EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL YEAH BOOK— PART IX 



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OOiMIPAEATIVE DATA FOB THE STATE— APRIL. 



YEAH 



Temperature 



Precipitation 



Number ol 

 Days 



1890 

 1891 

 1892 

 1893 

 1894 

 1895 

 1896 

 1897 

 1898 

 1899 

 1900 

 1901 

 1902 

 1903 

 1904 

 1905 

 1906 

 1907 

 1908 

 1909 

 1910 

 1911 

 1912 

 1913 

 1914 

 1915 

 1916 

 1917 



—1.06 

 —0.71 

 +1.89 

 +1.35 

 +0.21 

 —0.24 

 +2.16 

 +2.49 

 — O.30 

 —0.46 

 —0.21 

 —1.07 

 —1.15 

 +0.12 

 +0.77 

 +0.17 

 —0.44 

 —1.54 

 —0.62 

 +1.72 

 —1.38 

 +0.23 

 —0.20 

 +0.42 

 —0.34 

 —1.45 

 —0.24 

 +1.69 



4.46 

 5.06 

 8.38 

 8.51 

 6.91 

 5.88 

 9.67 

 9.86 

 4.82 

 5.76 

 6.62 

 3.47 

 4.15 

 6.0O 

 8.97 

 5.49 

 5.55 

 3.22 

 4.59 

 9.43 

 4.86 

 6.0* 

 5.66 

 7.43 

 5. OS 

 4.02 

 5.92 

 7.84 



0.38 

 0.69 

 2.43 

 1.24 

 0.55 

 0.28 

 2.35 

 2.22 

 0.27 

 0.56 

 0.43 

 0.66 

 0.40 

 0.74 

 1.52 

 0.63 

 0.53 

 0.24 

 0.67 

 0.83 

 0.10 

 1.33 

 0.78 

 1.12 

 0.37 

 0.05 

 1.13 

 2.05 



5.7 

 6.0 

 0.2 

 2.1 

 4.5 



T 



T 

 2.0 

 0.9 

 2.0 



T 

 0.8 

 1.4 

 1.2 

 0.6 

 2.7 

 0.3 

 3.1 

 3.0 

 3.6 

 1.1 

 2.7 

 0.3 



T 

 1.1 

 3.8 



T Indicates an amount too small to measure, or less than .005 Inch rainfall, 

 and less than .05 Inch snowfall. 



MAY. 



Temperature and total rainfall were below normal, only May, 1892 

 and 1907, being cooler in the 28 years of record. Rainy days were slightly 

 less frequent than normal and the period, 12th-18th, was nearly rainless. 

 Clear days and sunshine were above normal. On the night of the 18th- 

 19th, following the warmest day of the month, with maximum tempera- 

 tures near or above 90°, destructive wind and hail storms were general 

 in the Northern Division of the State. Ice, heavy frost, or freezing tem- 

 peratures were general during the first week. Frost on or about the 

 23d damaged potatoes, corn, garden truck and fruit buds in some locali- 

 ties, particularly in the northeast and east central sections. 



Small grain made good progress. Meadows and pastures were slow, so 

 that stock feeding had to be continued in many sections till the close of 

 the month, thus depleting the grain supply. By the 20th of the month 

 about 75 per cent of the corn had been planted, but frequent rains dur- 

 ing the last decade delayed field work, and some planting remained to 

 be done at the close of the month, at which time early planted corn was 

 up and was of good stand and color. Apples, plums and cherries were 



