Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-07
RAIN PLENTIFUL
. THROUGHOUT JULY
OBSERVATION BY
POLK TOWNSHIP MAN SHOWS
NINETEEN RAINY DAYS.

A daily record of the weather con
ditions as they. prevailed ir Polk
township have been kept by F. O.
Anderson who on former occasions
has given The Courier the benefit OF
his observations on the weather In
the report just received from Mr.. An
derson one will find variation from
the report made at the water works
but that is easily accounted for by the
difference in the localities and the
likelihood of greater or less rainfall
in one section than another. Nine.
teen days and fourteen nights were
rainy last month and the total rainfall
reported is 11.63 inches in Polk town
ship as against lila inches In. Ottum-
wa. Cool weather and lack of sun
| shine were features of the month. Mr..
Anderson's report for July follows.
July Minimum temperature, 60;
maximum, 81. July, 1915, comes in
proper, with vivid lighting and heavy
| thunder and a downpour Of rain be-
tween midnight and morning The
! rainfall was LAP inches. The water
guage in the South Avery cheek be-
tween sections 10 and Is, registered
ten feet and eight inches. Partly
cloudy. Southwest wind.
July minimum temperature, So;
maximum, "a. The rainfall last night
was 13 inch. Partly cloudy. North
west and southwest wind. Fine day.
July 3-Minimum temperature, 40;
maximum, "a. A cool morning with
heavy dew. Partly cloudy. A few
drops Of rain this afternoon. West
and southwest wind.
July Aluminium temperature, SO;
maximum, g. The rainfall last night
and this morning was IA inch. Partly
cloudy. West wind. A cool day.
July minimum temperature, so;
maximum, Is. A heavy dew this
morning. Partly cloudy. West wind.
A fair day.
July 6-Minimum temperature, 81;
maximum, 70; A heavy dew this morn
ing. Scattered clouds Sunshine near
ly all day. Southwest wind. A capital
day. A stir breeze, Just what We need
to dry up the wet ground Clouds ,
gathering in the west this evening and
looks like more rain tonight.
July Minimum temperature, IS;
81 A heavy rain between
2:45 and 1880 this morning, together
with sharp flashes Of lightning and
heavy thunder. The rainfall was 1.66 |
inches. The water guage in the South !
Avery creek registered eleven feet
and three inches. Partly cloudy. A
light shower at noon. Southwest and |
northeast wind A fair day
July 8-Minimum temperature, 81;
rs. A heavy dew. Partly
cloudy. Northeast and southeast
wind. A fine, cool day.
July minimum temperature, 81;
maximum, So. A cloudy, cool and
'ainy day. A gentle drizzle OF and
IN all day The rainfall was .13 inch
Southeast wind A gloomy day.
July 10.-Minimum temperature 81;
maximum, 81. Rained by showers all
lay Rainfall, .33 inch. Cloudy,
Southwest wind.
July Minimum temperature, ga;
maximum, 49, Heavy dew this morn
ng. Sultry. Partly cloudy. A light
hover Of rain this afternoon. North
vest and southwest wind. Clouds are
;athering tonight and look threaten
ng.
July Minimum temperature, sc;
maximum, "a. A light shower last
light A fine, gentle rain this morn.
ng. Rainfall, 10 inch. Not much
unshine. A warm, sultry and still
lay. Southwest wind.
July 13-Minimum temperature, Ga;
SO. Heavy dew this morn.
ng. A warm and sultry day. Cloudy.
DULL sunshine part of day. Thin,
'apory clouds Clouds thickened and
,egan to rain by 6:45 p. m. Southeast
md southwest wind. Rainbow this
evening. Looks rainy tonight.
July minimum temperature, a.;
maximum, 81. A big rain last night
Ind this morning. Rainfall, 1.02
inches. The water gauge In the South ;
Avery creek registered twelve feet
md seven inches. Cloudy nearly all
Southwest wind. The rainfall this
was 06 inch, making a total I
# 1.0S inches the past twenty-four
lours.
July 15-Minimum temperature, GS;
maximum, SO. A light dew this morn
ng. A stiff southwest breeze this az
ernoon and it dried the ground con-
iderably A capital day. Clear.
summer clouds. A bank of clouds is {
oming up in the northwest tonight I
nd looks like more rain.
July 16-Minimum temperature, 81;
maximum, SO. A high wind and hard
ain between II o'clock last night and :
his morning Rainfall, 68 inch The
lind last night laid down much corn. !
he South Avery creek reached the /,
u,o1uo foot mark Partly clOI1dV
northwest wind.
July minimum temperature, Ga; !
laximum, 49, Some dew this morn
lg. A still, warm and sultry day. S
artly cloudy Southwest and south
asst wind. Clouds gathering tonight
July 18-Minin1um temperature, Ga;
Maximum, ~. A big rain from the
orthwest last night. Rained all fore :
Don. The rainfall was 1.O1 inches.
he South Avery creek reached the 9