30 BULLETIN 304, TJ. S. DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE. 



Table 8. — Monthly precipitation, in inches, Muscatine, Iowa — Continued. 



Year. 



1899.. 

 1900.. 

 1901.. 

 1902.. 

 1903.. 

 1904.. 

 1905.. 

 1906. . 

 1907.. 

 1908.. 

 1909.. 

 1910. . 

 1911.. 



Mean 



Jan. 



.38 

 1.72 

 1.46 



.59 



.58 

 2.27 



.72 

 3.12 

 4.78 



.66 

 2.19 

 1.73 

 1.38 



Feb. 



1.52 

 2.65 

 1.63 



.95 

 1.72 



.71 

 2.15 

 2.91 



.49 

 2.03 

 2.30 



.74 

 3.91 



Mar. 



1.75 

 3.86 

 2.81 

 2.33 

 2.01 

 2.65 

 1.42 

 3.12 

 2.55 

 2.17 

 1.58 

 .36 



Apr. 



3.18 

 2.02 

 1.81 

 2.14 

 3.76 

 2.83 

 3.08 

 1.88 

 2.35 

 2.34 

 5.46 

 2.40 

 3.45 



May 



7.61 

 4.05 

 1.26 

 4.66 

 6.80 

 2.87 

 2.84 

 3.76 

 8.26 

 6.10 

 3.35 

 4.39 

 2.65 



June 



2.35 

 1.57 

 4.50 

 8.79 

 3.46 

 2.35 

 6.73 

 3.89 

 4.66 

 3.86 

 4.43 

 2.62 

 2.33 



July 



2.67 

 3.65 

 1.44 

 7.93 

 4.79 

 3.52 

 2.81 



3.72 

 3.63 

 3.04 

 4.35 



Aug. 



3.14 

 6.31 

 .40 

 8.94 

 5.13 

 6.44 

 3.52 

 2.75 

 5.20 

 8.77 

 2.61 

 3.17 

 3.11 



Sept. 



1.08 

 4.31 

 2.17 

 4.21 

 5.26 

 2.14 

 1.17 

 2.78 

 2.55 

 2.02 

 1.96 

 2.80 

 8.58 



Oct. 



1.24 

 1.96 



.99 

 3.28 

 1.82 

 1.01 

 4.05 

 1.42 

 1.49 

 2.10 

 1.68 



.66 

 2.48 



Nov. 



1.52 

 1.36 



.95 

 3.28 



.97 



.20 

 2.41 

 2.55 



.97 

 2.80 

 5.53 



.42 

 4.22 



Dec. 



1.72 

 2.41 



.99 

 2.43 



.87 

 1.69 



.81 



.56 

 2.90 



.96 

 2.02 



1.97 



2.66 



3.36 



4.40 



4.46 



3.87 



3.55 



2.40 



2.06 37.58 



Table 9. — Monthly precipitation, in inches, Peoria, III. 



Year. 



Jan. 



Feb. 



Mar. 



Apr. 



May. 



June. 



July. 



Aug. 



Sept. 



Oct. 



Nov. 



Dec. 



Annual 



1855 

























3.76 

 6.13 





1856 



0.80 



1.03 



0.25 



1.72 



4.03 



1.50 



2.83 



1.39 



0.76 



1.66 



4.00 



26.10 



1857 



.37 



5.33 



3.84 



1.39 



2.80 



2.77 



1.40 



5.61 



2.16 



2.01 



1.33 



1.50 



30.51 



1858 



1.48 



1.95 



3.28 



6.25 



10.64 



5.95 



5.75 



3.24 



2.96 



3.24 



4.85 



3.67 



53.26 



1859 



1.50 



1.42 



5.82 



2.60 



3.17 



2.18 



.67 



4.14 



2.84 



2.15 



2.40 



1.23 



30. 12 



1860 



1.86 



2.40 



1.13 



1.64 



2.00 



4.95 



8.87 



2.39 



2.00 



.70 



3.13 



3.08 



34.15 



1861.... 



