NIPHER REPORT ON MISSOURI RAINFALL, lS77-'87. 3S9 



Miami, Saline Co., Mo. Lat. 39° 19'; Lon. 93° 17'. Dr. A. II. W. Sulli- 

 van obs. M. W. S., Jan. 1S78 to Dec. 1887. The top of the gauge is 

 20 inches above the ground; there is no object in the vicinity of the 

 gauge. 



Mound City, Holt Co., Mo. Lat. 40° 09' ; Lon. 95° 17'. Lawrence Kau- 

 cher obs. ^\. W. .S., May 1886 to Nov. 1887. 



Mine La Matte. Madison Co., Mo. Lat. ; Lon. . J. D. Sanders 



obs. The gauge is a plain cylinder 8 in. in diameter and 12\ in. high ; 

 it is mounted on a post, the top of the gauge being 4 ft. 5^ in. above 

 the ground. The nearest object is a slender pear-tree 18 ft. high and 

 9^ ft. n. of gauge. The nearest building is 150 ft. s.w. of gauge. A 

 small tree stands 30 feet. s.w. ; these trees have grown up since 1885. 

 The rain was measured with a 2-foot rule to the nearest i6th of 

 an inch. 



Mount Vernon, La-jurence Co.. Mo. Lat. 37° 04'; Lon. 93° 55': elevation 

 1,420 ft. W. Ilowis obs. S., July 1871 to July 1874. 



Neos/io, Ne-ivto7i Co., Mo. Lat. 36° 52' ; Lon. 94° 22' : grade elevation 

 1,020 ft. J. M. Sherwood obs. M. AV. S., Jan. 1S78 to Oct. i88i. 



O'Fallon, St. Charles Co., Mo. Lat. 38° 47'; Lon. 90° 35' : grade eleva- 

 tion 605 ft. Dr. W. C. Williams obs. M. W. S., June 1881 to Dec. '85. 

 Gauge exposed in a garden, with no obstacles near. 



Oregon, Holt Co., Mo. Lat. 39° 59; Lon. 95° 09': elevation i.ioo feet. 

 William Kaucher obs. M. VV. S., July 1855 to Dec. 1887. From 1855 to 

 Mar. I, 1867, the rainfall was approximately measured by means of 

 buckets or other vessels, allowance being made for varying diameter. 

 Since that time a gauge made by James Green, N. Y., has been in use. 

 These periods have been separately reduced. The gauge is — inches 

 in diameter and 10 inches high. It contains a false bottom 5 inches 

 from the top, which is perforated at the centre to allow water to pass 

 through into the lower compartment. The perforation is covered by 

 a cap of zinc, which has openings to allow the water to pass through. 

 The object of this arrangement is to prevent evaporation. Immedi- 

 ately below the false bottom is a tubulure (closed by a cork) through 

 which the water can be discharged into a graduated cylinder which is 

 used to measure the rainfall. The gauge is 6 ft. 4 inches above ground. 

 It is 30 ft. east of a building 15 to 20 ft. high. A few trees are in the 

 vicinity of the gauge, but not near enough to influence the rainfall in 

 the gauge. 



Piielps City, Atchison Co., Mo. Lat. 40° 23 ; Lon. 95° 40' : grade eleva- 

 tion 915 ft. J. S. Wade obs. M. W. S., Mar. 187S to July 18S5. 



Pierce City, Lawrence Co., Mo. Lat. 37° 07 ; Lon. 93° 50' : grade eleva- 

 tion 1205 ft. J. J. Spilman obs. M. \N . S., July 1878 to Dec. 1SS7. 



Pleasant Hill, Cass Co., Mo. Lat. 38° 46'; Lon. 94° 20': grade elevation 

 855 ft. G. C. Broadhead obs. M. ^V. S., Jan. 1878 to Aug. 1887. 



