68 IOWA ACAPEMY OP SCIENCE 
TEMPERATURE AND RAINFALL FOR AMES, 1908. 
Jan. 
Feb. 
March 
April 
May 
0) 
a 
July 
W) 
< 
Sept. 
d 
O 
1 Not. 
1 
Dec. 
Preeipitatinn . . 
.55 
24.8 
1.55 
24.8 
.45 
38.1 
1 
1.94 1 
50.4 : 
7.95 
59.3 
3.93 
67. 
3.63 
72.8 j 
5.9 
69. 
.5 
66.1 
6.23 
52.4 
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Temperature 
AMES, MEAN TEMPERATURE IN DEGREES, 1876-1907. 
Jan. 
Feb. 
March! 
1 
April 
May 
June 
9 
Aug. 
Sept. 
Oct. 
Nov. 
Dec. 
I iiinnal 
Mean 
1876 
16. 
30. 
26. 
48. i 
61. 
68. 
75. 
74. 
71. 
46. 
29. 
11. 
45.5 
1877 
12. 
33. 
26. 
48. i 
61. 
68. ! 
75. 
72. 
64. 
49. 
20. 
17. 
' 45.3 
1878 
23. 
[ 24. 
45. 
52. 
56. 
68. ! 
78. 
75. 
62. 
48. 
39. 
16. 
! 48.9 
1879 
14. 
‘ 21. 
37. 
50. j 
63. 
: 70. : 
78. 
72. 
60. 
58. 
34. 
16. 
i 47.7 
1880 
32. 
30. 
46. 
69. 
73. ! 
77. 
75. 
61. 
47. 
24. 
15. 
1881 
8. 
16. 
'277' 
43. 
69. 
: 72. ! 
79. 
77. 
66. 
53. 
33. 
31. 
i 47.8 
1882 
22. 
32. 
35. 
50. 
54. 
70. 
72. 
73. 
65. 
54. * 
36. 
19. 
48.5 
1883 , 
3. 
14. 
29. 
51. 
55. 
68. 
76. 
70. 
44. 
1884* 
15.9 
19.1 
35.3 
53.2 
65.3 
76.9 
78.1 
74.5 
59.5 ; 
40.1 
17.6 
; 42.35 
188:5* 
10.5 
12.5 
34.7 
51.3 
64.2 I 
68.1 
79.8 
74.3 
67.7 
54.7 
43. 
29.3 
49.3 
1888* 
11.4 
25. 
37.3 
58. 
69.9 ' 
78.7 
: 86.4 
85. 
70.9 
63. ■ 
37.7 
17.9 
■ 45.1 
1887* 
13. 
21.2 
38.9 
60. 
73.5 
82.3 
1 87.3 
80.3 . 
67.3 
59.1 
40.9 
23.9 
53.9 
1888 
20. 
23. 
49. 
43. 
68. 
75. 
70. ' 
80. 
47. 
28. 
1880 
21. 
18. 
39. 
50. 
60. 
67. 
1 73. ■ 
71. : 
61. 
47. 
32. 
37. 
48. 
1890 
18. 
25. 
28. 
54. 
58. 
73. 
i 77. 
68. 
60. 
49. 
1891 
25. 
19. 
28. 
51. 
50. 
■69. 
1 70. 
69. 
68. 
48. 
30. 
32. 
47.3 
1892 
16. 
46. 
52. 
69. 
■ 74. 
72. 
64. 
54. 
33. 
15. 
1893 
6. 
"isr’ 
H'" 
44. 
54. I 
73. 
, 79. 
72. 
68. 
55. 
36. 
22. 
46.6 
1894 .. 
16. 
' 17. 
39. 
50. 
60. 
: 72. ■ 
65. 
51. 
31. 
29. 
1895 
12. 
i 16. 
34. 
54. 
61. 
68. 
~7o7' 
' 72 ?" 
68. 
49. 
32. 
25. 
46.8 
18nfi 
65. 
70. 
72. 
56. 
47. 
30. 
31. 
1897 
17. 
25. 
32. 
48. 
59. 
69. 
78. 
70. 
72. 
56. 
34. 
15. 
47.9 
1898 
23. 
1 23. 
38. 
49. 
60. 
71. 
73. 
72. 
65. 
47. 
37i- 
10. 
47.3 
1899 
20.1 
18.2 
25. 
48.6 
60.5 ' 
70.7 
73.2 
74.2 
62.8 
57.2 
44.1 
21.1 
48. 
1900 
26.4 
64.4 
69.4 
; 73. 1 
76.8 
66. 
59.8 
33. 
27.2 
1901 
23.6 
18. 
■ 34.4 i 
49. 
61.4 : 
74.4 
83.3 
72.8 
, 61. 
53.9 
37.9 
20.5 
49.2 
.1902 
21.8 
15.3 
40.1 
48.6 
64.2 
65.6 
. 72.8 
69.3 
i 59.8 
52.8 
40.8 
20.6 
47.6 
1903 
24. 
19.6 
38.4 
49.8 
62.3 ; 
64.8 
’ 73.4 
69.4 
60.5 
51.6 
35.2 
! 20.2 
47.4 
1904 
14. 
' 14.9 
35. t 
45. 
60. 
67.4 
70.2 
69. 
64.5 
53.6 
41.3 
22.2 
46.4 
1905 
14.0 
: 13.5 
44. 
: 47.4 
■58.4 
70.4 
70.4 
75.4 
! 65.7 
49.4 
38.2 
1 28.2 
48. 
1906 
24.8 
! 24.3 
27.4 
' 52.7 
60.8 
68.1 
70.6 ■ 
73.8 
: 66.8 
51. 
35.7 
! 27. 
1 48.6 
1907 
19. 
' 25.7 
tO.7 
i 42. ‘ 
53.4 
64.9 ! 
69.8 
06.5 
62.4 
49.8 
36. 
29. 
i 46.6 
Average 
15. 
22.2 
i 33.9 
1 49.6 
62.4 
70.2 
75.4 
72.8 
65.1 
52. 
35.1 
27.1 
i 47.4 
*Noon readings — not averaged into total. 
