average time, December 31st. Mississippi opened, February 27th; average time, March 1st. Number of days closed, 83; average number, 60 days. The greatest rise, June, 12 feet. The greatest fall, September, 9 feet. Extreme rise and fall, 3 feet. IX. REGISTER OF THE THERMOMETER, AND QUANTITY OF RAIN FALLING, FOR 1857, AT LOWELL, DODGE COUNTY, Wis. Thermometer, highest, July 18th, 100°; lowest, January 18th, -31°. X. METEOROLOGICAL TABLE FOR SACRAMENTO, Cal. For the Year ending March 31st, 1858. Lat. 38° 34' 41" N., Long. 1210 27' 44" W. Elevation above the Level of the Sea, at the Levee in front of the City, 40 feet. Height of the lower surface of the Mercury, 41 feet above the Sea at San Francisco. By Thomas M. Logan, M. D. inch inch inch. inch. inch. inch. inch. inch inch inch. inch. inch. inch. 30.20 30.14 30.04 30.01 30.06 30.12 30.17 30.26 30.45 30.41 30.30 30 20 30.198 29.78 29.71 29.64 29.66 29.66 29.71 29.64 29.67 29.81 29.52 29.82 29.68 29.691 29.97 29.94 29.85 29.82 29.84 29.92 29.94 30.06 30.16 30.12 30.08 30.02 29.978 O Thermometer. O Maximum, O O 79.00 87.00 98.00 90.00 92.00 84.00 79.00 65.00 57.00 57.00 64.00 64.00 76 33 55.00 53.00 61.00 62.00 60.00 58.00 49.00 38.00 37.00 33.00 36.00 43.00 48 75 63.27 65.51 71.93 71.45 71.31 67.93 61.49 53.24 47.37 45.03 52.24 53.74 60.38 83.00 91.00 101.094.00 96 00 86.00 79.00 67.00 58.00 58.00 66.00 66.00 78.75 45.00 51 00 54.00 53.00 55.00 52.00 45.00 35 00 32.00 29.00 32.00 37.00 43.33 38.00 40.00 47.00 41.00 41.00 34.00 34.00 32.00 26.00 29.00 34.00 29.00 35.42 100.0 88.00 85.00 83.00 84.00 82.00 94.00 100.0 93.00 92.00 93.00 93.00 90.58 32.00 34.00 24.00 32.00 26.00 27.00 33.00 29.00 30.00 25.00 46.00 39.00 31.42 75.03 69.43 66.22 64.33 62.47 63.75 66.18 69.62 77.65 79.57 76.52 72.95 70.31 Minimum, Mean, Clear, Cloudy & foggy, Rainy, 43 1 Inches of Rain, N. wind, Days of N. W. 66 W. "6 sprin- sprin- 0.35 0.01 sprin kle. kle. 223 19 16 113 10 7 113 Total. 83 1903 22 174 10 503 kle. 63 3 REMARKS. The observations were made three times a day, conformably with the hours adopted by the Smithsonian Institution. The indications of the Barometer are given corrected for capillary action, and reduced to the temperature of 320 Fahrenheit, but are not corrected for its height above the sea-level. The rainy days are included under the head of cloudy and foggy days, and are also put separately to show the number of these days on which rain falls during the month. The last rain of the season of 1856-57 occurred on the 10th of May, a sprinkle. There was however a considerable shower on the 30th of June, measuring 0.350 inch. The first rain of 1857-58 occurred on the 6th October, measuring 0.165 inch. The highest point reached by the Sacramento River was 17 feet, on the 9th of April. The last frost of the season of 1856-57 occurred on the 23d March. The first frost of 1857-58 was on the 19th of October. On the 14th of February the Willow was observed in blossom, and about the same time the Buttercup began to gild our verdant plains with its yellow petals. Towards the last of February the Peach blossom unfolded its beautiful bloom, and most of the fruit and forest trees indicated frondescence. XI. TABLE OF RAIN IN THE VALLEY OF THE SAN JOAQUIN, CAL. From 1851 to 1857 inclusive. By M. Walthall, Jr. [Up to November 1, 1855, this table was registered at San Francisco; the remainder at Stockton.] Years. Monthly Months. 1851. 1852. 1853. 1854. 1855. 1856. 1857. Mean. 1857. January, February, Inches. Inches. Inches. Inches. Inches. Inches. Inches. Inches. 0.650 0.580 4.100 4.270 4.520 2.896 1.784 2.686 0.350 0.120 1.160 8.410 4.640 1.348 5.355 3.056 March, 1.880 6.400 4.810 3.170 4.310 1.047 0.275 3.121 April, 3.378 May, 0.690 0.300 0.320 0.020 2.140 0.860 0.017 0.627 June, July, 0.001 August, 0.020 0.010 0 004 September, 1.000 0.140 October, 0.080 0.800 0.100 2.120 Total, 15.12025.600 19.030 22.120 22.772 11.73111.555 18.275 The rain for the year 1857 was brought on by southeast winds, 8.512 inches; northwest winds, 1.720 inches; southwest winds, 1,255 inches; other winds, 0.368 inches. First frost of the season, Nov. 13th. XII. FLOWERING OF FRUIT-TREES IN 1858. |