PUGET SOUND DISTRICT.
STATION: TACOMA AND ASHFORD.
| MONTH. | Temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit | Precipitation in inches. | Number of days— | Prevailing direction of the wind | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Highest | Date | Lowest | Date | Total | Snow- fall | Clear | Partly cloudy | Cloudy | With precip- itation | ||
| January | 38.0 | 64 | 1891 | 0 | 1888 | 7.20 | 11.0 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 20 | SW |
| February | 38.9 | 66 | 1905 | 5 | 1887 | 6.68 | 12.4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 17 | SW |
| March | 44.4 | 74 | 1900 | 16 | 1897 | 4.82 | 8.0 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 18 | SW |
| April | 48.9 | 84 | 1897 | 28 | 1896 | 4.40 | 2.8 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 14 | SW |
| May | 54.1 | 90 | 1892 | 33 | 1894 | 4.11 | 0.2 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 14 | SW |
| June | 58.2 | 97 | 1903 | 39 | 1895 | 2.62 | T | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | N |
| July | 62.0 | 99 | 1891 | 42 | 1894 | 1.20 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 6 | N |
| August | 61.6 | 92 | 1898 | 40 | 1895 | 1.28 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 5 | N |
| September | 56.2 | 87 | 1894 | 36 | 1902 | 2.74 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 10 | N |
| October | 50.6 | 82 | 1892 | 25 | 1893 | 4.51 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 12 | SW |
| November | 44.2 | 70 | 1892 | 8 | 1896 | 9.11 | 5.2 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 21 | SW |
| December | 40.9 | 61 | 1900 | 19 | 1894 | 9.55 | 4.4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 18 | SW |
| Sums | 58.22 | 44.0 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 14 | ||||||
| Means or Extremes | 49.8 | 99 | July, 1891 | 0 | Jan. 1888 | |||||||
EASTERN WASHINGTON.
STATION: SPOKANE.
| MONTH. | Temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit | Precipitation in inches. | Number of days— | Prevailing direction of the wind | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Highest | Date | Lowest | Date | Total | Snow- fall | Clear | Partly cloudy | Cloudy | With precip- itation | ||
| January | 24.5 | 55 | 1893 | -30 | 1888 | 2.54 | 9.4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 14 | S |
| February | 28.5 | 59 | 1896 | -23 | 1890 | 2.02 | 8.1 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 13 | E & SW |
| March | 39.7 | 72 | 1889 | -10 | 1891 | 1.40 | 3.0 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 12 | S |
| April | 48.0 | 86 | 1890 | 22 | 1890 | 1.38 | 0.2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 9 | S & SW |
| May | 57.0 | 95 | 1897 | 29 | 1905 | 1.39 | T | 6 | 10 | 15 | 10 | S |
| June | 62.4 | 96 | 1896 | 34 | 1891 | 1.67 | T | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | SW |
| July | 69.0 | 102 | 1890 | 39 | 1893 | 0.71 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 5 | SW |
| August | 69.0 | 104 | 1898 | 40 | 1902 | 0.46 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 5 | S |
| September | 58.1 | 98 | 1888 | 26 | 1889 | 1.04 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 7 | NE |
| October | 48.0 | 86 | 1892 | 12 | 1887 | 1.39 | T | 8 | 9 | 14 | 7 | NE |
| November | 37.8 | 70 | 1903 | -13 | 1896 | 1.67 | 2.9 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 15 | S |
| December | 31.3 | 57 | 1886 | -18 | 1884 | 2.56 | 4.9 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 13 | SW |
| Sums | 18.23 | 29.4 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 10 | ||||||
| Means or Extremes | 47.8 | 104 | Aug. 1898 | -30 | Jan. 1888 | |||||||
SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON.
STATION: WALLA WALLA.
| MONTH. | Temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit | Precipitation in inches. | Number of days— | Prevailing direction of the wind | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Highest | Date | Lowest | Date | Total | Snow- fall | Clear | Partly cloudy | Cloudy | With precip- itation | ||
| January | 32.6 | 67 | 1902 | -17 | 1888 | 2.17 | 6.1 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 12 | S |
| February | 37.0 | 69 | 1896 | -15 | 1893 | 1.55 | 5.1 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 12 | S |
| March | 45.2 | 74 | 1905 | 2 | 1891 | 1.73 | 2.7 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 13 | S |
| April | 52.6 | 89 | 1890 | 29 | 1890 | 1.76 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 9 | S |
| May | 60.1 | 100 | 1897 | 34 | 1905 | 1.72 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 11 | S |
| June | 65.8 | 105 | 1896 | 40 | 1901 | 1.13 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 8 | S |
| July | 73.8 | 108 | 1891 | 45 | 1891 | 0.37 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 4 | S |
| August | 73.8 | 113 | 1898 | 47 | 1899 | 0.43 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 4 | S |
| September | 63.6 | 100 | 1888 | 36 | 1900 | 0.97 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 7 | S |
| October | 54.4 | 87 | 1904 | 24 | 1887 | 1.50 | T | 15 | 12 | 4 | 8 | S |
| November | 42.8 | 76 | 1891 | -9 | 1896 | 2.17 | 2.0 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 13 | S |
| December | 37.3 | 65 | 1890 | -2 | 1898 | 2.07 | 3.5 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 14 | S |
| Sums | 17.58 | 19.6 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 10 | ||||||
| Means or Extremes | 53.2 | 113 | Aug. 1898 | -17 | Jan. 1888 | |||||||
THE IRRIGATED WASHINGTON.
