Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-11-19
SUNSHINE STATE"
APPROPRIATE NAME
Climate Of North Dakota Cannot
Be Surpassed by Any Local.
ity in the Whole World.
NO OPPRESSIVE HUMIDITY
Abundance Of Summer Sunshine, Cool
Nights in Warm Season and Brac-
ina Cold in Winter Make This
State Ideal Dwelling Place.

North Dakota is truly the Sunshine
state" Along with its abundant sun
shine it has lack of oppressive hui
Nudity, clear, bracing atmosphere
and an exhilarating air that puts
pep" and the Joy of living into one,
and makes a man feel like a man all
the time, with none of that dull, tired
feeling encountered in some other
climes. There is no more healthy or
desirable dwelling place under the
skies.
Speak to the average man of the
central states of North Dakota and he
is apt to mentally turn UP his coat
collar and put his hands into his trous-
ers pockets, coming back with the
statement that it must be cold in
North Dakota. He does not stop to
consider that North Dakota is in the
exact center of North America; that
the country known as Sunny Southern
Alberta lies north of North Dakota;
that North Dakota has 100 hours more
of sunshine during the year than the
central states; and that at Is below
zero here one feels the cold less than
at zero in the states farther east.
Great Growing Weather.
Although the temperature some
times reaches a low point in winter
and occasionally climbs up over 100
in the summer, the mean of about 40
degrees Fahrenheit is ideal for the
growth of all those crops for which
the state is famous, such as wheat.
oats, barley, flax, corn, alfalfa, rye.
potatoes, ETC., as we'll as for the conf
fort and health Of those who dwell
in the state. The growing season of
about five months in which no frost
occurs, is ample for seeding, growing
and ripening of the crops sowl. Com
pared with some other states this sea-
son seems short but this is more ap-
parent than real, North Dakota as a
matter of fact having more actual
sunshine, which is an absolute essen
tial 1or the maturing Of crops, than
many states with a longer period be-
tween frosts in the spring and fall.
Borne Out by Figures.
Unimpeachable government figures
show that the total possible hours of
sunshine in central Illinois for the
months of April, May, June, July and
August are 2,174, while in central
North Dakota for the same months
the total hours of possible sunshine
are 2.269, balance in favor Of North
Dakota of 95 hours. These figures are
for possible hours during which the
sun could shine If not obscured by
clouds. As matter of fact the actual
difference is much greater in favor of
North Dakota where the sky clears
quickly after the numerous showers
that occur during the five growing
months.
The following data is taken from
the United States weather bureau re-
ports:
In 1911 the mean temperature for
North Dakota was 1873 degrees, the
highest being 10S and the lowest 43
degrees below zero. The precipitation
was 1909 inches.
In 1912 the following showing was
made: Mean temperature, 1872 de-
grees; highest, 1874 degrees; lowest,
So degrees below zero; precipitation,
20.50 inches.
The mean temperature for 1913 was
40.1 degrees, the highest being 1O6
degrees and the lowest 81 degrees be-
low zero. The precipitation was 1888
inches.
Forty degrees was the mean tenn
perature for 1914, the highest being
100 degrees and the lowest AZ de-
grees below zero. The precipitation
was 1921 inches.
At one time it was thought that a
considerable part of North Dakota
could not be profitably farmed on &C.
count of the comparatively light rain
fall. hut due to a better understand
ing of tillage methods, there is no
part of the state that is not growing
profitable crops.