FOTTRTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XI. 801 



Owing to the wet weather during the first 11 clays of the mouth farm 

 work was delayed, but by the close of the month practically all of the 

 seeding of small grain was finished, early potatoes were planted and much 

 ground was prepared for corn. Grasses and winter wheat and rye weit 

 in fine condition, and fruit trees were showing abundance of bloom in 

 southern, and beginning to blossom in northern counties. 



Temperature. — The monthly mean temperature for the State, as shown 

 by the records of 113 stations, was 50.2°, or 1.7° higher than the normal 

 for Iowa. By section the mean temperatures were as follows: North- 

 ern, 48.2", or 1.4° higher than the normal; Central 50.6°, or 2.1° higher 

 than the normal; Southern, 51.9°,' or 1.6° higher than the normal. The 

 highest monthly mean was 54.4°, at Northboro, Page County; and the 

 low^est monthly mean, 45.4°, at Rock Rapids, Lyon County. The highest 

 temperature reported was 88°, at 5 stations, on the 30th; the lowest tem- 

 perature reported was 16°, at Washta, Cherokee County, on the 12th. 

 The average monthly maximum was 84°, and the average monthly mini- 

 mum was 27°. The greatest daily range was 51°, at Elkader, Clayton 

 County. The average of the greatest daily ranges was 40'. 



Precipitation. — The average precipitation for the State, as shown by 

 the records of 120 stations, was 3.29 inches, or 0.46 inch greater than the 

 normal. By sections the averages were as follccws: Northern, 3.77 

 inches, or 1.30 inches greater than the normal; Central, 2.91 inches, or 

 0.04 inch greater than the normal; Southern, 3.20' inches, or 0.66 inch 

 greater than the normal. The greatest amount, 7.43 inches, occurred at 

 In wood, Lyon County, and the least, 1.12 inches, at Cedar Rapids, Linn 

 County. The greatest amount in any 24 consecutive hours, 3.08 inches, 

 occurred at Sioux City, Woodbury County, on the 9th and 10th. Measur- 

 able precipitation occurred on an average of 9 days. 



Sxow. — The average snowfall for the State was 2.9 inches. By sec- 

 tions the averages were as follows: Northern, 6.0 inches; Central, 2.4 

 inches; Southern, 0.2 inch. The greatest amount, 25.0 inches, occurred at 

 Inwood, Lyon County; no snowfall occurred in the extreme southern part 

 of the State. 



Sunshine and Cloudiness. — The average number of clear days was 15; 

 Partly cloudy, 5; cloudy, 10. The duration of sunshine was above the 

 normal, the percentage of the possible amount being 70 at Charles City; 

 71 at Davenport; 68 at Des Moines, 64 at Dubuque; 62 at Keokuk; and 

 64 at Sioux City. 



Wind.— South w^inds prevailed. The highest velocity reported was at 

 the rate of 50 miles an hour from the south, at Sioux City, Woodbury 

 County, on the 30th. 



TORNADO IN MADISON COUNTY. 



About 6 p. m. of April 2, 1913, a severe, but fortunately .not very 

 destructive, tornado passed over a part of Douglass Township in Madison 

 County, Iowa. That the loss of property was small is due only to the 

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