MUKPHY: collection and storage of water in KANSAS. 



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The rainfall varies a good deal in Kansas from year to year. In 

 'I'able I we give the maximum, minimum and inean annual rainfall, 

 and length and time of record in twenty-one places in Kansas. 



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University of Kansas. Lawrence. 

 Agriculturiil College, Manhattan 



Leavenworth City 



Dodfte City , 



Independence 



Washburn College 



Wellington 



Fort feeott 



Fort Lamed 



Fort Wallace 



Fort Hay 



Hureka Ranch 



Concort.ia 



Allison 



Salina 



Sedan 



Toronto 



Cawker City 



Atchison 



Cunningham 



Halstead 



55.04 

 43.28 

 4H.49 



62. eo 



16.35 



29.87 

 30.60 

 44..'S3 

 48.68 

 30.50 



3Lfi5 

 32.40 



24.25 

 1.5.17 

 22.45 

 111.69 

 26.56 

 23.23 

 19.70 

 2y.25 



6.57 



19 89 



20 83 

 23. y2 

 2S.86 

 12.86 



i!0.29 



35.65 

 30.81 

 37.98 

 20.87 

 43.01 

 33.93 

 31 8S 

 42.13 

 20.60 

 l:!.21 



fare 



27.38 

 24.35 

 26.93 

 3.5.47 

 36.31 

 2it.90 

 43.07 



1858-90 

 1S72-92 

 187.5-92 

 1873-92 

 1872-92 

 1879-90 

 1843-52 

 1864-77 

 1870-74 

 1868-74 

 1881-90 



188:H->8 

 1H><8-92 

 1888-H2 

 18H8-92 

 1867-73 

 1884-90 

 1885-90 



From this table it is seen that the ma.ximum annual rainfall is more 

 than three times the minimum at some of these places — Dodge City 

 for example. 



TABLE II. 



Table II gives the mean monthly rainfall at eight places in the 

 state. It shows how the rain is distributed during the year. It is 

 least during the winter and increases until June when it is four or 

 more times greater than in January. The variation in the monthly 

 rain for any month from year to year is quite great; for example 

 Chancellor Snow's record shows that in August, 1882, the rainfall was 

 0.09 inches, while in August, 1888, it was 9.09 inches, the latter 

 being 100 times the former. 



