634 KANSAS CITY REVIEW OF SCIENCE. 
COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS YEARS: 
WEAR. (fg ene | peesinurs | Mipamuay | Rel of | Mea eae eee eee 
1868 Baad ||) HOI) |) aWd.8 |ooocasnedes Az Aa Cilecelctt cise 3742) 27 5 50 aren 
1869 50.99 OLS) || = 35) |loodsaosacne overex eats dis 38.51 |18.00] 105 
1870 Asi) |p WOO | —1KO,© |basceadcooe 47.88 | 68.4 |21.38] Ou50lm1oo 
1871 BAMA TOs ON lea tOBO! liseloia. «/sis-t MeO lane eceo 22.2220. 7/5 (a2 
1872 51.90 OF OW | VOsON le cee aslessls 44.33 | 64.4 |32.63/22.25) 116 
1873 52.71 104.0 | —26.0 | 154,508] 42.46 | 64.0 |32.94|26.50| Ior 
1874 54.20 | 108.0 | — 3.0 | 145,865| 45.54 | 65.5 |28.87|43.00] 99 
1875 50.60 99.0 | —16.5 | 145,316] 44.81 | 65.5 |28.87] 5.00] 106 
1876 52.76 98.0 | — 5.0 | 148,120] 41.27 | 66.8 |44.18)24.75) 102 
1877 54.16 99.0 | — 9.0 | 113,967| 47.12 | 72.6 |41.09|15.50| 126 
1878 55:33 98.0 | — 6.0 | 125,793} 40.65 | 70.4 |38.39)25.50| 107 
1879 54-67 99.5 | -16.0 | 124,768] 40.01 | 67.1 |32.68|10.35,; 90 
18380 54.01 IOI.0 | —12.0 | 146,039] 40.15 | 67.9 |32.65| 7.00] 89 
Mean 13 yrs|__ 53-34 | 100-4 | -13-0 | 138,047| 41.09 | 67.2 |34.83|20.43] 103 
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS AT WASHBURN COLLEGE, 
TOPEKA, KANSAS. 
PROF, J. T. LOVEWELL. 
Our last report closed December 20th. From the 27th to end of month the 
weather was very cold, the mean daily temperature on the 27th, 28th and 2ogth 
being respectively,-3.3°, -6.2° and -3.2°. The minimum thermometer on the 29th 
recorded 2134 degrees below zero. This cold period has extended into January 
and the temperature has fallen below zero on five days—the 3rd, gth, roth, 13th 
and 14th. On the 9th it was 15° below zero. The last decade has been some- 
what warmer than the two previous, as will beseen by the tables below. There 
has been but little snow, not enough for sleighing any time, but on more than 
half the days embraced in this report the cloudiness has averaged eight-tenths and 
more. Lunar halos and parhelia have been frequent. The prevalence of north 
winds has been noticeable, nearly two-thirds of the observations being north and 
north-west. The air has been moist and the evaporation therefore light, which 
lessens the danger to crops from the continued absence of rain. The barometric 
pressure has been high as is usual here when north winds prevail, and the fluctua- 
tions of pressure have been less than usual. 
*The Minus sign denotes temperature below zero. 
