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mean was 62.8° at Sibley. The highest temperature reported was 100° at 

 Clarinda, on the 9th; and the lowest reported was 27° at Washta, on the 

 30th. The average monthly maximum was 93.2°, and the average monthly 

 minimum was 37.4°. The greatest daily range was 50° at Washta, and the 

 average of greatest daily ranges was 34.2°. The average precipitation for 

 the State, as shown by records of 121 stations, was 4.16 inches, which is 

 0.85 of an inch above the normal.* By sections the averages were as 

 follows: Northern section, 5.40 inches, which -is 2.01 inches above the 

 normal; Central section, 3.47, inches, which is 0.22 of an inch above the 

 normal; Sonthern section, 3.61 inches, which is 0.31 of an inch above the 

 normal. The largest amount reported was 11.10 inches at Thurman, and 

 the least amount reported was 0.64 of an inch at Mount Vernon. The 

 greatest daily rainfall reported was 7.60 inches at Thurman, on the 16th 

 and 17th. The average number of days on which .01 of an inch or more 

 fell was 8. The prevailing direction of the wind was southeast, south and 

 southwest. The highest velocity reported was 48 miles an hour from the 

 west, at Sioux City, on the 15th. The average number of clear days was 

 16; partly cloudy, 8; and cloudy, 6 days. 



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

 the records of 117 stations, was 50.5°, which is 2° below the normal. By 

 sections the mean temperatures were as follows: Northern section, 48.4°, 

 which is 2.5° below the normal; Central section, 50.8°, which is 1° below 

 the normal; Southern section, 52.4°, which is 2.3° below the normal. The 

 highest monthly mean was 54.4°, at St. Charles. The lowest monthly mean 

 was 43° at Rock Rapids. The highest temperature reported was 87° at 

 Ames and Bedford on the 13th and 20th; the lowest was 7°, at Elkader, on 

 the 31st. The average monthly maximum was 78.9°, and the average 

 monthly minimum was 20.4°. The greatest daily range was 56° at Wood- 

 burn, and the average of greatest ranges was 36.3°. The average pre- 

 cipitation for the State, as shown by the records of 126 stations, was 1.96 

 inches, which is .45 of an inch below the normal. The averages by sec- 

 tions were as follows: Northern section, 2.82 inches, which is .63 of an 

 inch above the normal; Central section, 1.85 inches, .which is .60 of an 

 inch below the normal; Southern section, 1.20 inches, which is 1.41 inches 

 below the normal. The largest amount reported was 4.25 inches, at Lar- 

 rabee, and the lowest amount reported was .50 of an inch at Allerton. 

 The greatest daily rainfall reported was 2.60 inches, at Pocahontas on the 

 22d and 23d. The average number of days on which .01 of an inch or 

 more was reported was 6. The prevailing direction of the wind was 

 northwest. The highest velocity reported was 50 miles per hour, from 

 the northwest, at Sioux City, on the 8th. The average number of clear 

 days was 14; partly cloudy 7, and cloudy days 10. 



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

 by the records of 115 stations, was 35.4°, which is 0.2° above the normal for 

 November. By sections the mean temperatures were as follows: North- 

 ern section, 33.6°, which is 1.0° above the normal; Central section, 35.5*. 

 which is 0.5° above the normal; Southern section, 37.1°, which is 0.9° below 

 the normal. The highest monthly mean was 38.8° at Keokuk. The lowest 



