748 IOWA DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE 



CLIMATOLOGY OF THE YEAR 1914 



Barometer (reduced to sea level). — The average pressure of the atmos- 

 phere for the year was 30.06 inches. The highest pressure was 30.72 

 inches at Dubuque on February 24th, and at Keokuk on December 16th; 

 the lowest pressure was 29.29 inches, at Keokuk, on .January 8th. The 

 range for the State was 1.43 inches. 



Temperature. — The mean temperature for the State was 49.1°, or 1.7° 

 higher than the normal. The highest annual mean was 53.4°, at Keokuk, 

 Lee County. The lowest annual mean was 44.1°, at Estherville, Emmet 

 County. The highest temperature reported was 109° at Centerville, Ap- 

 panoose County, on July 12th. The lowest temperature reported was 

 — 31°, at Iowa Falls, on December 26th. The range for the State was 140°. 



Precipitation. — The average amount of rainfall and melted snow for 

 the year was 31.93 inches, or 0.04 inch less than the normal, and 1.98 

 inches more than the average for 1913. The greatest amount at any 

 station was 44.11 inches, at Marshalltown, Marshall County, and the least 

 amount was 23.32 inches, at Columbus Junction, Louisa County. The 

 greatest monthly precipitation was 16.24 inches, at Lenox, Taylor County, 

 in September. There was no precipitation at Lake Park, Dickinson 

 County, and at Rock Rapids, Lyon County, in November. The greatest 

 amount in any 24 consecutive hours was 7.78 inches, at Cedar Rapids, 

 Linn County, on September 14th. 



Snowfall. — The average amount of snowfall was 27.5 inches. The 

 greatest amount reported from any station was 50.7 inches at Northwood, 

 Worth County, and the least amount was 14.9 inches at Monroe, Jasper 

 County. The greatest monthly snowfall was 24.6 inches at Centerville, 

 Appanoose County, in February. Measurable precipitation occurred on an 

 average of 91 days. This is 5 more than for 1913. 



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

 velocity reported was 68 miles an hour from the northwest at Sioux City, 

 on February 28th. 



Sunshine and Cloudiness. — The average number of clear days was 166; 

 partly cloudy 102; cloudy 97, as against 182 clear days, 89 partly cloudy, 

 and 94 cloudy days in 1913. More than the normal amount of sunshine 

 was experienced. 



