46 KANSAS CITY REVIEW OF SCIENCE. 



METEOROLOGICAL SUMMARY FOR MARCH, 1879. 



Signal Office, Leavenworth Kansas, April, i, 1879. 



The most notable features of the meteoric conditions, during March, were 

 the generally high pressure ; high temperature ; low humidity ; light rainfall and 

 no storms. 



The mean barometer of the month was 30.053 inches, about .06 above the 

 March mean. During the first three days of the month the pressure was notably 

 high. The mean of last month was higher than that of any year since 1872. 

 The highest barometer during the month was 30.603 on the 2d. The lowest, 

 2 9-573> on tne 8th. 



The mean temperature of the month was 45 42 , about 6° above the March 

 average, and with the exception of 1872 (50. 90 ), the highest March mean ever 

 observed at this station. The highest temperature during the month was 84% 

 on the 27th, which was the highest temperature ever observed at this station in 

 March. It was ten degrees above the mean of March maximum temperatures. 

 The highest March temperature previously observed, was 8o°, in 1878. The 

 lowest temperature was 9 on the 14th. Greatest daily range 40 , on the 23d 

 and 27th. Least daily range 8°, on the 16th. 



The mean percentage of humidity during the month was 55.52, being 

 11.54% below the March mean. The lowest observed during the month was 

 \.\% at 2 o'clock p. m., on the 23d. The mean of last month was less than any 

 March since the station was established, in 187 1. 



The total rainfall during the month was 0.32 inches, which was 2.79 inches 

 below the March mean. The lowest March rainfall previously observed at this 

 station was 1.75 inches in 1873. The greater portion of the precipitation last 

 month fell during the first five days of the month. 



The prevailing wind of the month was north. Highest velocity thirty-six 

 miles, from the N. W. at 3:40 p. m., 23d. Total number of miles registered dur- 

 ing the month, 6997. The wind's direction was recorded 217 times as follows: 

 N., 56 times; N. W., 42 times; W., 2 times; S. W., 10 times; S., 47 times; 

 S. E. , 16 times; E. , 14 times; N. E , 18 times and calm 12 times. 



Number of clear days during the month 9 ; fair days 14; cloudy days 8 and 

 number of days on which rain or snow fell, 6. A solar halo was observed on 

 the 23d; a lunar halo on the 31st and polar bands on the 17. 



The following table showing mean barometer, thermometer and humidity, 

 total rainfall, maximum and minimum temperatures and highest and lowest 

 barometer, during March, of the past seven years, is furnished as an item for 

 comparison : 



