The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-02
Only Six in Past 50 Years Have
Been Hotter.
The Rainfall Breaks the Months
Records, Says DR.. Snow.
WAS EXTRA CLOUDY
Wind Southwest % Times and
Southeast II Times.
No FrOsts and Six Thunder
Storms During the 80 Days.

Lawrence. Kas.. Oct. 2.-The follow
lowing weather report for September,
1905. has been prepared by DR.. F. H.
Snow, of the University of Kansas,
from observations taken at Lawrence:
This was the warmest September
since 1888. Only six Septembers on
our thirty-eight years record have
been warmer-those eof 1881. 1884.
1886, 1895. 1897 and 1898. The aver
age temperature of the last ten days
of the month has been exceeded in on
" three proceeding apprenticeship
of 1881. 1898 and 1904.
The rainfall of 9.1s inches breaks
the entire September record, although
September, 1884, produced within three
one-hundredths of an inch of this max
imum precipitation.
The entire absence of frost makes
this the eighteenth year out of thirty
eight in which there has not been even
a white frost" at this station. The av-
erage date of the first autumn frost
is October 1.
The cloudiness was excessive. only
three Septembers being more cloudy
those of 1870, 1887 and 1895. The hui
Nudity was much above the average,
exceeding that of all preceding Sep
TENDERS. The wind velocity, although
below the average, was greater than in
any September since 1902.
Mean temperature=6S. degrees,
which is 2.08 above the September aV-
erage. The highest temperature was
80 degrees, on the 1St, the lowest was
4S degrees, on the 18th. giving a
monthly range of AZ degrees. Mean
temperature at Z a. M. 63.42 degrees;
at p. m, 1917 degrees; at 8 p. m,
Rainfail@9.1s inches, which is
5.44 inches above the average for Sep
TENDER. The entire rainfall for the
nine months of 1905 now com p4eted IS
the average for the same months IN
thirty-seven years preceding. Ram IN
measurable quantities fell on thirteen
days; in quantities too small for
measurement on no day. There were
six thunderstorms during the month
Mean cloudin ess-4T-78 per cent of
the sky, the month being 1913 per
cent clOudier than the average. Num-
er of clear days CESS than oIe-LL ll.l,-l
cloudy, 16: fair Cone to two thirds
cloudy) ?; cloudy (more than two
thirds cloudy u. There were seven
days entirely clear and entrely
cloudy. Mean cloudiness at a. M
$3.50 per cent; at 2 p. m, 40 per cent;
at D. M, 43 per cent
.Wind-Southwes y times. SOUTH
east II times, south Ia times, east y
times. north 9 times, portheast tllnes
west 4 times. The total run of wind
was $3.50 miles, which is 1, 416 miles
below the September average. This
gives a. mean daily velocity of 273
miles and a mean hourly velocity OF
11.8S miles. The highest velocity was
forty miles per hour from 10 to IL p.
m. on the 18th.
Barometer-Mean for the month.
1904 inches; at Z a. m, 29-07S inches;
at 2 o. m, 29.O54 inches; at 8 p. m,
29.O31 inches; maximum. 29.262 inches
at Z a M, on the 5th; minimum, Is
$40 inches at 9 .. m. on the 18th;
monthly range, 0.532 inch.
Relative humidity-Mean for the
month, 1928 per cent; at Z a. m, 91.S3
per cent; at 2 p. M, 66.73 per cent; at
8 p. M, 1917 per cent; greatest, 109
at Z a. m, on the 9Th, 9TH, 10th and
18th; least, at , p. m. on the End.
There were five fogs during the month.