540 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



reported more than 5.0 inches of snowfall, and in numerous localities the 

 drifts were several feet deep. This storm, together with the frequent 

 rains between the 20th and 28th, interfered with corn husking, which had 

 begun earlier than usual. Husking was, however, resumed during the 

 last few days of the month and 20 to 30 per cent of the crop had been 

 gathered by the close ot the month. Stock was in pasture, and in many 

 localities flowers were in bloom at the end of the month. 



Pressure — The mean pressure (reduced to sea level) for the state was 

 30.05 inches. The highest recorded was 30.63 inches, at Sioux City, on the 

 10th, and the lowest was 29.37 inches, at Davenport on the 20th. The 

 monthly range was 1.26 inches. 



Tempei'ature — The mean temperature for the State, as shown by the 

 records of 104 stations, was 50.9°, or 0.1° above the normal. By divisions, 

 three tiers of counties to the division, the means were as follows: North- 

 ern, 48.5°, or 0.5° below the normal; Central, 51.0°, or 0.1° above the 

 normal; Southern, 53.1°, or 0.5° above the normal. The highest monthly 

 mean was 55.3°, at Ottumwa, and the lowest, 45.9°, at Northwood. The 

 highest temperature reported was 92°, at Toledo on the 7th; the lowest 

 was 6°, at Sibley on the 21st. The range for the State w^as 86°. 



Precipitation — The average precipitation for the State, as shown by the 

 record of 109 istations, was 2.00 inches, or 0.46 inch less than the normal. 

 B'y divisions' the averages were as follows: Northern, 1.45 inches, or 

 0.89 inch less than the normal; Central, 2.37 inches, or 0.12 inch less than 

 the normal; Southern, 2.18 inches, or 0.36 inch less than the normal. The 

 greatest amount, 4.33 inches, occurred at Clinton, and the least, 0.20 inch, 

 at Lake Park. The greatest amount in 24 consecutive hours, 2.08 inches, 

 occurred at Oskaloosa on the 23d-24th. 



Humidity — The average relative humidity for the State at 7 a. m. was 

 79 per cent, and at 7 p. m., 62 per cent. The mean for the month was 70 

 per cent, or 2 per cent below the normal. The highest monthly mean 

 was 78 per cent, at Cliarles City, and the lowest, 66 per cent, at Des 

 Moines. 



Snow — One of the heaviest October snow storms on record occurred on 

 the 19th-20th. The fall was general except over; the extreme eastern coun- 

 ties north of Louisa. More than 4 inches was reported from the extreme 

 northwestern part of the State, as well as fromi a limited district in Des 

 Moines and Lee counties. The average fall for the whole State was 2.0 

 inches. The greatest monthly amount was 9.6 inches, at Inwood. 



Wind — The prevailing direction of the wind was from the south. The 

 highest velocity reported from a regular Weather Bureau station was 40 

 miles an hour from the southeast, at Sionx City, on the 1st. 



Sunshine and Cloudiness — The average per cent of the possible amount 

 of sunshine was 59, or 2 per cent below the normal. The per cent of the 

 possible amount at the regular Weather Bureau stations was as follows: 

 Charles' City, 51; Davenport, 69; Des Moines, 61; Dubuque, 58; Keokuk, 

 58; Sioux City, 55; Omaha, Neb., 64. 



