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2.11 inches, which is 2.46 inches below the normal. Central section, 2.12 

 inches, which is 2.25 inches below the normal; Southern section, 1.7* 

 inches, which is 2.88 inches below the normal. The greatest amount, 5.51 

 inches, ocurred at Estherville, Emmet county, and the least, 0.05 inch, at 

 Decorah, Winneshiek county. The greatest amount in twenty-four hours, 

 2.23 inches, occurred at Rockwell City, Calhoun county, on the 26th. Meas- 

 urable precipitation occurred on an average of seven days. No snow fell 

 at any station in the state during the month. 



Sunshine and Cloudiness. — The average number of clear days was 18; 

 partly cloudy, 7; clody, 5. The duration of sunshine was above the nor- 

 mal, the percentage of the possible amount being S'4 at Charles City; $1 

 at Davenport; 66 at Des Moines; 82 at Dubuque; 75 at Keokuk, and 68 

 at Sioux City. 



Wind. — Southeast winds prevailed. The highest velocity reported was 

 46 miles per hour, from the south, at Sioux City, Woodbury county, on 

 the 15th. 



JULY. 



The droughty conditions that prevailed over the latter half of June, 

 continued over the larger part of the state during the entire month of 

 July. The average rainfall was only 1.87 inches, or 2.59 inches below the 

 normal. July, 1894, was drier than the past month, but the total preci- 

 pitation for the first seven months of 1894 was 12.25 inches as compared 

 with 10.94 inches for the same months this year. The total deficiency of 

 precipitation from January 1, to July 31, 1910, was 9.38 inches, which 

 is the greatest on record in the state for a like period. Showers, although 

 quite frequent, were badly distributed as to time and locality, except over 

 the northwestern counties where they came at frequent intervals and the 

 amount of rainfall was sufficient to keep the crop conditions above the 

 normal for that season of the year. In the northeastern and some locali- 

 ties in the central and southwestern counties, showers were few and widely 

 scattered and the rainfall light. 



The average temperature was only 1.1° above the normal, but July, 

 1910, will be remembered as a hot month. The day temperatures were 

 higher than usual, but the night temperatures were, with a few excep- 

 tions, low. Temperatures in excess of 100° were recorded in the north- 

 eastern counties on the 15th and 16th; in the southeastern counties on the 

 24th, and in the southwestern counties on the 27th. The month, as a 

 whole, was in many respects ideal for agricultural pursuits. There were 

 very few if any wind storms, and while it was excessively dry over the 

 larger part of the state, the clear weather was very beneficial for haying, 

 harvesting and threshing. Hay and all small grain was secured in 

 excellent condition and, although the hay crop was lighter than usual, 

 it was of the very best quality. The yield of small grain was above the 

 average and the quality is also excellent. Corn made rapid growth and at 

 the end of the month was strong and vigorous and earing nicely except 

 in the northeastern and some localities in the central and southwestern 



