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<br /><. <br /> <br />-2- <br />00 C G*5nver at Holly.flood llI.aoharge 0cJt. 20. 1908. <br /> <br />mcmth. 1I8.B llOC""i"'nied 'by rearb!.bly low tBlllp8"tures <br />in the not'thweatem coantles. an e:ttNIIIB 1ll1n11llll1!l of <br />15" bel_ zero being observed at $t&.wIboat Springs, <br />Routt oOUllty. an the e,d. The lowast temperatures ot <br />the month at the other stations were generally ObS61"'9lld <br />an the _ date." . <br /> <br />J. <br /> <br />"The p2'801plu.tian _8 muoh ln 6%Oe88 of the n01'llllll. <br />except JIBIU" the headlIIater8 at the ArlauUJas and in the <br />va.r1OU8 pvke. 1IIhere the f\l.ll __ 11gh-t. In the north- <br />western part of the state the f\l.11 at ~stat1ClDa <br />was greater than lUIY pt'61Iiously obseRed in any JIIOllth. <br />"While near the Kan8aB border there _s _ashe re.1n. <br />the average for the ~ eastern counties lIXClesding <br />t'oul' lnches. Aside fram light eh01l&rs on the 3d. the <br />entire preo1pit;&tiOll. fl)l' the =nth _ durlng'the re- <br />markable storm that began on tbe 16th and oont1nued. <br />in localities. far nearly Ii wask. In ~e more elevated <br />parts of the state th& pNalplu.t1an during this storm <br />vas in tho fo%T.I of heavy. wet 8IIOlT. but over the plains <br />region it _s in tho form of !'ll1n, which tell in escea- -,' <br />81 vo amounts on -the 19th. T'wenty-four-haur falls ezcoed.. <br />ing four !nabell _re noted at sever,,) stations, wtth the <br />ezt:remo of 5.95 1nohes at !!:ads. in nowa 00l.lIIl;y. This <br />&Jtoollsi va rain" aused a violent flood in the lower .A.rJt.. <br />a.nea.a, with resulting 10s8 of life and property." <br /> <br />"The sunsh1lle daring the month 1I8.S 10 as i;lw1 the <br />usual high average for OotoGber. Al.tho b1gh w1nd_8 <br />g&ne1'81 over tho p1a1na region at too beg1xm1ng ~ the <br />marJt;h. the total wind .............Dt _s but 11 tt18 abcwe. the <br />Zlf)rmal. " <br /> <br />~.n <br /> <br />"The IlIOl1thly 1II8lm8. as deteJ'JlliMd f'rom the reports <br />of 72 stations. 1IIaS 43.10 . or 2.9" below the nOl'lllBl. <br />'l'he mean for October,. 1'P7. wall 49.10. The highest <br />monthly mean waa 54.9". at l..liJlBr. and the lowBt. 23.60 . <br />a-t COl"<ma.. The estl!'8lllS _ori"'-.. 960. wu obsel"'9lld at <br />La:!lllu' on the 16th. end the ..AI........ ~..t...1Jl\o 150 below <br />8ere. at st-"'MAt Spricgs on -the 23d. The gNateat <br />&1.11y range _a 6f2O.. a.t LaDar and Wagon 'ilhee1 (laPS t!l& <br />greatest monthly rsage ell ~, at Steamboat Springe. <br />The l"IUJg8 tor the state_s 1ll""." <br /> <br />Feb. 3.1.938. <br />