200 Eighth Annual Eeport of the 



sions, which in all cases passed over or bej'oud the northern bor- 

 der of the State, were broad and ill-defined, especially dnring the 

 first half of the month, when the weather conditions were mainly 

 determined by nearly permanent areas of low pressure over Can- 

 ada, and of high pressure over the southern states, bringing a 

 steady inflow of hot southerly and westerly winds. The most 

 marked depressions were nearest New York on the 2d, 12th, 16th, 

 23d, 26th and 30th; the first, which traversed a portion of this 

 State, giving the heaviest general precipitation of the month. 

 The remaining lows were also accompanied by local electric and 

 rainstorms. 



The principal high pressure area of the month passed to the 

 southeastern and gulf states on the 2d, and remained in that 

 locality for ten days following. During the latter, or cooler half 

 of August all of the three highs passed over the northeastern 

 states to the coast; the low temperature accompanying them being 

 mainly felt on the 19th, 25th and 28th, when light frosts occurred 

 in the valleys of the highlands. 



The sultry weather and frequent showers of the first half of 

 August brought growing crops rapidly forward, grass and after- 

 feed being especially benefited; although in some sections of the 

 north and east the drouth still continued. Rust and rotting 

 developed to a serious extent at this time, and hops were some- 

 what damaged by heat. Haying was about finished in southern 

 New York at the end of July, and the second crop was cut in the 

 southeast about the third week of August. The oat harvest began 

 on the 3d, beans and the \Yorden grapes were gathered on the 

 15th, and at the end of the month hop picking was well under 

 way, and half of the tobacco was cut. The corn harvest began 



