The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-01
Thus Far 1922 Has Been &
Freakish Weather Season.
Temperature Has Averaged
Above Normal Each Month.
LOWEST STAGE OF THE KANI
River Went Down to is Feet
Late i'm January.
Since First of Year 1885
Inches of Moisture Here.

The six months period ending June
80 proved to be another weather rec
ord breaker in Topeka. The tempera-
lure averaged above normal every
month. The highest temperature OF
the period occurred on June 13 when
the mercury scared to the IS degree
mark. 1t was also the highest tenn
perature in Topeka since August 70,
1921, when the thermometer regis
tered 90 degrees. The lowest ternpera-
ture for this period was two degrees
above zero which occurred jan
uary 10. This was also the lowest
temperature since December 10, 1913.
The average temperature in the city
since January 1 has been two and
one-haIf degrees above normal.
The total precipitation for the
period was 1858 inches This was
81 inches above normal The average
precipitation until June 1 was 4.O5
inches above normal but the drouth
during the last month reduced it,
Wind at So Miles an Hour.
The strongest windstorm of the
period occurred on June 20 when the
wind reached a maximum velocity of
81 miles an hour. No hailstorms oc-
CURED.
killing frosts did no considerable
damage as the last one of the season
occurred April Is.
Altho the temperature averaged
above normal, January was the cold
est month in Topeka; for more than
two years. Combined with December
and November preceding, this month
completed the driest three-month
period on record for that season of
the year. 2sMeSE
Low Water Record Here.
All records for low water in the Kaw
river were broken on the eighteenth
day OF the month when a stage or 1-S
feet Was recorded
February will be remembered for
being the wettest February in seven
wears and also for being the, fourth
most sunshiny February on the local
record. The total precipitation was
24s inches. It was IL inches above
normal.
CIoudiness, rain and snow were the
features of the weather for March.
Measure BILE rain or snow fell on eleven
DAYS or an average of more than one
in three. Less sunshine occurred than
in any other month for more than
year. 1t was also the most CLOUDY
March in seven years The total pre-
cipitation was 4.27 inches or 1.9S
inches above normal.
April Broke Wet Record.
April was noted for its rain. To-
Uelxa had more rain during the month
than in any other April for twenty.
four years. The three month period
closing with LndL IlOuln DIOhS al 4 60
ords for heavy precipitation. The to-
tai precipitation was 5.23 inches or
2.51 inches above normal, Topeka
was favored with less sunshine than
in any other April for twenty years.
Pleasant temperatures and cloudy
weather made May a record breaker.
Rain fell on more days than in any
other May for eleven years time, but
the total lacked almost an inch OF
being normal. Twenty-four days were
cloudy or partly cloudy. The highest
temperature of the month, 81 degrees,
occurred on the fifth day. This tenn
perature has been exceeded by almost
every other May in Topeka. The low
est temperature of the month was a
degrees on the nineteenth day. This
was the first May on record with no
reading lower than As degrees
June received wide reputation Tor
a threatened serious drouth, as only
143 inches Of the normal rainfall or
4Sl inches fell. Until the tweaty-f1Tth
day of the month, the greatest drouth
on record for June was threatened.
Only IA of an inch of rain or per
cent of the normal rainfall had been
received. High day temperatures and
cool nights were the features of the
month.