1.25 



2.46 



3.96 



4.95 



2.19 



2.31 



2.31 



2.78 



3.72 



2.33 



1.09 



.94 



30.29 



1862 



4.27 



.70 



2.71 



5.03 



1.46 



3.67 



7.74 



9.04 



5.09 



1.61 



1.81 



5.20 



48.33 



1863 



2.83 



3.20 



2.61 



1.52 



2.97 



.45 



4.82 



2.24 



2.51 



3.92 



.71 



4.49 



32.27 



1864 



1.42 



.41 



2.20 



4.81 



1.88 



2.55 



2.92 



1.56 



4.81 



1.53 



3.82 



3.06 



30.97 



1865 



.22 



4.01 



3.57 



4.27 



2.34 



1.86 



5.77 



3.61 



8.31 



1.67 



.31 



1.08 



37.02 



1866 



3.21 



1.10 



2.54 



2.65 



2.57 



2.61 



5.17 



3.97 



6.50 



2.87 



.51 



2.05 



35. 75 



1867 



1.36 



2.88 



1.74 



1.57 



4.40 



2.92 



2.65 



2.26 



.60 



1.10 



1.93 



1.21 



24.62 



1868 



.77 



.75 



5.38 



3.18 



7.85 



1.43 



1.47 



2.74 



4.46 



1.41 



4.50 



1.81 



35.75 



1869 



.99 



2.62 



1.71 



3.59 



6.09 



8.35 



7.35 



3.39 



.74 



1.53 



3.13 



2.63 



42.12 



1870 



2.05 



.33 



4.37 



.45 



1.62 



.75 



.68 



3.26 



3.56 



4.27 



1.21 



1.02 



23.57 



1871.... 



