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IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



normal. The greatest amount, 4.45 inches occurred at Humboldt, and the 

 least, 0.73 inch, at Lamoni. The greatest amount in 24 consecutive hours, 

 1.60 inches, occurred at Humboldt, on the 29th. 



Snowfall. The average fall for the State was 1.2 inches, or 1.3 inches 

 less than the normal. Many stations in all portions of the State reported 

 but a trace and snow did not remain on the ground at any station for 

 more than two days. 



Wi7id. The prevailing direction of the wind was from the northwest. 

 The highest velocity reported from a regular Weather Bureau station was 

 at the rate of 54 miles per hour, from the northwest, at Sioux City, on the 

 1st. 



Sunshine. The average per cent of the possible amount of sunshine was 

 37, or 17 per cent less than the normal. The per cent of the possible 

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

 City, 26; Davenport, 41; Des Moines, 50; Dubuque, 34; Keokuk, 41; Sioux 

 City, 32; Omaha, Neb., 38. 



Miscellaneous Phenomena. Aurora, 13th. Fog, 6th, 7th, 8th, 16th, 17th, 

 20th, 23d, 24th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th. Halos, 5th, 17th; 18th; 20th; 

 23d, 25th, 27th. Meteors, 5th, 9th, 16th. Sleet, 9th, 22d, 23d, 26th. Thun- 

 derstorms, 1st, 6th. 



COMPARATIVE DATA FOR THE STATE— NOVEMBER. 



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

 and less than .05 inch snowfall. 



.006 inch rainfall, 



