522 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



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

 the records of 102 stations, was 1.02 inches, or 0.03 inch less than the 

 normal. By divisions the averages were as follows: Northern, 1.04 inches, 

 or 0.20 inch more than the normal; Central, 1.10 inches, or 0.01 inch less 

 than the normal; Southern, 0.91 inch, or 0.28 less than the normal. The 

 greatest amount, 2.79 inches, occurred at Le Claire, and the least, 0.26 

 inch, at Northboro. The greatest amount an any 24 consecutive hours, 

 1.00 inch, occurred at Fairfield, on the 6th; and at Nora Springs on the 

 27th. 



Snow. The average snowfall for the state was 11.2 inches, or 4.3 inches 

 above the normal. The greatest amount, 27.8 inches, occurred at Le 

 Claire, and the least, 3.0 inches, at Creston. 



Wind. The prevailing direction of the wind was from the northwest. 

 The highest velocity reported from a regular Weather Bureau station was 

 at the rate of 46 miles an hour from the northwest, at Sioux City, on the 

 23rd. 



Sunshine and Cloudiness. The average percentage of the possible 

 amount of sunshine was 53, or about 3 per cent higher than the normal. 

 The percentage of the possible amount at the several regular Weather 

 Bureau stations was as follows: Charles City, 37; Davenport, 55; Des 

 Moines, 57; Dubuque, 60; Keokuk, 52; Omaha, Nebr., 61; Sioux City, 50. 

 Clear days averaged 13; partly cloudy days, 8; cloudy, 10. 



Miscellaneous PTienomena. Aurora, observed at Allison and Nora Springs 

 on 30th. Fog, 1st, 3d, 5th, 8th, 10th, 11th, 20th, 22d, 29th, 30th. Hail, 23d, 

 24th. Halos (lunar or solar), 1st, 4th, 9th, 11th, 12th, 15th, 17th, 18th, 22d, 

 25th, 29th, 30th, 31st. Haze, 2d, 3d, 4th. Meteor (brilliant), observed at 

 Atlantic, Corning, Corydon, Des Moines, Earlham, Glenwood, Indianola, 

 Lamoni, Mason City, Mt. Ayr, Washta and Wintersot on the 22d (see arti- 

 cle on page 9 relative thereto). Parhelia, 8th, 9th, 11th, 12th, 16th, 17th, 

 18th, 26th. Sleet, 1st, 2d, 5th, 23d, 24th, 26th, 30th; at scattered stations. 



