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inches and the number of rainy days 39. In the following 

 table is given the monthly and annual precipitation in Gove 

 county for the year 1904, with departures from the normal : 



0.01 

 0.57 



0.00 

 0.72 



1.00 



January. 



Precipitation 



Departure 



February. 



Precipitation 



Departure 



March. 



Precipitation 



Departure +0.32 



April. 



Precipitation 1 . 79 



Departure — . 27 



May. 



Precipitation 4.13 



Departure +0.89 



June. 



Precipitation 2 . 62 



Departure — 1 . 25 



Annual. 



Precipitation 

 Departure . . . 



July. 



Precipitation 2 



Departure — 1 



August. 



Precipitation 2 



Departure +1 



September. 



Precipitation 1 



Departure — 1 



October. 



Precipitation 2 



Departure +0.98 



November. 



Precipitation . 00 



Departure — . 51 



December. 



Precipitation . 55 



Departure +0.03 



00 



18.10 



—2.27 



From comparisons with other places in Kansas where 

 weather records have been kept, it is seen that the amount of 

 precipitation of this habitat is remarkably small ; in fact, be- 

 ing the least, excepting that of Oberlin, Lakin, and Dodge City, 

 where the annual precipitation was 15.72 inches. 



One may acquire a general idea of the temperature of this 



locality from the following -tables : 



Monthly and annual mean temperature for year 1904, with departure 

 from normal, Fahrenheit. 



January. 



Temperature 29.0 



Departure +0.9 



February. 



Temperature 30 . 6 



Departure +1.9 



March. 



Temperature 43 . 8 



Departure +6.4 



April. 



Temperature 48 . 6 



Departure 0.0 



May. 



Temperature 57.8 



Departure — 4 . 6 



June. 



Temperature 67 . 4 



Dep irture — 4 . 9 



Annual. 



Temperature 51 . 9 



Departure ......,.,.,.,, — . 5 



July. 



Temperature 74 . 8 



Departure — 3 . 8 



August. 



Temperature 72 . 6 



Departure — 4 . 



September. 



Temperature 68 . 3 



Departure — . 1 



October. 



Temperature 55 . 3 



Departure +1.5 



November. 



Temperature 44 . 6 



Departure — . 9 



December. 



Temperature 30.2 



Departure — 2 . 4 



