THE KANSAS WEATHER SERVICE. 



383 



Proceedings of the Polytechnic Association of the American Institute, Thos. D. 

 Stetson, President; The Origin and Reproduction of Pine Forest by Wm. Hosea 

 Ballou, of Evanston, Ills.; On the Ratio between Sector and Triangle in the Or- 

 bit of a Celestial Body, pp. 3, quarto. Prof. Ormond Stone, Cincinnati Observa- 

 tory. 



SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY. 



METEOROLOGICAL REPORT FROM AUG. 20, TO SEPT. 20, FROM 

 OBSERVATIONS AT WASHBURN COLLEGE, TOPEKA, KAS. 



BY PROF. J. T. LOVEWELL, DIRECTOR. 



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 Cbserved. 



•7 a. m 



2 p. m 



9 ?■ m 



Mean 



Miles per Hour of Wind. 



7 a. m 



2 p. m 



9 P- m. 



Total miles 



Clouding by Tenths. 



7 a. m 



2 p. m 



9P-m 



Rain. 



Inches 



Aug. 20tll 

 to Sept. 1st. 



6S.0 

 96.0 

 81.0 

 28.0 



76.4 



9+-3 

 80.1 



83.6 



.68 

 .48 

 •63 

 .64 



29.02 

 28.99 

 28.97 

 28.99 



8.0 

 14.8 

 II. 9 

 3105 



4.1 

 4-9 

 1-3 



.10 



Sept. 1st 

 to loth. 



58.7 

 89-5 

 74-1 

 30.8 



69.8 

 82.7 

 72.2 

 73>9 



■79 

 .60 

 .68 

 .69 



28.97 

 28.93 

 28.94 

 28.95 



19.4 

 23.6 

 15-6 

 4728 



5-7 

 5-8 

 4.6 



1.77 



Sept. loth 

 to 20th. 



49-3 

 80.9 

 64.9 

 31-5 



57-8 



74-5 

 62.1 



64-3 



.66 



•34 

 .64 

 .58 



28.99 

 28.95 

 28.96 

 28.97 



15-2 



21.2 

 10. 1 



3493 



2.0 

 2.1 



0.9 



0.25 



Mean, 



58.7 

 88.9 



73-3 

 30.1 



67.7 

 83.8 

 71-5 

 73-9 



•71 



•47 

 •65 

 .64 



28.99 

 28.96 

 28.96 

 28.97 



14.2 

 19.9 

 12.5 

 11326 



3-9 

 4.3 

 2.2 



2.12 



Highest Barometer during the month 29.18 in. 

 eter during the month 28.79 '^^•■> o^ the i6th. 



on the 8th. Lowest Barom- 



