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1903, during which at least 3 inches of rain fell, raising the lake 

 8^ inches. 



In July of the same year there was a severe rainstorm with a 

 total fall of fully 2 inches. 



Again on August 27, 1903, there was a heavy fall of rain during 

 the night which caused the lake to rise about 2| inches. Rain was 

 abundant during this season so that the level of the lake was higher 

 than usual. On May 11, it rained 5 inches in 12 hours and on 

 January 22, 1906, it is recorded that it "has been raining for a 

 week but that the lake is 18 inches below high water mark, al- 

 though it has raised 3 inches." 



We have few data in regard to the directions from which 

 storms come. Of 35 records one storm is recorded as having oc- 

 curred during calm weather, 5 storms came from the north, 1 from 

 the northeast, 3 from the east, 6 from the southeast, 3 from the 

 south, 10 from the southwest, 2 from the w^est, and 4 from the 

 northwest. 



The following is a table of the rainfall in inches at Logansport 

 for the year 1902 : 



January 1 . 00 July 4 . 84 



February 1.10 August 2 . 55 



March 2 . 64 September 5 . 02 



April 2.13 October 2 . 37 



May 4.27 November 3.92 



June 10 . 54 December 3 . 48 



This makes a total of 43.86 inches of rainfall for the year. 

 As Logansport is only 32 miles distant from Lake IMaxinkuckee 

 the rainfall at the two places is probably approximately the same. 



FROST 



Economically considered, one of the most important questions 

 concerning any particular region is the average date of the last 

 killing frost of spiing and the first of autumn. This question is 

 of importance not only to the farmer and gardener but also to the 

 lover of flower-beds and house-plants as well, and it has a direct 

 and important bearing upon the aquatic life of a region such as 

 Lake Maxinkuckee. 



Taking the weather records for the whole period under observa- 

 tion, the number of frosts recorded is not many, there having been 

 only 99 noted. This is largely due to the fact that it is only the 

 first and last killing frosts that are of especial importance or in- 

 terest to people in general, and also to the fact that a frost is not 



