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Domestic News
April 6, 1896
The Herald
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
What is this article about?
Beneficial rain fell in Stockton and San Joaquin County on April 5, starting early morning and continuing heavily into the night, totaling 0.73 inches by 10 PM, with heavier precipitation near Banta and Tracy, promising large crops.
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Rain in the North
STOCKTON, April 5.—The rain in this section came in time to do a world of good and it will make the crops of San Joaquin county very large. The first sprinkle commenced at 4 o'clock this morning, but the fall did not amount to much. The storm seemed to be general. Tonight it is raining hard and considerable water has fallen, with indications of a continuance of the downpour. The rainfall at 10 o'clock tonight was .73 of an inch for the storm. Reports from all sections of the county show that the rain has been general. On the west side of the San Joaquin, in the vicinity of Banta and Tracy, the precipitation has been heavy and the storm seems to be extending southward. Banta reports 30-100 of an inch at 6 o'clock, with the rain coming down hard at the time. Three hours of rain had fallen at that hour.
STOCKTON, April 5.—The rain in this section came in time to do a world of good and it will make the crops of San Joaquin county very large. The first sprinkle commenced at 4 o'clock this morning, but the fall did not amount to much. The storm seemed to be general. Tonight it is raining hard and considerable water has fallen, with indications of a continuance of the downpour. The rainfall at 10 o'clock tonight was .73 of an inch for the storm. Reports from all sections of the county show that the rain has been general. On the west side of the San Joaquin, in the vicinity of Banta and Tracy, the precipitation has been heavy and the storm seems to be extending southward. Banta reports 30-100 of an inch at 6 o'clock, with the rain coming down hard at the time. Three hours of rain had fallen at that hour.
What sub-type of article is it?
Weather
Agriculture
What keywords are associated?
Rain
Stockton
San Joaquin County
Crops
Banta
Tracy
Where did it happen?
San Joaquin County
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
San Joaquin County
Event Date
April 5.
Outcome
rainfall totaled .73 inches in stockton by 10 pm; heavier in banta (30-100 inches at 6 pm) and tracy vicinity; beneficial for large crops.
Event Details
Rain began with a sprinkle at 4 AM in Stockton, became general storm, heavy tonight with continuance indications; general across county, extending southward.