The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-01-09

2d 10 Sth, with mean temperature $50
degrees; the coolest day was January Sd,
with mean temperature 9.3 degrees be
low zero. The mercury fell below zero
thirteen times, ten of which were in jan
uary and three in December.
The warmest month was July, with
mean temperature 1914 degrees; the
warmest week was July 9TH to 18th, with
mean temperature 1854 degrees; the
warmest day was July p, with mean
temperature 500 degrees. The mercury
reached or exceeded 80 degrees on As
days, viz: in May, IL in June, 16 in
July, IA in August and in September.
The last light frost of spring was on
April IS; the first light frost of autumn
was on October 10, giving an interval of
1874 days entirely without frost. The
last severe frost of spring was on April
4; the first severe frost of autumn was
on October "a, giving an interval of
nearly Z months (203 days. without Sc
we're frost. The severe cold weather of
January and the frost of April were
i NCI1 W DheAS vi
pears and early apples in many locali-
ties, but there was generally a fair crop
of small fruits and winter apples.
RAIN.
The entire amount of rain, including
melted snow, was 326S inches, which is
2.10 inches below the annual amount for
the II preceding years Either rain OF
snow fell ON 90 days--12 less than the
average. The longest interval without
rain during the growing season March
TO October u wars 10 days, from April &c
to May 10. The number of thunder
showers was 80, of which 8 were in june
and in December There were light
hail storms.
The entire depth of snow was 1915
inches, of which 0S5 inches fell in Jan
uary, $50 inches in February, 9 inche,
in November and inches in December
The last snow of spring was on Februar,
%: the first snow of autumn was OF
November 80
FACE OF THE SKY.
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1901 per cent, which Is 475 per cent
below the average, The number of day
Qess than one third cloudy was 179
half-clear days (from one-third to two
thirds cloudy, ia; cloudy more tha
two-thirds) 70. There were 81 entirel
clear and 30 entirely cloudy days. TIL
clearest month was August with a
everage cioudiness of 1892 per cent; tn
clOudiest month was December, with a
average of 51.S3 per cent. The mea
cloudiness at Z a. M, 400 per cent, at
p. ~, 1921 per cent. at 9 p. m, 29.67 pc
cent
DIRECTION OF WIND.
:: During the year, three observation
. daily, the wind was from the southwes
Z; 272 times; northwest 23S times; soutl
, east, 1873 times; south, 100 times; nortI
e east, 112 times; east, 80 times north,
;. times; west, is times; calm, 8 time
: The south winds Gncluding southwes
n south and southeasD outnumbered IL
e north winds Qncluding northwest, mort
e and northeasD in the rates Of $50 to 40
VELOCITY OF THE WIND.
The number of miles travelled by I'll
? wind during the year was 124, 768, who
h is IA, 100 miles less than the average f,
G the past six years. This gives mea
daily velocity of 341 SO miles and mea
+ hourly velocity of 14.24 miles. tt
highest hourly velocity was 60 miles c
February 18th and March13; the highe
daily velocity was 96O miles, on Marc
Sth; the highest monthly velocity W;
!, 1877 miles, in March. The three win
. lest months were March, November ar
% December; the three calmest montl
Il were June, July and August II
; average hourly velocity at Z a. m. WI
II 1878 miles; at 2 p. m, 1879 miles; at
,f p. M. 14O3 miles.
+o BAROMETER.
Mean height of barometer column
:. 90 1871 inches; at Z a. m, 29.150; at 2
o NJ, 291O3 inches; at p. m, 90
II inches; maximum, 29745 inches, {
q January Sd; minimum, 1854 inches, {
December 29th; yearly range, 1.2
inches. The highest monthly mean w
y 29253 inches, in January; the lowe
was 29.O24 inches, in May. The baron
eter observations are corrected for ter
perature and instrumental error.
Is RELATIVE HUMIDITY.
ii The average atmospheric humidi
IS for the year was GLIB; at n. m, IT'S
at 2 p. M, SOIL; at 8 p. NJ, 73.41. It
20 dampest month was January-mean h
IL mildly 76; the driest month was Mar
&c mean humidity, SCI. There were
IN fogs during the year. The lowest h
ne Nudity for any single observation W
lg 1913, at p. m. on March 9th-less tn
one-eighth of saturatiOn.
Id In presenting this report the, writ
81. desires to acknowledge his indebtednS
e, to Prof ii. 5. S. Smith for taking t
he observations during seven weeks absen
re- in the summer vacation.