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5th, Manhattan Beach ; 9th, 8 western stations ; 10th, 6 southeastern 

 stations; 11th, Angelica; 12th, 10 western, central and southeastern 

 stations ; 13th, Manhattan Beach ; 14th, 5 western, central and 

 northern stations ; 20th, 1 western, central and northern stations ; 

 21st, 3 coast stations; 23d, 8 western, central and southeastern 

 stations, and on the 24th, 5 stations in the same territory ; 25th, 

 Bedford ; 30th, 3 coast stations ; 31st, 2 coast stations. 



Hail fell at IS^ew Lisbon on the 3d. 



Solar halos were observed on the 11th, 16th, ITth and 26th ; and 

 Lunar halos on the 11th, 12th, 13th, 16th and 17th. 



Light frosts were noted on 13 dates. The principal severe' or 

 killing frosts occurred on the 8th, ITth, 22d, 26th and 27th. 



General Features of the Weather. 



The month, as a whole, was cooler than usual, the average tem- 

 perature for the first and last decades being low, and during the 

 intermediate period about normal. There was an excess of rainfall 

 for the State, but its distribution was uneven, numerous and heavy- 

 showers occurring in the southeast and over other scattered sections, 

 while in other localities, notably in the vicinity of Lake Ontario, 

 the rainfall was very light. About the usual cloudiness obtained 

 for the State at large, but the percentage was above the average in 

 portions of the southeastern and northern regions. Thunderstorms 

 occurred frequently in the southern and central counties. 



Four areas of high and five areas of low pressure (approximately) 

 influenced our weather conditions this month. Both high and low 

 systems were sluggish in movement, and less energetic than in pre- 

 vious months, the range of pressure being smaller than usual. The 

 following is a brief account of the pressure systems of the month : 



Low 1, 29.6 to 29.8 inches over the Northeastern States from the 

 2d to 5th ; general rains, some heavy showers in the Southeast. A 

 fall of 15 degrees in daily temperature between 1st a id 4th, due to 



