596 TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART VIII 



border, was accompanied by strong winds that blew down some corn, and 

 owing to the soft conditions of the fields corn husking was nearly im- 

 possible the greater portion of the first three weeks so that a small per 

 cent that was down started to germinate and rot in the muddy fields. 

 After the 18th the weather was favorable for all outdoor work; corn 

 husking was pushed and at the close of the month 14 per cent or about 

 the normal amount remained to be gathered. 



The warm wet weather caused all vegetation to make unusual growth. 

 Pastures were in excellent condition generally, dandelions were in bloom 

 and reports were numerous from all portions of the state of ripe straw- 

 berries and hardy vegetables taken from the garden at the end of the 

 month. The weather was generally favorable for winter wheat, parti- 

 cularly the late sown, but some of the early sown was injured by the 

 Hessian fly. Bees were able to make a good flight during the high tem- 

 perature that was general on the 30th and were ready to go into winter 

 quarters in good condition. 



Unusually high wind velocities accompanied the storms that passed 

 over the state on the 5th and 30th. On the 30th Des Moines experienced 

 the highest wind velocity of record for November (52 miles per hour from 

 the southwest) and in the last 45 years there have been but three times 

 in any month that a higher wind velocity has been reached. 



The roads were in bad condition most of the first three weeks, and es- 

 pecially bad after the general rain from the 11th to the 13th. It is reli- 

 ably reported that 1,000 automobiles were stranded on the principal high- 

 ways leading out of Iowa City following a b-g home coming celebration 

 on the 11th, to which a large number of persons had motored from sur- 

 rounding States. 



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

 30.08 inches. The highest was 30.49 inches at Sioux City, on the 24th, 

 and the lowest was 29.30 inches at Sioux City, on the 5th. The monthly 

 range was 1.19 inches. 



Temperature. The mean temperature for the state, as shown by the 

 records of 97 stations, was 42.2°, or 7.2° higher than the normal. By 

 divisions, three tiers of counties to the division, the means were as fol- 

 lows: Northern, 40.1°, or 7.3° higher than the normal; Central, 42.7°, or 

 7.6° higher than the normal; Southern, 43.8° of 6.7° higher than the nor- 

 mal. The highest monthly mean was 45.4°, at Keokuk, and the lowest 

 was 37.6°, at Sanborn. The highest temperature reported was 74°, at 

 Clarinda, on the 4th, and the lowest was 11°, at Decorah, on the 25th. 

 The temperature range for the state was 63°. 



Precipitation. The average precipitation for the state, as shown by 

 the records of 100 stations, was 3.54 inches, or 2.03 inches more than the 

 normal. By divisions, the averages were as follows; Northern, 3.58 inches, 

 or 2.17 inches more than the normal; Central, 3 36 inches, or 1.83 inches 

 more than the normal; Southern, 3.69 inches, or 2.11 inches more than the 

 normal. The greatest amount, 5.28 inches, occurred at Iowa City, and the 

 least, 1.96 inches, at Perry. The greatest amount in 24 consecutive hours, 

 2.08 inches, occurred at Glenwood, on the 1st. 



