22 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



10th, 18th and 22d, but the amounts were too small to afford any relief 

 from the effects of the long continued drouth and at the close of the month 

 the ground was bare except over the northern counties where the snow was 

 about 2 inches in depth. 



The mean temperature was very nearly normal, there being a deficiency 

 of only 0.2 of a degree. The month was characterized by the uniformly 

 moderately low temperatures and the absence of severe storms, and to the 

 fact that there were only one or two cold waves. The Sth and 24th were 

 the coldest days but the temperature on those dates was only 2 or 3 de- 

 grees below zero in the southern and from 5 to 14 degrees below in the 

 northern counties. 



The weather was ideal for finishing the corn harvest and all of the crop 

 was secured in excellent condition. Cattle lived in the pastures and stalk 

 fields nearly all of the month, thereby, allowing a great saving of hay and 

 grain. The dry weather has not, however, been favorable for fall wheat 

 or young August sown alfalfa, and the drouth has caused many shallow 

 wells and small streams to go dry. The scarcity of water has been serious 

 in many localities, and in some instances farmers have been obliged to 

 sell their stock on account of lack of facilities for watering it. 



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

 by the records of 117 stations, was 23.4°, which is 0.2° below the normal 

 for Iowa. By sections the mean temperatures were as follows: Northern 

 section, 20.9°, which is normal; Central section, 23.5°, which is 0.3* be- 

 low normal; Southern section, 25.7°, which is 0.5° below the normal. The 

 highest monthly mean was 28.8°, at Keokuk, Lee County, and the lowest 

 monthly mean. 18.2°, at Elma, Howard County, and Forest City, Winne- 

 bago County. The highest temperature reported was 57°, at Baxter, Jas- 

 per County, on the 26th; the lowest temperature reported was — 14°, at 

 Britt, Hancock County, on the 24th. The average monthly maximum was 

 50°, and the average monthly minimum was — 5°. The greatest daily 

 range was 54°, at Iowa City, Johnson County, and at Keosauqua, Van 

 Buren County. The average of the greatest daily ranges was 36°. 



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

 the records of 123 stations, was 0.37 inch, which is 0.82 inch below the nor- 

 mal. By sections the averages were as follows: Northern section, 0.32 

 inch, which is 0.71 inch below the normal; Central section, $0.38 inch, 

 which is 0.32 inch below the normal; Southern section, 0.41 inch, which 

 is 0.92 inch below the normal. The greatest amount, 1.39 inches, occurred 

 at Burlington, Des Moines County, and the least. 0.01 inch, at LeMars, 

 Plymouth County. The greatest amount in twenty-four hours, 1.12 inches, 

 occurred at Burlington, Des Moines County, on the 28th. Measurable pre- 

 cipitation occurred on an average of 3 days. 



Snow — The average depth of unmelted snowfall was 3.0 inches. By 

 sections the averages were as follows: Northern section, 35 inches; Cen- 

 tral section, 3.2 inches; Southern section, 2.2 inches. The greatest depth 

 was 8.0 inches at Elkader, Clayton County; and the least, 0.1 inch, at Le- 

 Mars, Plymouth County. 