STATION: NORTH YAKIMA, SUNNYSIDE, FT. SIMCOE.
| MONTH. | Temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit | Precipitation in inches. | Number of days— | Prevailing direction of the wind | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Highest | Date | Lowest | Date | Total | Snow- fall | Clear | Partly cloudy | Cloudy | With precip- itation | ||
| January | 30.4 | 62 | 1899 | -16 | 1899 | 1.82 | 9.2 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 7 | W |
| February | 35.2 | 71 | 1901 | -22 | 1893 | 1.14 | 5.6 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 6 | W |
| March | 42.5 | 78 | 1895 | 2 | 1896 | 0.57 | 0.4 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 3 | W |
| April | 51.1 | 90 | 1897 | 18 | 1896 | 0.47 | T | 12 | 13 | 5 | 3 | W |
| May | 59.1 | 101 | 1897 | 24 | 1896 | 0.74 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 5 | W |
| June | 65.4 | 106 | 1896 | 30 | 1901 | 0.32 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | W |
| July | 71.6 | 112 | 1896 | 36 | 1905 | 0.11 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 2 | W |
| August | 71.1 | 109 | 1897 | 35 | 1895 | 0.21 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | W |
| September | 61.1 | 98 | 1896 | 24 | 1891 | 0.44 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | W |
| October | 51.0 | 89 | 1891 | 13 | 1893 | 0.50 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 4 | W |
| November | 39.4 | 73 | 1897 | -23 | 1896 | 1.56 | 4.4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 9 | W |
| December | 32.3 | 67 | 1898 | -8 | 1895 | 1.47 | 6.2 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | SW |
| Sums | 9.35 | 25.8 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 5 | ||||||
| Means or Extremes | 50.9 | 112 | July, 1896 | -23 | Nov. 1896 | |||||||
Total Assessment of All Property in the State of Washington as Equalized by the State Board of Equalization for the Year 1908.
| COUNTIES. | Total Real and Personal Property, Exclusive of Railroad and Telegraph. | Railroads. Value as corrected, revised and equalized by state board. | Electric Rys. Value as corrected, revised and equalized by state board. | Telegraph. Value as corrected, revised and equalized by state board. | TOTAL. Aggregate value as real and personal property as equalized by state board. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessed value returned by county. | Actual value. | Ratio assessed to actual value. | *Exemptions. | Aggregate value of taxable property as returned by county. | Aggregate value as equalized by state board. | |||||
| Adams | $12,934,270 | $32,730,750 | $39.51 | * $347,380 | $12,586,890 | $13,762,846 | $2,445,703 | $10,499 | $16,219,048 | |
| Asotin | 3,186,570 | 6,346,110 | 50.21 | 73,600 | 3,112,970 | 2,662,208 | 2,662,208 | |||
| Benton | 5,900,630 | 13,967,229 | 42.24 | 201,105 | 5,699,525 | 5,820,167 | 2,595,331 | 5,477 | 8,420,975 | |
| Chehalis | 14,832,671 | 63,320,298 | 23.42 | * 897,053 | 13,935,618 | 26,400,327 | 798,828 | 165,258 | 2,212 | 27,366,625 |
| Chelan | 7,510,825 | 17,903,363 | 41.95 | 317,510 | 7,193,315 | 7,400,630 | 2,860,892 | 9,058 | 10,270,580 | |
| Clallam | 7,045,161 | 14,294,907 | 49.28 | 148,017 | 6,897,144 | 6,014,517 | 4,073 | 6,018,590 | ||
| Clarke | 9,548,965 | 22,951,958 | 41.60 | * 552,000 | 8,996,965 | 9,342,589 | 891,275 | 87 | 10,233,951 | |
| Columbia | 6,677,175 | 12,916,674 | 51.69 | 164,855 | 6,512,320 | 5,403,523 | 908,202 | 6,775 | 6,318,500 | |
