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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Temperature and precipITation data based on records kept at Sedgwick and Julesburg are <br />given in Table 1. The probability of and the dates when specified freezing temperatures can be <br />expected at Julesburg are shown in Table 2, These data are representative of Sedgwick County, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />PrecipITation in Sedgwick County averages 16,3 inches a year, but not all the water that falls <br />infiltrates and becomes effective for plant growth, A hard, heavy rain may produce only runoff, or, <br />if rain is followed by hot temperatures and strong winds, the moisture may evaporate rapidly, Thus, <br />precipITation data may overstate the amount of moisture available for raising crops in that they do <br />not show the amount of effective moisture. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Total precipITation varies widely from year to year, During the period 1953 to 1963, the low <br />was about 10 inches in 1954, and the high about 23 inches in 1958, Most of the rain in the period <br />April through August falls during thunderstorms, As much as 4 inches of rain in one thunderstorm <br />has been recorded, Ordinarily there is enough rain through fall, winter, and spring to replenish the <br />soil moisture used during the growing season. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The average yearly temperature in the county is 49,6' F, The highest temperature recorded <br />at Julesburg was 108', and at Sedgwick 11:r; the lowest temperature recorded at Julesburg <br />was - 38' ,and at Sedgwick - 40' , High temperatures combined WITh strong winds during the growing <br />season often burn plant leaves and can cause crop stress, The average length of the growing <br />season is 143 days. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />. <br />