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KANSAS CITY REVIEW OF SCIENCE. 



edge of. We want to understand the geography of our atmosphere as well as 

 the geography of our terrestrial globe and that of the distant heavens. On this 

 knowledge depends more blessings than is at present realized by the world. The 

 little instrument known as the " Weather- Map," strange as it may seem, is destined 

 to play a most important part in the welfare of the race. The more we contri- 

 bute to the knowledge of this great undiscovered country, between earth and the 

 heavens, the more happiness we confer upon ourselves. Let the hues of stations 

 advance until we have at least one on a square of two hundred miles — the more 

 we have the better the work, and the greater our knowledge on the subject, the 

 wiser and more reliable weather-prophets we may become, and the greater the 

 blessing we may confer upon mankind. 



Washington, D. C, July, 1884. 



"REPORT FROM OBSERVATIONS TAKEN AT CENTRAL STATION, 

 WASHBURN COLLEGE, TOPEKA, KANSAS. 



BY PROF. J. T. LOVEWELL, DIRECTOR. 



The usual summary by decades is given below. 



Temperature of the Air, 



MiN. AND Mas. Averages. 



Min 



Max 



Min. and Max ..... 



Range 



Tei- Daily Observations. 



7 a. m 



2 p. m , . 



9 p. m 



Mean 



Relative Humidity. 



7 a. m 



2 p. m , 



9 p. m. . . . 



Mean 



Pkessuee as Observed. 



7 a. m 



2 p. m 



9 p. m 



Mean 



Miles per Hour op Wind. 



7 a. m 



2 p. m. 



9 p. m 



Total miles 



Clouding by Tenths. 



2 a. m 



7 p. m. . . - 



9 p. m 



Eain. 



Inches 



June 20th 

 to 30th. 



96. 



82. 

 28. 



72.4 

 86.5 

 73.2 

 77.4 



.69 



.85 

 .82 



29.034 

 28.990 

 28.993 

 28.006 



1630 



4.4 

 4.7 

 2.6 



2.29 I 



July 1st 

 to 10th. 



'62. 

 85. 

 73.5 

 23. 



71.3 



87.0 

 75.4 



77.4 



.80 

 .55 



.77 

 .71 



28.965 

 28.948 

 28.949 

 28.954 



9.8 

 12.6 



2413 



4.7 

 2.5 

 3.0 



1.78 



July 10th 

 to 20th. 



66. 

 97. 

 83. 

 31. 



71.7 

 84.8 

 75.4 

 76.4 



.70 



.85 

 .81 



29.023 

 28.991 

 29.020 

 29.011 



1964 



4.6 

 4.5 

 4.3 



2.73 



Mean. 



71.8 

 86.1 



74.7 

 77.1 



.65 

 .82 



.78 



29.004 

 28.976 

 28.987 

 28.989 



6007 



4.6 

 3.9 

 3.3 



6.80 