| Cowlitz | 7,506,911 | 18,774,621 | 39.98 | * 258,305 | 7,248,606 | 7,835,434 | 1,363,089 | 11,016 | 9,209,539 | |
| Douglas | 13,714,378 | 32,623,076 | 42.03 | * 792,735 | 12,921,643 | 13,271,073 | 3,703,546 | 9,650 | 16,984,269 | |
| Ferry | 1,323,524 | 2,205,873 | 60.00 | * 132,674 | 1,190,850 | 818,278 | 1,359,278 | 2,177,641 | ||
| Franklin | 4,029,979 | 12,053,842 | 33.43 | * 121,309 | 3,908,670 | 5,075,102 | 1,852,025 | 7,975 | 6,935,102 | |
| Garfield | 4,230,446 | 9,466,437 | 44.68 | 123,027 | 4,107,419 | 3,957,954 | 144,067 | 555 | 4,102,576 | |
| Island | 1,296,572 | 3,706,168 | 34.98 | 100,545 | 1,196,027 | 1,497,184 | 1,497,184 | |||
| Jefferson | 4,566,042 | 9,932,771 | 45.96 | 92,864 | 4,473,178 | 4,189,154 | 417,464 | 3,695 | 4,610,313 | |
| King | *204,852,223 | 437,905,564 | 46.78 | 5,011,716 | 199,840,507 | 183,769,507 | 11,882,802 | 7,477,860 | 38,645 | 203,168,680 |
| Kitsap | 4,145,045 | 9,133,183 | 45.38 | * 271,777 | 3,873,268 | 3,665,538 | 2,325 | 3,667,863 | ||
| Kittitas | 8,853,102 | 20,145,643 | 43.98 | 421,605 | 8,431,497 | 8,263,182 | 3,674,706 | 10,194 | 11,948,082 | |
| Klickitat | 5,869,515 | 14,199,834 | 41.33 | 366,835 | 5,502,680 | 5,754,713 | 1,108,683 | 6,863,396 | ||
| Lewis | 17,959,730 | 39,028,152 | 46.01 | 673,137 | 17,286,593 | 16,151,899 | 2,050,492 | 12,186 | 18,214,576 | |
| Lincoln | 18,046,865 | 44,933,712 | 40.16 | * 844,061 | 17,202,804 | 18,526,862 | 4,456,845 | 12,648 | 22,996,355 | |
| Mason | 3,030,375 | 10,744,059 | 28.20 | 97,386 | 2,932,989 | 4,534,378 | 7,791 | 4,542,169 | ||
| Okanogan | 3,750,417 | 6,540,821 | 57.33 | 421,615 | 3,328,802 | 2,398,133 | 834,844 | 3,232,977 | ||
| Pacific | 7,036,354 | 22,947,129 | 30.66 | 95,700 | 6,940,654 | 9,796,807 | 418,310 | 1,438 | 10,216,555 | |
| Pierce | 76,828,090 | 181,499,746 | 42.33 | 2,903,450 | 73,924,640 | 75,341,091 | 4,589,415 | 1,900,370 | 22,077 | 81,852,953 |
| San Juan | 1,553,856 | 3,789,892 | 41.00 | * 126,818 | 1,427,038 | 1,507,004 | 1,507,004 | |||
| Skagit | 10,867,150 | 38,346,941 | 28.33 | 297,600 | 10,569,550 | 16,233,766 | 2,177,605 | 7,518 | 18,418,889 | |
| Skamania | 4,063,188 | 6,375,330 | 63.73 | 66,300 | 3,996,883 | 2,682,105 | 332,926 | 3,015,031 | ||
| Snohomish | * 25,699,461 | 54,494,192 | 47.16 | 1,221,570 | 24,477,891 | 22,270,886 | 8,064,368 | 910,195 | 18,950 | 31,264,399 |
| Spokane | 80,038,409 | 154,967,786 | 51.64 | 2,956,265 | 77,082,144 | 63,850,348 | 8,402,563 | 2,131,611 | 31,075 | 74,415,597 |
| Stevens | 6,675,908 | 17,811,897 | 37.48 | * 654,238 | 6,021,670 | 7,024,471 | 1,994,897 | 6,353 | 9,025,721 | |
| Thurston | 8,325,065 | 23,882,038 | 34.85 | 518,971 | 7,806,094 | 9,776,576 | 1,561,390 | 76,530 | 10,096 | 11,424,592 |
| Wahkiakum | 1,668,376 | 4,319,197 | 38.62 | 69,616 | 1,598,760 | 1,792,390 | 1,792,390 | |||
| Walla Walla | 19,434,380 | 45,866,287 | 42.37 | 369,000 | 19,065,380 | 19,403,957 | 3,797,744 | 131,082 | 14,574 | 23,347,357 |
| Whatcom | 19,853,046 | 48,038,017 | 41.32 | * 1,460,250 | 18,392,796 | 19,248,939 | 3,372,306 | 630,373 | 7,457 | 23,259,075 |
| Whitman | 19,098,175 | 60,560,413 | 31.53 | 1,160,290 | 17,937,885 | 24,947,304 | 3,296,322 | 528,248 | 19,897 | 28,791,771 |
| Yakima | 23,625,355 | 48,428,184 | 48.78 | * 1,517,390 | 22,053,965 | 19,306,001 | 3,278,556 | 10,000 | 6,852 | 22,601,409 |
| Totals | $675,578,199 | $1,567,152,094 | $43.11 | $25,902,569 | $649,675,630 | $649,696,709 | $84,642,349 | $13,961,527 | $293,357 | $748,593,942 |