, 1896-04-07
STATE M~ETE0R0LOGY
An Interesting Document BY
Prof. Conley.
SOME NOTES ON CLIMATE.
To Those who Take an Interest In
Agriculture and Irrigation ahs
Following Will He
Of Interest.

81 1nlere0ts
Bulletin No. 81 has just been issued
from the agricultural college Of the
state univers' y. 1t was compiled by
Prof. ]. H. Conley, the meteorological.
The following notes will be of general
interest:
The remarkable growth of cereals
and all root-crops, by irrigation, at ali
the experiment farms, and at Sundance
without irrigation. illustrates the
adaptation of the climate to the
growth of most of the farm products
grown in northern states.
The farms can be grouped into pairs.
and it is interesting to observe the
parallelism between them. Laramie
and Saratoga can be grouped together
as the o southern points in an east
and west line. they being about the
same latitude and altitude; onse,
quently they are very similar in tem-
perature and nearly. the same In
amount of precipitation. and in agri.
cultural productions. Lander and
Wheatland a be grouped OF the
same principal, as representing a line
east and west across the middle of the
state, Lander being very near the cen>
ter, and Wheatland about 200 miles to
the east. Their altitude as well 10
their agricultural possibilities are very
nearly the same. Sheridan and Sun.
dance are in an east and west line in
the extreme northern part Of the state.
and in altitude are lower than either
of the others. They have greater ex-
tremes Of heat and cold than the other
points, although their annual temper
AZURE is a little higher than that of
Laramie and Saratoga, which are $50
miles further south; but the tempera-
ture at Laramie and Saratoga is more
uniform. on account Of their more IA
vorable latitude and higher altitude.
They do not have the extremes of sum>
mer and winter as at the other farms.
To illustrate, let us take the ex.
IRENE northern and southern farms.
viz, the ones at Sheridan and ut Lara
mic. The highest temperatures at
Sheridan for the last four years were
SO, 1902, 90 and 81 degrees. At Laramie
for the same time, Sc. S7.2, S7.6 and 81
degrees. The coolest days at Sheridan
for the same years were 40, 40,
I-36 and SO degrees; at Laramie for the
same time,-29. go. -27 and -29.5
degrees. The annual temperature at
Sheridan for the -four years was as fol-
lows, viz, Alb. 4O.6, 42.S and 40.7 de-
grees; and at Laramie 1t was 40.5. 400,
1913 and 3S.5. The average daily range
at Sheridan for four years has been %
degrees; at Laramie 24.8 degrees.
July has averaged the warmest at all
the farms. and August has ranked Sec
ond. The averages for June and Sep
TENDER have been nearly the same.
February has averaged the coolest at
all the points: January ranked second
and December third: but in 1892 jan
uary was the coolest December ranked
second and February third. In 1893
February was the coolest December
ranked second and January third. In
1894 February was the coolest and
January ranked second and December
third. In 1895 February vas the cold
est January ranked second and De-
cember third.
The mean for each month at Lara
mie for the last four years was as fol-
lows. viz: January. % degrees; Feb
ruary. 20 degrees; March, 20 degrees;
April, 1872 degrees; May. 46.6 d. grees;
June. $50 degrees; July, 62.2 degrees;
August. GIG degrees; September, 53.8
degrees; October. 44.2 degrees; Novem-
Der, 90 degrees: December, 81 degrees.
When February has not been the cold
est month the annual temperature has
been comparatively warm.
The sunshine record has not been
worked out for all the farms; but we
will quote enough from Bulletin No.
10, 1892. to give a fair idea of the per-
centage of sunshine prevailing In Wyo-
ming, taking the center Of the state.
the southern and the extreme northern
points.
The sunshine at Lander indicates
1876 per cent cloudy days; nearly rs
per cent clear; the remaining 61.4 per
cent were partially cloudy. termed
fair. September was the sunniest
month, having no cloudy days. while
May was the cloudiest. having II
cloudy days.
Saratoga observations indicate 1876
per cent cloudy days. with April the
cloudiest month: $50 per cent clear
days. with September the sunniests
month; the remaining 45.3 per c.'nt an
fair.
Sheridan observations on the char
acter Of the day indicate n per ceat
cloudy days, with Nay the cloudiest
month: 61.4 per csnt cissr days. With
September the sunnisst meath; the rs>
maining N.s Per csat bs,Ag fair.
Tafs n pu@c1ent to eAoW TIA veey