INFORMATION FOR EMIGRANTS. 



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The maximum mean temperature in the summer of 1872 in this region 

 ^was 90° (at 4:30 P. M., during the hottest week), and the minimum for 

 the coldest week, at 7:30 A. Ml, was -{-20°. This should be sufficient to 

 establish the salubrity of this climate, I have compiled the following 

 tables from the publications of the United States Signal Service Depart- 

 ment. I have taken 1872, so that comparison can be made with the 

 very cold winter just passed, as it will be argued by Northwestern immi- 

 gration agents that the winter of i88o-'i is an exceptional winter: 



BRECKINRIDGE, MINNESOTA. 

 Maximum, Minimum, and Mean Temperature. 



Months. 



October, 1872. . 

 JNovember, 1872 

 * Decembei", 1872 

 t January, 1873 . 

 ^February, 1873 • 

 March, 1873 • • 

 April, 1873. • • 

 May, 1873 ... 

 June, 1873 • • • 

 July, 1873 . . . 

 August, 1873 • • 

 September, 1873 



81° 



51 



Zl 



34 



39 



43 



60 



74 

 94 

 97 



130 

 -18 

 -35 

 -39 

 -30 

 -32 



23 



29 



47 



44 



45 



23 



69 



72 

 73 

 73 

 75 

 40 



45 

 51 

 53 

 44 

 61 



SS 



45° 



21 

 0° 

 2° 

 8"^ 



16= 



35 



52 



69 



67 

 67 

 49 



* From 15th to 28th of December ranged from 13° to 35° below zero, 

 f Below o 22 days. 



KEOKUK, IOWA. 



Months. 



October, 1872. . 

 November, 1872. 

 December, 1872. 

 January, 1873. . 

 February, 1873 • 

 March, 1873 . . 

 April, 1873. • • 

 May, 1873 . . . 

 June, 1873 . . . 

 July, 1873 . . . 

 August, 1873. • 

 September, 1873 



60 



47 

 35 

 49 

 72 



83 

 83 

 96 

 96 



Pi 



27° 



58° 



55 



- 3 



63 



34 



-22 



71 



20 



26 



73 



17 



II 



60 



2b 



- 2 



74 



38 



32 



SI 



48 



43 



43 



6r 



49 



47 



77 



56 



40 



76 



56 



46 



78 



40 



49 



b3 