2.45 



1.62 



3.24 



2.58 



1.93 



3.47 



3.76 



4.95 



.65 



3.37 



2.09 



2.04 



32.15 



1872 



.20 



.69 



2.50 



2.95 



2.38 



9.76 



7.80 



4.54 



4.13 



.80 



2.00 



1.07 



38.82 



1873 



3.47 



1.29 



1.30 



4.76 



4.78 



2.96 



4.25 



1.2,5 



3.65 



2.26 



1.46 



7.15 



38. 58 



1874 



3.04 



1.45 



1.11 



2.90 



2.51 



1.95 



1.46 



5.60 



1.15 



1.00 



2.20 



.67 



25.04 



1875 



.32 



2.20 



2.05 



2.00 



4.23 



3.00 



8.28 



1.02 



9.63 



3.46 



.71 



2.39 



39.29 



1876 



2.60 



2.00 



4.70 



2.66 



3.94 



6.17 



5.54 



3.14 



4.51 



4.86 



2.63 



.28 



43.03 



1877 



.92 



.06 



3.32 



2.86 



2.57 



9.43 



3.01 



2.04 



2.83 



5.68 



3.65 



3.45 



39.82 



1878 



.50 



2.25 



2.10 



3.75 



4.45 



3.49 



2.58 



4.42 



.97 



3.96 



.91 



2.08 



31.46 



1879 



1.05 



.97 



1.80 



2.95 



.93 



3.23 



3.42 



1.88 



3.72 



2.17 



4.93 



1.92 



28.97 



1880 



3.38 



3.95 



3.30 



5.94 



6.73 



2.32 



3.17 



3.38 



3.09 



1.75 



1.92 



.96 



39.89 



1881 



.52 



3.51 



3.52 



1.62 



3.50 



7.20 



2.43 



1.38 



4.05 



5.56 



4.26 



3.50 



41.05 



1882 



1.27 



3.21 



3.12 



2.41 



6.34 



11.18 



2.91 



1.92 



1.53 



3.76 



2.08 



1.76 



41.49 



1883 



1.31 



4.14 



.77 



6.18 



6.54 



4.39 



3.57 



.57 



2.93 



3.57 



4.19 



1.37 



39.53 



1884 



.70 



3.18 



2.17 



2.62 



5.50 



3.87 



3.67 



4.13 



5.76 



4.80 



2.19 



3.21 



41.80 



1885 



2.63 



.87 



.24 



4.44 



1.70 



4.07 



4.73 



2.64 



5.28 



2.32 



1.04 



2.44 



32.40 



1886 



2.41 



1.86 



2.25 



2.75 



2.90 



3.67 



.47 



3.57 



4.68 



1.81 



1.34 



.89 



28.60 



1887 



1.10 



5.45 



.94 



1.53 



1.24 



1.53 



2.85 



2.72 



2.53 



2.14 



1.62 



3.65 



27.30 



1888 



1.87 



1.66 



4.03 



1.18 



6.72 



1.84 



6.48 



2.30 



4.79 



2.29 



2.67 



2.39 



38.22 



1889 



1.70 



.84 



1.50 



2.79 



3.92 



6.30 



7.64 



1.23 



2.61 



2.28 



2.91 



1.33 



35.05 



1890 



2.80 



1.36 



2.73 



2.33 



2.74 



2.42 



.72 



2.39 



2.12 



3.45 



1.79 



.41 



25.26 



1891 



1.68 



1.90 



2.68 



3.64 



1.97 



3.31 



2.82 



5.71 



2.00 



.71 



4.08 



2.39 



32.89 



1892 



1.25 



1.84 



2.45 



4.54 



7.70 



6.05 



3.08 



.73 



2.35 



1.20 



2.72 



1.75 



35.66 



1893 



.87 



2.92 



3.01 



7.86 



4.65 



1.82 



2.48 



.44 



3.02 



.70 



2.21 



1.74 



31.72 



1894 



2.60 



1.48 



3.06 



2.22 



3.58 



4.18 



1.00 



2.50 



4.42 



1.45 



2.92 



1.58 



30.99 



1895 



1.32 



.37 



1.02 



2.89 



1.84 



1.67 



8.72 



2.27 



4.92 



.67 



4.17 



5.86 



35.72 



1896 



1.30 



1.95 



1.05 



4.47 



5.74 



2.23 



7.02 



4.69 



4.86 



.23 



2.20 



.40 



36.14 



1897 



5.39 



1.19 



4.70 



2.87 



1.29 



2.11 



4.65 



1.02 



.93 



.04 



3.48 



1.16 



28.83 



1898 



4.08 



2.59 



5.74 



3.02 



5.54 



3.37 



.47 



3.26 



6.05 



3.00 



2.03 



.93 



40.08 



1899 



.72 



1.96 



2.97 



1.36 



6.03 



2.60 



1.69 



1.27 



5.24 



2.78 



2.25 



2.12 



30.99 



1900 



1.92 



5.64 



1.42 



1.09 



5.54 



1.44 



2.45 



5.39 



2.94 



2.90 



1.87 



.39 



32.99 



1901 



1.98 



1.24 



4.31 



.81 



1.50 



4.32 



3.97 



1.29 



2.64 



.90 



.80 



2.26 



26.02 



1902 



.67 



1.41 



2.71 



2.29 



2.99 



9.60 



7.30 



7.42 



6.78 



3.78 



2.83 



1.54 



49.32 



1903 



.89 



1.70 



3.66 



5.15 



4.22 



2.39 



4.91 



7.22 



5.78 



2.13 



.85 



.95 



39.85 



1904 



1.87 



1.29 



4.42 



3.48 



4.06 



2.44 



5.58 



4.13 



6.67 



.10 



.12 



1.33 



35.49 



1905 



1.15 



1.45 



2.00 



3.99 



4.53 



5.13 



4.24 



1.36 



1.78 



2.77 



2.45 



1.60 



32.45 



1906 



1.70 



1.85 



2.65 



2.77 



2.88 



3.24 



2.48 



1.59 



4.92 



1.00 



2.42 



1.65 



29.05 



1907 



5.39 



.14 



2.34 



2.82 



2.08 



3.99 



4.89 



6.60 



2.94 



.35 



1.68 



1.66 



34.88 



1908 



.59 



3.98 



2.50 



4.08 



7.76 



4.09 



3.94 



2.78 



.82 



.71 



1.89 



.82 



33.96 



1909 



1.55 



3.67 



1.81 



7.17 



3.72 



3.56 



4.57 



.79 



3.68 



3.59 



5.53 



2.50 



42.14 



1910 



1.97 



1.10 



.52 



3.56 



4.49 



.78 



3.23 



.68 



3.12 



1.69 



.79 



1.25 



23.18 



1911 



2.37 



2.39 



2.64 



2.69 



1.03 



6.64 



2.58 



1.73 



12.30 



2.65 



3.01 



2.13 



42.16 



Mean 



1.77 



2.06 



2.66 



3.21 



3.83 



3.77 



3.95 



3.03 



3.75 



2.26 



2.35 



2.14 



34.78 



