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of an incli, which is .52 of an inch above the normal; Southern section, 

 1.05 inches, which is .31 of an inch below the normal. The largest amount 

 reported was 2.28 inches at Plover. The least amount reported was .05 

 of an inch at Hancock. The greatest daily rainfall reported was 1.85 

 inches at Thurman, on the 9th. The average number of days on which 

 .01 of an inch or more was reported was 5. 



Wind and Weatheb. — The prevailing direction of the wind was north- 

 west. The highest velocity of wind reported was 58 miles per hour, from 

 the northwest, at Sioux City, on the 24th. The average number of clear 

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



