PRECIPITATION, IN INCHES AND HUNDREDTHS-Continued. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual. 29 38 34 42 46 48 47 49 3338 2543 Pct. Pct. In. 42 72 54 0.238 0.270 In. In. In. 48 80 60 0.287 0.340 26.39 2.36 2.0 3.6 3.5 25 33 39 60 49 0.189 0.241 0.27 1.0 1.7 2.5 41 44 77 65 0.262 0.295 7.62 2.16 3.9 5.0 5.1 42 48 80 6-4 0.269 0.335 1.54 1.38 1.9 3.1 4.0 41 48 86 68 0.263 0.332 0.10 49 52 88 59 0.344 0.397 0.92 0.92 3.2 1.1 3.4 52 85 52 0.341 0.388 0.00 0.00 8.4 0.5 3.1 52 84 59 0.356 0.391 0.00 0.00 6.9 1.3 3.8 44 48 53 86 58 0.342 0.400 0.00 0.00 4.2 1.0 2.8 40 45 49 83 60 0.298 0.350 3.92 1.36 2.1 2.0 3.2 46 52 83 73 0.314 0.386 1.94 0.88 3.5 5.4 5.8 44 71 59 0.231 0.291 4.51. 2.56 2.1 3.7 3.6 2.56 3.5 2.6 3.7 5.56 0.28 0.10 2.6 2.8 3.7 i April.. May. 29.88 30.06 29.65 49.1 61.2 66.5 46.0 56.2 80 29.88 30.08 29.54 46.8 60.9 69.0 43.5 56.2 80 29.79 30.04 29.61 50.3 61.4 69.4 46.9 58.2 84 29.79 29.95 29.58 45.8 58.3 64.7 43.6 54.2 80 29.76 29.98 29.58 53.7 64.9 74.6 48.7 61.6 88 29.73 29.88 29.58 54.8 68.1 76.5 51.3 63.9 93 29.68 29.87 29.55 53.2 70.4 77.0 51.3 64.2 29.76 29.95 29.62 57.0 68.2 75.4 54.4 64.9 69.2 78.0 50.8 64.4 93 42 45 49 75 58 45 49 52 82 57 46 50 53 87 55 0.356 0.402 T. 49 52 53 85 60 0.391 0.404 T. 45 84 61 0.261 0.301 0.301 0.347 0.98 0.54 4.7 3.5 4.5 1.38 0.92 3.3 2.6 3.0 0.347 0.387 0.01 0.01 4.7 2.6 3.9 T. T. 6.9 1.0 3.9 I 7.2 1.8 5.1 3.1 1.4 3.0 0.62 3.7 2.8 3.9 4.18 3.0 4.0 4.4 0.26 1.0 2.8 3.1 78 59 0.302 0.350 17.04 4.18 3.9 2.8 4.0 a From observations at 8 a. m. and 8 p. m. 75th meridian time. Local mean time 3 h. 3 m. slow. SANTA BARBARA. In con Santa Barbara is situated in latitude 34° 23′ north and longitude 119° 40′ west. sidering the entire coast line of California from Point St. George to San Diego one is struck by several marked changes of direction. The most noticeable bend occurs at Point Arguello, where the coast runs nearly due east to Santa Barbara and there bends southeast again with a short stretch running east and west between Point Dume and Santa Monica. Santa Barbara occupies a central position on that part of the coast of California which distinctively faces southward. Santa Barbara Channel, with a depth of water varying from 25 to 365 fathoms, lies between the mainland and San Miguel Island, Santa Rosa Island, Santa Cruz Island, and Anacapa Island. The Santa Ynez Mountains traverse this section of California running east and west, and embrace a number of valleys, the Santa Maria, Lompoc, Los Alamos, and Santa Ynez in the north and the Santa Barbara in the south. The city itself lies encircled by foothills except to the south, where it fronts the sea. Because of these topographical features the climatic conditions approach the ideal. For many years temperature and rainfall records were maintained by the late Mr. Hugh D. Vail. At the request of the Santa Barbara Chamber of Commerce, Dr. C. Max Richter has carefully gone over these records and compiled the following data, covering a period of fifteen years for Santa Barbara. The records for a period of three years maintained at his own stationPine Crest, Santa Barbara foothills are also given. To illustrate the differences in rainfall existing within short distances where topographical conditions are so varied as they are here, Dr. Richter calls attention to the rainfall at Santa Barbara during the month of October, 1901. 2.42 inches of rain fell on October 26, while at Pine Crest, 2 miles away, 2.86 inches fell on the 26th, 0.66 of an inch on the 27th, and 0.03 inch on the 28th. The rainfall at the upper station, elevation 850 feet, exceeded that at the lower station, elevation 100 feet, in the ratio of 3 to 2. The highest temperature recorded at Santa Barbara is 107° and the lowest 28.5°. The temperatures of winter and spring months approximate 56°; summer and fall months 63°. annual mean temperature is about 60°. |