30 BULLETIN 304, U. S. DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE. 
Table 8. — -Monthly precipitation, in inches, Muscatine, Iowa — Continued. 
Year. 
Jan. 
Feb. 
Mar. 
Apr. 
May 
June 
July 
Aug. 
Sept. 
Oct. 
Nov. 
Dec. 
Annual 
1899 
.38 
1.52 
1.75 
3.18 
7.61 
2.35 
2.67 
3.14 
1.08 
1.24 
1.52 
2.21 
28.65 
1900.... 
1.72 
2.65 
3.86 
2.02 
4.05 
1.57 
3.65 
6.31 
4.31 
1.96 
1.36 
.99 
34.45 
1901 
1.46 
1.63 
2.81 
1.81 
1.26 
4.50 
1.44 
.40 
2.17 
.99 
.95 
1.72 
21.14 
1902 
.59 
.95 
2.33 
2.14 
4.66 
8.79 
7.93 
8.94 
4.21 
3.28 
3.28 
2.41 
49.51 
1903.... 
.58 
1.72 
2.01 
3.76 
6.80 
3.46 
4.79 
5.13 
5.26 
1.82 
.97 
.99 
37.29 
1904 
2.27 
.71 
2.65 
2.83 
2.87 
2.35 
3.52 
6.44 
2.14 
1.01 
.20 
2.43 
29.42 
1905.... 
.72 
2.15 
1.42 
3.08 
2.84 
6.73 
2.81 
3.52 
1.17 
4.05 
2.41 
.87 
31.77 
1906 
3.12 
2.91 
3.12 
1.88 
3.76 
3.89 
1.96 
2.75 
2.78 
1.42 
2.55 
1.69 
31.83 
1907.... 
4.78 
.49 
2.55 
2.35 
8.26 
4.66 
8.80 
5.20 
2.55 
1.49 
.97 
.81 
42.91 
1908.... 
.66 
2.03 
2.17 
2.34 
6.10 
3.86 
3.72 
8.77 
2.02 
2.10 
2.80 
.56 
37.13 
1909 
2.19 
2.30 
1.58 
5.46 
3.35 
4.43 
3.63 
2.61 
1.96 
1.68 
5.53 
2.90 
37.62 
1910.... 
1.73 
.74 
.36 
2.40 
4.39 
2.62 
3.04 
3.17 
2.80 
.66 
.42 
.96 
2-3.29 
1911 
1.38 
3.91 
.95 
3.45 
2.65 
2.33 
4.35 
3.11 
8.58 
2.48 
4.22 
2.02 
39.43 
Mean 
1.90 
1.97 
2.66 
3.36 
4.40 
4.46 
3.87 
4.28 
3.55 
2.64 
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 
1856.... 
"6."86" 
'"i."03" 
' '6*25" 
'*i.*72' 
"1'. 03' 
' l.*50' 
"2." 83" 
' Y39" 
"6." 76* 
"i.'66" 
"4. 66' 
6.13 
"26.16 
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 
1S75 
.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 
1S80 
3.38 
3.95 
3.30 
5.94 
6.73 
2.32 
3.17 
3.38 
3.09 
1.75 
1.92 
.96 
39. S9 
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. SO 
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. S9 
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 
1.9S 
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. S5 
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 
1.4.5 
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 
1.03 
6.64 
2.58 
1.73 
1-2.30 
2. 65 
3.01 
2.13 
42.16 
Mean 
1.77 
2.06 
2.66 
3.21 
3. S3 
3.77 
3.95 
3.03 
3.75 
2.26 
2.35 
2.14 
34.78 
