652 



IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Wind. The prevailing direction of the wind was south. The highest 

 velocity reported from a regular Weather Bureau Station was 36 miles 

 per hour, from the south, at Sioux City on the 13th. 



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

 of sunshine was 65, or 3 per cent greater than the normal. The per cent 

 of the possible amount at the regular Weather Bureau stations was as 

 follows: Charles City, 53; Davenport, 62; Des Moines, 69; Dubuque, 59; 

 Keokuk, 71; Sioux City, 72; Omaha, Neb., 69. 



Miscellaneous Phenomena. Aurora, 7th, 9th, 10th, 17th, 18th, 22d. Fog, 

 2d, 6th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 21st, 23d, 25th, 26th, 29th. Frost (killing), 1st, 

 2d, 24th, 28th, 29th. Hail, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 26th. Halos (lunar or 

 solar), 17th, 19th, 20th, 22d, 23d, 24th, 30th. Haze, 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th; 6th, 

 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 19th, 20th, 22d, 29th. Meteors, 1st, 3d, 6th, 9th, 

 10th, 13th, 16th, 18th, 19th, 24th. Rainbows, 15th, 20th, 22d. Thunder- 

 storms, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22d. 



COMPARATIVE DATA FOR THE STATE— OCTOBER. 



T. indicates an amount too small to measure, or less than .005 inch precipitar 

 tion and less than .05 inch snowfall. 



