70 NORTHERN SUGAR INDUSTRY. 



Meteorological — Continued. 



[Record of Prof. M. Swenson, chemist of Kansas Siigar Eefining Company, &c. — Continued.] 



' Date. 



Temper- 

 ature. 



Remarks. 



Date. 



Temper- 

 ature. 



Remarks. 



July 4 



80-97 





i « 



Aug. 12 



90 





5 



79-93 





13 



95 





6 



77 



Heavy rain. 



14 



85-100 





7 



68-80 



15 



80 



Heavy rain and wind ; slight 



8 



72-83 









injury to cane. 



9 



72-90 





• 16 



82-97 



10 



76-92 





17 



81 





11 



100 





18 



78-96 





12 



82-104 



Sliglit shower. 



19 



80 





13 



82-94 



Slight rain through night. 



20 



76 



Rain in the night. 



14 



78 



Slight shower. 



21 



77 



15 



80 



22 



72 





16 



80 





23 



68-80 





17 



76 



Slight rain. 



24 



70-80 





18 



78-95 



25 



74 





19 



80-95 



High winds. 



26 



80-95 





20 



80-95 



Do. 



27 



64 





21 



82-93 





28 



74 





22 





Still warm. 



29 



72-85 





23 





Do. 



30 



72 





24 





Do. 



31 



73 



High winds. 



25 





Do. 



Sept. 1 



75 



26 



104 



Heavy rain. 



2 



73 





27 



80 





3 



74 



C/Ommenced crushing in tn© 



28 



75-90 









afternoon. 



30 



70-72 





4 



78-95 





31 



67 



Clear and hot. 



5 



70 





Aug. 1 



78-90 



Heavy rain. 



6 



78 





2 



78 





7 



77 





3 



68-76 





8 



62-86 





4 



68 



Rain. 



9 



56 





5 



68 



Hard rain. 



10 



60 



Light shower. 



6 

 7 



76 

 79 



Slight rain. 



n 



13 



70 



Started centrifugals. 



8 



82 





14 







9 



90 



Slight rain in night. 



15 







10 



100 



Heavy shower at night. 



16 







11 



100 



17 



50 





The following table of Kansas meteorology is compiled from the United 

 States signal reports from Leavenworth, Lawrence, Hoi ton, Topeka, 

 Yates Center, Independence, Wellington, and Dodge City, and from the 

 reports of the State Agricultural College at Manhattan, and of the State 

 Normal School at Emporia : 



Meteorology of Kansas, 1883. 

 TEMPERATURE. 





Lawrence. 





Topeka. 



Dodge City. 























Month. 























Mean. 



Max. 



Min. 



Mean. 



Max, 



Min. 



Mean. 



Max. 



Min. 







°F. 



°F. 



°F. 



°F. 



OF. 



°F. 



°F. 



°F. 





19.6 



47.0 



-14 



17.8 



47.0 



-21 



22.1 



59.0 



-20 





27.9 



67.0 



-13 



2.5.7 



65.0 



-21 



26.2 



67.0 



-20 





40.9 



69.0 



16.0 



39.4 



79.0 



9.0 



40.8 



72.0 



15.0 





57.2 



90.0 



35. 



56.3 



84.0 



28.0 



53.0 



85.0 



29.0 



May 



62.0 



91.0 



39. 



62.0 



90.0 



44.0 



60.5 



88.0 



35.0 





71.4 



94.0 



48. 



(*) 



9.5.0 



56.0 



70.5 



97.0 



48.0 



July 



(*) 



(*) 





78.0 



99.0 



63.0 



76.2 



99.0 



56.0 





72.0 



92.0 



52.0 



73.5 



95.0 



54.0 



71.7 



92.0 



53.0 



September 



63.5 



91. 



46.0 



61. 



94.0 



47.0 



64. 1 



97.0 



39.5 



October 



52.7 



87.0 



32.0 



53.5 



86.0 



25.0 



50.8 



90.0 



26.0 



liovember 



42.8 



74.0 



14.0 



r) 



74.0 



13.0 



41.8 



73.0 



14.0 



December 



33.7 



63.0 



35.0 



33.1 



73.0 



zero. 



34.8 



67.0 



2.0 



Means 















51.0 

























* No record. 



