FIFTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XI 



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Snowfall. — The average for the State was l.S inches, or 3.2 inches le^s 

 than the normal. The greatest amount reported was 18.0 inches, at 

 Northwood, while a few stations had only traces. 



Wind. — Northwesterly winds prevailed, and the movement was less than 

 usual for one of the windiest months of the year. The windiest days 

 were the 6th, 17th and 24th. The highest velocity reported was 42 miles 

 an hour, at Sioux City, on the 17th. 



Sunshine and Cloudiness. — About the normal amount of sunshine pre- 

 vailed for the state as a whole. The percentages at the various stations 

 were as follows: Charles City, 54; Davenport, 57; Des Moines, 64; 

 Dubuque, 55; Keokuk, 51; Sioux City, 54; Omaha, Neb., 55. The average 

 number of clear days was 12; partly cloudy, 8; cloudy, 11. 



Miscellaneous.- — Sleet was reported on the 4th, 5th, 6th, 17th and 26th; 

 fog occurred on the last four days; and thunder was heard from the 23d 

 to the 31st, inclusive, except on the 30th. 



COMPARATIVE DATA FOR THE STATE— MARCH. 



T indicates a trace. 



Indicates temperature below zero. 



APRIL. 



For the State, as a whole, the climatic conditions of the month closely 

 approximate the normals for April. While there were periods when the 

 departures from the normal were quite marked, the averages for the 

 month vary but little from the normals. There was a deficiency of only 

 0.1° in temperature and 0.34 inch in precipitation. The first twelve days 

 were cold and mostly cloudy, but there was not much precipitation during 



