The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-10
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south to the northwest A decided
drop in temperature was recorded
The wind was from the northwest and
west all night.
The West side received more rain
than the business district of Topeka.
The gauge at the home Of Sunny
Flora, the local weather observer on
West Sixth street. caught 40 Of an
inch of water.
River Is Low.
The Kaw river today is at its low
est stage since February 15-four
feet even. This indicates that the
supply of moisture in the subsoil is
limited. However, a year ago today
the stage of the river was 3:3 feet.
The weather man in commenting
upon the rain said today: THE drouth
isn't broken by any means. II there
il no more rain in the next few days
conditions will be as they were before
the rain by the middle OF the week."
The highest temperature recorded
on this date at Topeka in the 2s
years that the local records have been
kept was 104 in 1911; the lowest was
So in 1912.
Central Kansas Well Watered.
According to the government reports
Concordia, Emporia, Hanover and
rain. The corn and wheat region bull
1etin issued today from the local
weather bureau comments as follows
on the weather in the twenty-four
hours ending at o'clock this morn
ing:
Soaking rains have fallen in many
counties in the central part of Kan
sas in the past "a hours with light to
moderately heavy rains in the eastern
part of the state and in the south
western counties. Practically no rain
fell in the northwestern counties.
There was considerable cloudiness in
the western and southern parts of the
state at a. m. and it was still rain
ing at Ft. Scott and lola. Tempera-
lures were moderately high Saturday
and Sunday. 1t was decidedly cooler
over the state last night"
Santa Fe Reports.
Santa Fee reports show good rain
from Atchison and Kansas City to
Emporia, including the Ottawa cutoff
territory: q fourth OF an inch to an
inch generally over the Southern Kan
sas division from Ottawa to Winfield
Oklahoma; an inch to three inches in
the Strong City district, includine
Abilene. Salina, Concordia and on tc
Superior. Neb.; a fourth Of an inch or
the Marion and Mcpherson branch
an inch to two inches from yelling.
ton to Utica; refre hing showers from
Arkansas City to Oklahoma; an incl
to three inches from Wichita to Pratt
an inch to two inches on the Engle
wood branch: hea-'y showers general
ly from Newton to Dodge City. ana
from Dodge City to Elkhart; NOR,
than an inch at Kinsley.
Weather Above Normal.
August thus far has been two degree
above normal. The weather, however
has been delightful as compared witt
that OF August Of 1913. In that montl
the temperature was 100 degrees O
above on eighteen days, and the record
were broken on fifteen days. The aver
age temperature for the month wa
nine degrees above normal, or flve de
grees higher thar in any previous Au
gust since the local records have bee
kept. With the exception of July, 1901
IL was the hottest month ever expert
enced In Topeka.
Fifth Dry Summer.
This is the nth consecutive dry sum
mer for Kansas. That is the rainfa
has been below normal in each Of tn
five seasons.
At Hutchinson.
Hutchinson. KAN. AUG. 1o.-A hal