KANSAS ACADEMY OF SCIENCE. 



The last severe frost of spring was on April 13th; the first severe frost of autumn 

 was on the 6th of October; giving an interval of 176 days, or nearly six months, with- 

 out severe frost. The average interval is 199 days. No frost during the year caused 

 damage to crops of grain and fruit, but the low temperatures of January and Feb- 

 ruary were generally destructive to peach buds. 



BAIN. 



The entire rainfall, including melted snow, was 36.97 inches, which is 1.79 inches 

 above the annual average. Either rain or snow, or both, in measurable quantities, 

 fell on 103 days — one less than the average. On 20 other days rain or snow fell in 

 quantity too small for measurement. 



There was no approach to a drouth during the year, the longest interval without 

 rain in the growing season being ten days, from August 12th to 22d. 



The number of thunder showers was 31. There were two light hail storms during 

 the year. 



SNOW. 



The entire depth of snow was 33 inches, which is 12.13 inches above the average. 

 Of this amount eight inches fell in January, eleven inches in February, four inches 

 in March, and ten inches in December. Snow fell on 27 days. The last snow of 

 spring was on March 27th. The first snow of autumn was on November 12th — four 

 days later than the average date. 



FACE OF THE SKY. 



The mean cloudiness of the year was 44.57 per cent., which is .08 per cent, below 

 the average. The number of clear days (less than one-third cloudy) was 157; half- 

 clear (from one to two-thirds cloudy), 112; cloudy (more than two-thirds), 96. There 

 were 71 days on which the cloudiness reached or exceeded 80 per cent. There were 

 50 entirely clear and 45 entirely cloudy days. The clearest month was August, with 

 a mean of 33.87 per cent.; the cloudiest month was April, mean 59.33 per cent. The 

 percentage of cloudiness at 7 a. m., was 49.81; at 2 p. m., 45.06; at 9 p. m., 38.83. 



DIEECTION OF THE WIND. 



During the year, three observations daily, the wind was from the S. W. 305 times, 

 N.W. 214 times, S.E. 187 times, N.E. 180 times, N. 87 times, S. 54 times, E. 46 times, 

 W. 22 times. The south winds (including southwest, south and southeast) out- 

 number the north ( including northwest, north and northeast ) in the ratio of 546 

 to 481. 



VELOCITY OF THE WIND. 



The number of miles traveled by the wind during the year was 123,013, which is 

 14,978 miles below the annual average for the 12 preceding years. This gives a mean 

 daily velocity of 337.02 miles and a mean hourly velocity of 14.04 miles. The high- 

 est velocity was at the rate of 86.5 miles an hour, on December 4th; the highest daily 

 velocity — the highest on our entire record — was 1,240 miles, on the 4th of Decem- 

 ber; the highest monthly velocity was 13,672 miles, in April. The three windiest 

 months were April, November, and December; the three calmest months were Janu- 

 ary, July, and September. The average velocity at 7 a. m. was 13.02 miles; at 2 p.m., 

 15.29 miles; at 9 p.m., 13.73 miles. 



BAKOMETEU. 



Mean height of barometer column, 29.107 inches, which is .001 inch above the an- 

 nual average. Mean at 7 a. m., 29.125 inches; at 2 p. m., 29.090 inches; at 9 p. m., 29.10J 

 inches; maximum, 29.701 inches, on January 1st; minimum, 28.397 inches, on "No- 

 vember 6th; yearly range, 1.304 inches. The highest monthly mean was 29.:i62 



