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ported was 98 degrees at Perry, on the 19th; lowest temperature re- 

 ported, 37 degrees, at Sibley, on the 11th. The average monthly maximum 

 was 91.2 degrees; average monthly minimum, 45.0 degrees. Greatest daily 

 range, 46 degrees at Toledo; averages of greatest daily ranges, 29.9 de- 

 grees. Average precipitation for the state, as shown by the records of 

 123 stations, was 6.58 inches, which is 3.51 inches above normal. The 

 averages by sections were as follows: Northern section, 5.45 inches ; 

 central section, 6.76 inches; southern section, 7.52 inches. The largest 

 amount reported was 15.47 inches at Columbus Junction; least 

 amount reported, 1.57 inches, at Dubuque. The greatest daily rainfall 

 reported was 6.»6 inches at Allerton on the 25th and 26th. Average num- 

 ber of days on which .01 of an inch or more was reported, 11. Prevail- 

 ing direction of the wind, southeast; highest velocity reported, 44 miles 

 per hour, from the northwest, at Des Moines, on the 19th. Average 

 number of clear days, 11; partly cloudy, 11; cloudy, 9. 



SEPTEMBER. — The monthly mean temperature for the state as shown 

 by records of 103 stations, was 59.1 degrees, which is 5.2 degrees below 

 normal. By sections the mean temperature was as follows: Northern 

 section, 57.9 degrees; central section, 59.3 degrees; southern section, 60.2 

 degrees. The highest monthly mean was 62.6 degrees at Burlington; low- 

 est monthly mean, 55 degrees at New Hampton. The highest temperature 

 reported was 88 degrees, at Denison, Sibley, Sigourney and Council Bluffs 

 on the 2d and 7th; lowest temperature reported, 23 degrees at Galva on 

 the 11th. The average monthly maximum was 82.5 degrees; average 

 monthly minimum, 31.7 degrees. Greatest daily range, 50 degrees at 

 Galva; average of greatest daily ranges, 37.0 degrees. Average precipita- 

 tion for the state, as shown by the records of 118 stations, was 4.35 

 inches, which is 1.36 inches above normal. The averages by sections 

 were as follows: Northern section, 3.63 inches; central section, 4.49 

 inches; southern section, 4.93 inches. The largest amount reported was 

 10.41 inches at Ottumwa; least amount reported, 1.65 at Clear Lake. The 

 greatest daily rainfall reported was 4.31 inches at Chariton on the 30th. 

 Average number of days on which .01 of an inch or more was reported, 

 9. Prevailing direction of wind, northwest; highest velocity reported, 

 41 miles per hour, from the northwest, at Sioux City on the 8th. Average 

 number of clear days, 15; partly cloudy, 6; cloudy, 9. 



OCTOBER. — The monthly mean temperature for the state, as shown 

 by records of 112 stations, was 53.5 degrees, which is about 3.00 degrees 

 above normal. By sections the mean temperatures were as follows: Nor- 

 thern section, 51.4 degrees; central section, 53.5 degrees; southern sec- 

 tion 55.7 degrees. The highest monthly mean was 58.4 degrees at Win- 

 terset; lowest monthly mean, 47.3 at Plover. The highest temperature 

 reported was 83 degrees at Ida Grove and Council Bluffs on the 10th and 

 22d; lowest temperature reported, 20 degrees at Plover on the 14th. The 

 average monthly maximum was 77.6 degrees; average monthly minimum, 

 27.28. Greatest daily range, 46 degrees at Sibley; average of greatest 

 daily ranges, 35.7 degrees. Average precipitation for the state, as shown 

 by records of 130 stations was 2.54 inches, which is .26 of an inch above 

 normal. The averages by sections were as follows: Northern section, 



