THE KANSAS WEATHER SERVICE. 
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climate. Much has been said in reference to the dryness of the air in Kansas, 
and on account of this quality many invalids, especially those suffering from diffi- 
culties of the throat and lungs, have received permanent benefit from a residence 
in this State. During the period of our observations, the average relative humid- 
ity has been 6Z, complete saturation being represented by loo. By this it is 
meant that upon the average the air contained a little more than two-thirds of the 
amount of moisture it was capable of containing. This percentage of moisture 
forms a very desirable mean between the very moist and the very dry, being alike 
favorable to the healthful condition of man, the domestic animals and the grow- 
ing crops. 
For a more extended discussion of the climate of Kansas, accompanied by 
complete tables for each month and year, the reader is referred to an article by 
the writer in the Second Biennial Report of the Kansas State Board of Agricul- 
ture, from which article some statements have been reproduced here. 
REPORT FROM OBSERVATIONS TAKEN AT CENTRAL STATION, 
WASHBURN COLLEGE, TOPEKA, KANSAS. 
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 Observed. 
7 a. m 
2 p. m 
9 P- 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 
9 P- m 
Rain. 
Inches 
Jan. 20th 
to 30th. 
—10. 
59. 
24.5 
69. 
21 o 
39-3 
29 5 
27,7 
91.0 
59-0 
91-5 
63.5 
29.152 
29.228 
29.143 
29.173 
3432 
55 
4.4 
3-2 
0.25 
Feb. 1st 
to loth. 
-3- 
68. 
32.33 
71- 
21.4 
34-9 
25.9 
26.23 
90 
74-5 
95-3 
94.212 
29.017 
28. 183 
28,249 
28.162 
2391 
8.77 
8.37 
7-33 
1-95 
Feb. loth 
to 20th. 
-50 
48.0 
21.5 
530 
21 9 
29.1 
22.1 
27.7 
87.6 
91.7 
89.7 
28.984 
28.473 
28.781 
28.947 
1943 
6.6 
5-7 
5-5 
0.93 
Mean. 
21.4 
34 I 
25.8 
27.21 
90 o 
75 3 
94-17 
82.48 
29.163 
27.123 
27.058 
27.428 
7766 
6.953 
6.183 
5-343 
1.043 
