SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART X 



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OOMPARATTVE DATA FOB 'FHE STATE— AUGUST. 



Temperature 



Precipitation 



Number of 

 Days 



1890 .. 



1891 „ 



1892 j 71 A 



1894 III""i 74!6 



1895 71.9 



1896 71.7 



101 



1899 

 1900 

 1901 



1904 



1905 



19Qb 



1907 



1910 

 1911 

 1912 

 1913 

 1914 

 1915 

 1916 



71.2 

 74.4 

 77.4 

 73.8 



69.1 

 69.1 



74!l 

 71.1 

 70.0 

 76.1 

 71.9 

 71.7 

 71.0 

 76.6 

 73.7 

 65.9 

 74.0 



—3.4 

 -2.7 

 -0.4 

 —2.4 



+2.8 

 +0.1 103 

 —0.1 104 

 —2.9 ; 104 

 -0.6 103 

 +2.6 100 

 +5.6 103 

 +2.0 I 105 

 -2.7 I 93 

 —2.7 ' 101 

 —2.7 i 97 

 +2.5 

 +2.3 

 -0.7 

 —1.8 

 +4.3 

 +0.1 

 -0.1 

 —0.8 

 +4.8 

 +1.9 

 —5.9 

 +2.2 I 



3.41 

 4.24 

 2.24 

 2.35? 

 1.58 

 4.43 

 3.52 

 1.86 

 3.44 

 3.68 

 4.65 



6! 58 

 6.64 

 3.43 

 i.m 

 3.95 

 4.33 



—0.27 

 -0.56 

 —1.34 

 —1.26 

 —2.10 

 +0.75 

 —0.16 

 —1.82 

 —0.24 

 0.00 

 +0.97 

 —2.39 

 +2.90 

 +2.96 

 —0.25 

 +0.37 

 +0.27 

 +0.65 



6.44 



13.02 



6.22 

 4.53 

 10.63 

 12.25 

 4.93 

 10.55 

 10.45 

 10.43 

 4.46 

 15.47 

 17.74 

 6.75 

 8.47 

 10.51 

 9.67 

 10.55 

 8.21 

 11.22 

 9.47 

 7.90 

 7.13 

 4.9Q 

 9.14 

 6.23 



1.02 

 1.23 

 0.65 

 0.40 



T 

 0.67 i 

 0.86 ' 

 0.47 ' 

 0.58 

 1.12 

 1.26 : 



T I 

 1.57 ' 

 2.55 

 0.66 

 l.M 

 0.92 

 1.05 

 1.35 



T 

 0.37 

 0.44 

 0.89 

 0.08 

 0.42 

 0.27 

 0.49 



SEPTEMBER. 



The average conditions that prevailed during the month did not 

 vary much from the normals, yet there were periods when both the 

 temperature and precipitation departures were excessive. This was espe- 

 cially true in regard to the temperature, which was above the normal 

 until the 10th, with daily readings from 10° to 15° above the sea- 

 sonalbe average between the 4th and 6 th. From the 11th to the 

 23rd, inclusive, there was a decided deficiency of temperature, the daily 

 departures ranging from 1° to 17°. Another warm spell prevailed from 

 the 24th to the 27th, which was followed by the coolest weather of the 

 month on the 29th. Light to killing frost occurred on the 15th and 18th 

 and killing frost and freezing temperatures were almost general on the 

 29th. The rainfall was failry well distributed throughout the month 

 and over the state, except over the south-central district, where the 

 drought that prevailed in that section since early in July continued until 

 the 26th and 27th. The showers on those dates were general and in 

 many localities heavy, and those on the 26th were attended by wind 

 squalls in various sections and by a typical tornado in Page, Taylor and 

 Ringgold counties. The storm apparently developed near Blanchard, in 

 Colfax Township, Page County, and moved northeastward to near Gravity, 



