Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-07

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evening. Rainbow this evening
Windy this afternoon. A cool ant
pleasant day. Northwest wind.
July 22--Minimum temperature, 55
maximum, 81 Heavy dew. Cloudles'
morning and evening. Scattered
clouds part of the day. A royal day
Northwest wind.
| July 23-Minimum temperature, 90
maximum, II. Heavy dew. An idea
clear forenoon. Clouds gathered by
noon. Thunder rolled heavy by un
usually long periods this afternoon
between / and o'clock. Rained by
showers this afternoon but not enough
to drip off Of roofs. Clouds thicken
ed and brought heavy rain tonight
Windy. Clear morning. Partly
cloudy afternoon. A stiff breeze from
the south and southwest.
July 24-Minimum temperature, 60;
maximum, SO. The rain last night was
very heavy between o'clock and
midnight. The rainfall was Ito
inches The South Avery creek
reached the twelve feet and eleven
inches mark. Cloudy most Of the
day. Windy this forenoon. South
west and northwest wind. Following
is the rainfall last night at several
places: Douds-Leando, 4.S7; Batavia,
45O; Keosauqua, 2.25; Ottumwa, 1876;
Chillicothe, LIS.
July 25-Minimum temperature, 63;
maximum, CT. A fine drizzle this morn
ing A gloomy, danny and foggy day.
No sunshine. Northeast wind. A
few drops of rain this evening.
July 26-Minimum temperature, 63;
maximum, 70. Last night was very,
dark and gloomy Heavy dew and fog
this morning. Cloudy. Some sun
shine. Tried to rain this afternoon.
A gentle rain Is falling this evening.
Southwest wind.
July 27-Minimum temperature, So;
maximum 70. Rained until about
midnight last night. A dark cloud
came up in the west early this morn
ing and brought good shower. The
rainfall last night was IL inch and
this morning .0S inch. Total, 10
inch. A cloudy. damp and gloomy
day. Tried to rain from to o'clock
this afternoon but made poor show
ing. A gentle, steady rain began to.
fall by o'clock this afternoon, and
may rain all night. Southwest wind.
July 2S-Minimum temperature, 81;
maximum, 10. Rained steady from 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon to lilo
o'clock this afternoon. Rainfall, 1.66
inches. The South Avery creek reach
ed the thirteen feet and eight inches
mark. Cloudy, damp and gloomy
nearly all day. Some sunshine this
afternoon. Low rolling thunder in the
west this afternoon. Tried to rain
his evening. The water is seeping
,ut of the hillsides all over. South
vest wind.
July 2s-Minimum temperature, 70;
maximum. "a. Heavy fog and dew
his morning. A light rain last night
ID to midnight Rainfall, .03 inch
some rain this forenoon. Cloudy
nearly all day Some sunshine this
afternoon. Northwest wind.
July SO-Minimum temperature, 81;
maximum, So A gentle southwest
ain this morning. A brisk northeast
ain fell between 8 and o'clock this
fternoon. The rainfall this morning |
vas .O9 inch and rs inch this after
Don. Total rainfall, "a inch. Cloudy.
ome sunshine. A damp day. South
rest and northeast wind.
July 31-Minimum temperature, So;
"a. Heavy dew and fog
his morning The sun came up
right and clear. The South Avery
reek flooded early this morning,
eaching the sixteen feet mark. High.
st since July Z, 1909. It damaged
rain, hay, corn and potatoes. Steel
ridge between Wapello and Monroe
ounties went down the creek. Cloudy
his morning Cleared up and got
leasant. Some summer clouds.
northwest wind.