698 KANSAS CITY REVIEW OF SCIENCE, 
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS AT WASHBURN COLLEGE, 
TOPEKA, KANSAS. 
BY PROF. J. T. LOVEWELL. 
The last eleven days of January were milder than the first twenty, which 
were reported last month, but the average temperature was only 20°. ‘The lowest 
temperature of this decade was 2° above zero, and the average of minima was 
11.6°. The first decade of February was warmer, the average of minima being 
20.5° above zero and the mean temperature 28.8°. The last decade of this 
report, which closed Feb. 2oth, shows that another cold term has prevailed, and 
reports from many quarters indicate that the storms have been almost beyond 
precedent in their extent and severity. There had been no sleighing in Topeka 
until the 11th of February, when a snow storm began that lasted more than 24 
hours. From noon on the 11th to noon on the rath the wind traveled 1129. 
miles ; direction from the northwest. This distance is greater by more than 100 
miles than any previous record since our anemometer was set up, last May. The 
velocity was upwards of 50 m. per hour much of the time. Following this were 
several days of exceedingly cold weather—the minimum on the 15th being 9° 
below zero, and on the 16th 11° below zero. On the 1gth it was 6° below zero. 
Another snow storm occurred on the 14th, and still another on the 17th. The 
total depth of snow at any one time on the prairie, where not drifted nor blown 
off, was seven or eight inches. There have been many parhelia of great bril 
liancy, both morning and evening. The lowest barometer, 28.59, accompanied 
the rain storm of the 5th. In the second decade the N. and N. W. winds have 
prevailed, and, as usual, the barometer has been higher. 
The following table gives these results by decades: 
RECORDS DEDUCED FROM AVERAGES OF DAILY OBSERVATIONS. 
Jan. 20th Feb. Ist Feb. 10th 
to 3ist. to 11th. to 20th Mean 
TEMPERATURE. 
Minto sca ilies tors y beste stile 11.6 20.5 3.0 11.7 
MASAI ee saicterune ued snare inate tals 31.9 37.8 22.4 30.7 
Mean of Max. and Min..... 21.8 29.1 12.7 21.2 
REVERE 66 6100 6 O16 6 4.6 6 20 3 17.0 19.4 18 9 
ARMILeG ea A eriretiracabe bea tenveute 15.0 24.8 6.5 15.4 
DFR Te ee Ok tReet ps ROUEN 24.8 33.8 18.7 25 4 
Qs 6 o6 4 MPA eb ey heiiee 20.1 28.9 12.0 20 4 
Me amg earache enn Neva alti 20.0 28.8 12.4 20.4 
Ret. Humipity. 
MANUINE au cine ls alia Lanes cyeurenite esate 86 
Wi We 6 G6 6 6.6700 0 40. 6 81 
Ospeernyiecueusede te ese tetetrenteats 85 
Mieamici/e mea careacenn annerires tonne 
PRESSURE, sea-level, 32° F. 
Lifes v eben ied Uy Sa a A a Us ae 29.00 28.85 29.08 29.01 
Zip re Meee italic an WatredasUbel be nrelin 29.00 28. 83 29 06 28.99 
Olpearive seosb sation ces bel cette caer etie 29 11 28.84 29 09 29.01 
INVITE AY cipaitiscwelbrct ine Wrehea Meta ase Uber 29.10 28.84 29.08 29.01 
WIND. 
Miles Traveled. ....... | © 18,955 | 8,656 4,771 | 
RAIN A*D SNOw. 
Inches melted | | 
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