Meteorological record for... 1877-1880.

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Meteorological record for... 1877-1880.

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Meteorological record of observations at Los Angeles and Visalia, Calif. from July 1, 1877- Mar. 16, 1880. Observations recorded 3 times daily at both stations; only twice daily at Visalia to Dec. 8, 1878.

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California State University, Northridge

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