128 Lake Maxinkuckee , Physical and Biological Survey 



Winds from other directions are common and pretty evenly dis- 

 tributed. 



Storms: — Rainstorms are generally pretty frequent, but not so 

 much so as snowstorms. We have a record of 2 sleet storms in 

 1904, and of several fogs. 



The various elements of weather are exhibited in the following 

 table : 



Tempeixihires: — The total number of temperature records for 

 December is 528, as follows : 4 in 1898, 93 in 1899, 83 in 1900, 72 

 in 1901, 88 in 1902, 93 in 1904, 2 in 1907, and 93 in 1913. 



The lowest temperature recorded was -13° on December 19, 

 1901 ; the highest was 54° on December 18, 1901. 



The extremes for each year were as follows : 



1899, -1° on December 31 and 54° on December 8; range 55°. 



1900, 10.4° on December 29, and 50.1° on December 22; range 

 39.7°. 



1901,^ -13° on December 19 and 54° on December 18; range 



67°. 

 1902, 4° on December 9 and 47° on December 1; range 43°. 

 1904, 3° on December 29 and 55° on December 23; range 52°. 

 1913, 17° on December 7 and 62° on December 3; range 45°. 



Records of temperatures at or below freezing are as follows: 

 In 1898 at 6 a. m., December 7, 8, 9 and 14 (the only records made 

 for that month in 1898). In 1899 at 6 a.m. on December 4, 5, 

 6, 8, 12, 13, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 

 and 31 ; at noon on December 5, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 24, 25, 26, 27, 

 28, 29, 30 and 31 ; at 6 p. m. on December 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 14, 15, 

 16, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31. The temperature was 

 at or below freezing at 6 a. m. on 21 days, at noon on 14 days, and 

 at 6 p. m. on 19 days. In 1900 it was at or below freezing at 6 

 a.m. on December 2, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 

 24, 28, 29, 30, and 31 ; at noon on December 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 



^ Records for only 24 days. 



