Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1885-01-30

Kansas, from Observations Taken at
Lawrence.
The most notable features of the
wear 1884 were the low mean tempera-
lures of the spling, summer and winter
months; the high mean temperature
of the autumn months; the very large
rainfall, which came within half an
inch of the extraordinary precipitation
of the year 1876; the unusual percent
a0e of cloudness; the low velocity of
the wind: the decided preponderance
of south winds over north Winds and
the increased percentage of atmospheric
humidity.
TEMPERATURE.
Mean temperature of the year, 80,
deg, which is 2.11 deg. below the
mean of the sixteen preceding years.
The highest temperature was SO deg,
on July 8; the lowest was 21.5 deg,
below zero, on the 9th of January.
giving range for the year of 1875
deg. Mean at q. M, 1850 deg, at
2p. m., 59.40 deg; at 9 p. M, 50.04
deg.
Mean temperature of the winter
months, "a. deg, which is 5.71 deg.
below the average winter temperature;
of the spring, 51.41 deg, which is 241
deg. below the average; of the sum-
mer, 1906 deg, which is 3.05 deg,
below the average; of the autumn,
So SO deg, which is 3.0l deg, above
the average.
The coolest month of the year was
January with mean temperature 2099
deg: the coolest week was January
to z, mean temperature 0.O7 deg.
below zero; the coolest day was Janu-
ary 5, mean temperature II deg. be-
low zero. The mercury fell below
zero fourteen times, of which seven
were in January, one in February and
six in December.
The warmest month was July, with
mean temperature 1858 deg; the
warmest week was July 20 to 26, mean
10. 66 deg; the warmest day was July
8, mean 86.37 deg. The mercury
reached or exceeded 90 deg. on 20
days. Zone less than half the average
numbcr) viz. Two in June, 10 in July,
3 in August and in September.
The last hoar frost of spring was on
April "a the first hoar frost of autumn
was on October 8, giving an interval of
I67 days, or nearly six months entire
is 154 days.
The last severe frost of spring was
on April 8; the first severe frost was
on the 2S of October, giving an inter-
val of 1873 days, or nearly seven months,
without severe frost. The average
interval is 1919 days. No frost during
the year caused damage TO crops of
grain and fruit. The low temperatures
of January were generally destructive
to peach buds.
RAIN.
The entire rainfall, including melt
ed snow, was 1870 inches, which has
been but once exceeded on our IL
years record Gn 1850, and is 9.O5
inches above the annual average.
Either rain or SLOW, or both, in meas
ureable quantities, fell on 1l5 days
II more than the average. On other
days rain or snow fell in quantity too
small for measurement.
There was no approach to drouth
during the year, the longest interval
without rain in the growing season
being 13 days, from July 80 to August
II. The number of thunder showers
was 80. There was but one light hail
storm during the year-on May II.
SNOW.
The entire depth of snow was 29
inches, which is 8.62 above the aver
age. OF this amount II inches fell in
January, 2inches in February, inch
in March, inches in April II inches
in November and 81 inches in Deem
Der. Snow fell on III days. The last
snow of spring was on April 81 The
first snow of autumn was on Novem;
Der 18-ten days later than the aver