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inches and the number of rainy days 39*. In the following 

 table is given the monthly and annual precipitation in Gove 

 county for the year 1904, with departures from the normal : 



January. 



Precipitation 0.01 



Departure — 0.57 



February. 



Precipitation 0.00 



Departure — . 72 



March. 



Precipitation 1 . 00 



Departure +0.32 



April. 



Precipitation 1 .79 



Departure — . 27 



May. 



Precipitation 4.13 



Departure +0.89 



June. 



Precipitation 2 . 62 



Departure — 1 . 25 



July. 



Precipitation 2 . 18 



Departure — 1 . 47 



August. 



Precipitation 2.57 



Departure +1.11 



Septembei'. 



Precipitation 1.26 



Departure — 1 . 08 



October. 



Precipitation 2 . 00 



Departure +0.98 



November. 



Precipitation . 00 



Departure — . 51 



December. 



Precipitation 0. 55 



Departure • +0.03 



Annual. 



Precipitation 18.10 



Departure —2.27 



From comparisons with other places in Kansas where 

 weather records have been kept, it is seen that the amount of 

 precipitation of this habitat is remarkably small; in fact, be- 

 ing the least, excepting that of Oberlin, Lakin, and Dodge City; 

 ^A'here the annual precipitation was 15.72 inches. 



One may acquire a general idea of the temperature of this 

 locality from the following tables : 



Monthly and annual mean temperature for year 1904, with departure 



from normal, Fahrenheit. 



January. 



Temperature 29 . 



Departure +0.9 



February. 



Temperature 30 . 6 



Departure +1.9 



March. 



Temperature 43 . 8 



Departure +6.4 



April. 



Temperature 48 . 6 



Departure 0.0 



May. 



Temperature 57.8 



Departure — 4 . 6 



June. 



Temperature 67.4 



I'eparture — 4.9 



July. 



Temperature 74.8 



Departure — 3 . 8 



August. 



Temperature 72 . 6 



Departure — 4 . 



September. 



Temperature 68 . 3 



Departure — . 1 



October. 



Temperatuie 55.3 



Departure +1.5 



November. 



Temperature . 44.6 



Departure — . 9 



December. 



Temperatuie 30.2 



Departure — 2.4 



Annual. 



Temperature 51.9 



Departure — . 5 



