THE KANSAS WE A THER SER VICE. 



451 



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 Max. Averages. 



Min 



Max 



Min. and Max .... 



Range 



Tri- Daily Observations. 



7 a. m 



2 p. m 



9 p. m - . . . 



Mean 



Relative Humidity. 



7 a. m 



2 p. m 



- 9 p. m. . . . 



Mean 



Pressure 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. 



7 a. m 



2 p. m. . . 



9 p. m 



Rain. 



Inches. . 



Oct. 20th 

 to 30th. 



32. 

 75. 

 53. 

 43. 



40.1 

 62.0 

 47.3 

 49.8 



.904 

 .488 

 .805 

 .732 



29.108 

 29.170 

 29.157 

 29.233 



2105 



4.8 

 5.2 



3.8 



3.2 



Nov. 1st 

 to 10th. 



25, 

 79. 

 52. 

 54. 



40.2 



65.6 

 44.6 

 50.1 



29.185 

 29.178 

 29.173 

 29.179 



1774 



2.1 

 2.0 



1.2 



.05 



Nov. 10th 

 to 20th. 



27. 

 77. 

 52. 

 50. 



36.0 

 59.0 



42.9 

 45.9 



29.148 

 29.123 

 29.133 

 29.135 



1939 



4.4 

 5.1 

 3.7 



.43 



Mean. 



28. 

 77. 

 52. 

 49. 



38.8 

 62.2 

 44.9 

 48.6 



29.164 

 29.157. 

 28.154 

 29.182 



5818 



3.8 

 4.1 

 2.9 



.80 



The month's report here given embraces the period of least rainfall yet ob- 

 served in any month of this year. October during its last decade was very pleas- 

 ant autumn weather, frosts occurring on the 2 2d, 25th and 31st. The first snow 

 storm occurred November i8th, but melted nearly as fast as it fell, but up to the 

 20th no freezing happened at this place which did any damage to root crops. 



