SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— I'ART X 



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regular Weather Bureau stations was as follows: Charles City, 46; 

 IJavcnport, C6; Des Moines, 71; Dubuque, G5; Keokuk, 70; Sioux City, 

 S4; Cm^ha, Nebr.. 69. 



Miscellaneous Phenomena — Dates of: 15, 16, 17, 18, 2:i and 29; general 

 killing frost, 29; thunderstorms, 4, 5, 6. 7, 10, 11, 12, 24, 25, 26, 27; hail. 

 4, 6, 8, 25, 26, 27; aurora borcalis, 13, 26 and 30. 



Rivers — The stage of the Mississippi River, at Dubuque, was near 5 

 feet throughout the month, and at Davenport it ranged from 3.1 feet 

 on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd to 4.4 feet on the 28th, 29th and 30th. 

 OCTOBER. 



As a whole, October was a typical autumn month for this mid-conti- 

 nental region; the average temperature, rainfall and sunshine approxi- 

 mated the normals very closely, bait there was sufficient variation in the 

 daily amounts to give a stimulating effect to man and beast. The month 

 opened warm and dry, but showers were more or less frequent during 

 the second and third decades, especially over the central and eastern dis- 

 tricts, and the lowest temperatures were recorded generally on the 20th 

 or 21st. The only feature out of the ordinary being a severe snowstorm 

 on the 19th and 20th, when snow fell in all parts of the State except the 

 extreme eastern counties. Several stations in the northwestern district 



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