The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-06
KANSAS WEATHER LAST YEAR
No Other Year Has Had so Low Kun
nf Wind


mary Of the weather for Kansas du:'n-
! the year of 1898:
The year 1898 was wet, clear and calm.
1t had the wettest January, the cleareSt
August and the caImest March, April and
June of our thirty-one years record. Only
! two years in that time have had more
snow. only three have had more rain. and
only seven have been clearer. No other
year has had so low run of wind.
The mean temperature Of the year was
normal, the months of January, February,
March. June, August and September be-
ing warmer than usual, and the remaining
months cooler than usual.
The rainfall, including melted snow, was
much above the annual average. For the
months OF June, July, August, November
and December the precipitation was below
the average. The entire depth of snow was
more than twelve inches above the annual
average. The first snowfall of the autumn.
on October II, is the earliest on our record,
and exceeds in amount the entire depth of
snow of the thirty preceding Octobers.
| The maximum barometer for the year is
the highest on record. The mean barometer
| was normal.
The mean relative humidity for the year
was considerably above the average.
Mean temperature of the year 53.S7 de-
grees, which is or degrees above the mean
| of our thirty years record. The highest
| temperature was go degrees, only July
| 10; the lowest was 2 degrees below zero, on
December IA, giving a range of 995 de-
| grees. Mean at Z a. m, 1913 degrees; at
! p. m, 81. IA lat o. m. 80 so
Mean temperature Of the winter months
31:51 degrees, which is 1.99 degrees above
| the average winter temperature; of the
! spring, 1888 degrees. which is O1O below
the average of the summer, 1914, which is
/ 107 degrees above the average; of the
| autumn. 1892 degrees, which is O.O1 degree
! above the average. The warmest month of
the year was July, with a mean tempera-
| ture of 1920 degrees; the warmest week
was July p to 49, mean 81 20 degrees; the
warmest day was July a, mean s4.625 de-
| grees.. The mercury reached or exceeded
80 degrees on thirty-three days (four below
| the average number. OF these thirty-three
| hot days, five were in June, twelve in July,
twelve in August and four in September.
| The coolest month was December, with a
mean temperature of 27.24 degrees; the
| coolest week was December to 10; mean
1851 degrees; the coolest day was Deem
| Der b. mean 6.37 degrees.
| The last boar frost of spring was on Nav
6; the first boar frost of autumn was on
October Is. giving an interval of $50 Gays
entirely without frost. The average inter-
val is 153 DAYS.
The last black frost of spring was on
April Z; the first black frost Of autumn was
on October 10, giving an interval of 1875
| days without severe frost The average in
tervai is 2O2 days.
| The entire rainfall, including melted
snow, was 1913 inches. which is 7:95 inches
above the annual average. Either rain or
| snow, or both, in measurable quantities,
| fell on los days, eight more than the aver
| age. On fifteen other days rain or snow
! fell in quantities too small for measure
ment- The heaviest rain of the year was
216 inches on September Il and u. The
number of thunder showers was forty
three, which is twelve more than the aver
| age number.
The entire depth of snow was 32.73 inches
which is 12.15 inches above the annual
average. OF this amount It inches fell in
January, in October, 275 in November
and in December. Snow fell on eighteen
days, on four of which the quantity was
too small for measurement The last snow
! furry of spring was on March %; the frs
snowfall Of autumn was on October Il.
The mean cloudiness of the year was
1899 per cent of the sky, WHICH is 2.32 pei
cent below the average. The number OF
clear days Cess than one-third cloudy
was 10; half clear (from one to two-thirds
cloudy, 105; cloudy (more than two-thirds)
80 There were 81 entirely clear days and
a entirely cloudy. The clearest month was
| August, with a mean of 1870 per cent: the
cloudiest month was January, with NEAR
of 61S7 per cent. The percentage of cloudi
ness at : a. m. was 43.O1; at p. m. 1924
at =. m, 34.3o.
During the year, three observations daily
the wind was from the east seventy-sever
times. southeast 154 times. south 30 times
southwest 1SS times. west thirty-eigh
times, northwest PA times. north ninety
one times, northeast. I23 times The soutl
winds Including southwest, south an,
southeast outnumbered the north wind.
Including northwest. north and northeast
in ratio Of 80 2to i2S
The number of miles Travelled by IN,
wind during the year was 1l0.177. which f.
25,Sfs miles below the annual average. Thi
gives mean daily velocity of S04 10 miles
and a mean hourly velocity OF 1888 miles
The highest velocity was 81 miles an hour
on Apri, Is. The highest daily velocity wa
sS0 miles.on October i; the highest month
~ velocity was l2ls6 in October Tn
! -ir.7
and November; the three calmest month
were June. August and September. TIL
average velocity al : a. m. was lI3l miles
AZ ?. m. 1i.i6 miles. at p. m. T. miles
Mean height Of barometer column. .oqll
inches. which j. 0t1l inch above the an
nual average. Mean at a m. "a y
inches: a. n. m. 2e.l0l inches: at .. m
2S.ll6 inches: maximum Sle24 inches. o.
December g: minimum. 2S5al inches.on .No
Nember -; yearly range. L520 inches. TT
highest monthly mean was - - inches. i
december; the lowest was y GO inches +
May The barometer observations are cor
rected for temperature and instrument
error only. the altitude being 81 feet abov
the leve. Of the sea.
The average atmospheric humidity %
ne year vas go per cent: Al ~
>i-eS' al : p. n, 6e-oS. a. D. n. rs Tn
4 o3mpest month was December. with n,sa
4 humidity Of S6-12 per cent: the driest mont
was April with a mean humidity OF s. .
| 1er cent. There We're tventy-one foss dur
- the year which Is eight above n
/ average number.
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