The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-02
STATE GROWS WETTER.
Prof Snow Says Rainfall Is In
ereasing and Wind Decreasing

Lawrence Jan. I'm the me1z0ro-
l1Glea- summary Qf 1872 Dr. 2 H Sa5H.
o. She University o. Kansas, says
among l1z notable meteorological Ezz-
lures q the year 1909 were The cool sum
mer. che warm spring and autumn. The
cold winter. thH abundant and vel dis
-rLCLEeG rainfall The lowest Aggregate
wind E=lae-zv % Hecard and the IaIass
cate e ~ first killing 1rosl Of autumn
TIE r9tzz rainfall 1as been bat twice
sNcella1. al1 than Q1Ey by 4 few hun
1red -Ea1saEdE1s OF "a IuGh-Iu 1875 and
lees- Ii fact 10 be erunEazfzH1 that
gre average annual rainfall At iris sta
1111 Eaz HaW passed IS inches uaEgV i'm
standing zEe great deficiency &C Lae1
A1ere IS 10 doubt zhzE the raznEzH ~
kansas s zlcHlT IlzrzzsinE- while Ch=
pc1Es "a great importance ID 1he well
fare ls rra state
TIE U=an temperature Of the year Is
5a>5 degrees which IS 81 degree above
the rasaE Of cur g years record TIE
highest 1eu1a eraturs vas 45.5 degrees On
August =. the lowest was le-5 below
zero On January - giving yearly
range o1 La.6 degrees Mean tAUusra-
WHICH IS Isl degrees below the average
winter zzEupera -l-ra5 aE the spring $3.50
degrees. Wh1ch is as degrees below the
average aE the simmer e St degrees.
Nnich IS 1-g5 below the average of uhr
autumn 1eZ5 degrees which IS LsS de-
grees alaVa The average
NJ Nzarr-esU month 1[ the year vas
July with mean een=era t1re Of 1881
ieEras 1hz wzrunest week vas July.
y 20 Is with mean Of 1913 degrees ln=
'tarra=Sl cay W4s August L. WITH mean
temperature OF sA7 degrees TIE msr-
e4ry reached OF exceeded 30 degrees on
70 days. which below the average
number OF these hot DAYS ere was III
A1rA- ola II Nay. three IL June. i've II
July and ten IN August
re 1g51zsr month was E7e1rr1zr7
3
zraes rhe coolest week was February 2
20 g WIKI z mean -aEuaratura 81 10 a
degrees zne coolest day WAS January Is,
Wl-1 UeaU Temperature OF tIz5 DE-
low zero ca seven EaZ Which = U.S.
lhz average 1uU1sr- OF these zero Ga -
sIrae we've IL January ara four IN E'ao-
ruzrT There were DAYS w.Eh "a
mean renrera -lra below freeing The
lasr 1oar frost OF spring was On April
lls the 1EsE ECzE t-osr Of autumn was
@ September 10. swing an interval Of
14s days entirely Wfrhout frost Tn=
average Interval IS 1s3 DAYS.
The azE black frost Of spring was or
A-riL the FIRST black fr1sr OF autumn
vas On Aaseu-1er giving an interval
Of -3s 1azs without severe frcsz- Ths
average za1=rval IS zG2 days
Thu aur1re rai1fazl. 11cI1lliirg melted
STOW. was +1g inches, which = SIS
inches above lne annual average Either
rain or SLOW or hCeh in rlelsurea1L=
g -aIllzl@S rzL on 10 days IS more than
-1s average number On q other DAYS
rain &C szcW ral IN quantities tco small
FOR measurement The heaviest ralu so
TAR was 5s5 inches on July l. TIE 1un-
Der Of 1huu1ersuurrus was 80. which IS Z
above rhs average number.
The entire 1Agch 1t snow was q
Inches w1t1h IS 6-48 Inches above the
annual average OF this al-ouns L. =
lEcLss f=I IN IzEuarE IN February.
$50 1Larch and SIS IN Deceuber-
-fl 1 Of for RI
quantity was roo sual for MEASURE
me1r TIE IasE STOW EaI Of spring was
en- 1Larah Sc. -hs ErsE STOW furry q
autumn vas on EgVe1ber 5.