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The prevailing winds were from the southwest. The average 

 wind travel for the month at 6 stations of the National Bureau 

 was G356 miles; the values being generally greater than usual 

 for July. The maximum velocity recorded at the above stations 

 was 54 miles per hour, northwest, at New York city on the 23d. 



Electrical storms (including distant thunder or lightning) were 

 reported as follows, by regions : In the western highlands on the 

 2d, 4th, 5th, 7th, Sth, 9tli, 10th, 11th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 

 18th, 19th, 20th, 22d, 23d, 26th, 30th; the eastern highlands, 1st, 

 6th, 7th, 10th, nth, 14th, 17th, 18th, 20th, 23d, 24th, 30th; 

 northern highlands, 6th, 10th, 11th, 14th, nth, 19th, 20th, 22d, 

 25th; Atlantic, Coast, 2d, 6th, 12th, 14th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 22d, 

 24th, 25th, 28th, 29th, 31st; Hudson Yalley, 2d, 6th, 7th, 10th, 

 11th, 12th, 14th, 17th, 18th, 21st, 23d, 25th, 30th; Mohawk 

 Yalley, 6th, 7th, 10th, 14th, 20th, 21st, 22d, 25th, 31st; 

 Champlain Yalley, 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 11th, 13th, 14th, 16th, 17th, 

 18th, 19th, 20th, 23d, 24th; St. Lawrence Yalley, 6th, 11th, 18th, 

 19th, 20th, 21st, 23d, 31st; Great Lakes, 4th, 5th, 10th, 11th, 14th, 

 20th; Central Lakes, 5th, 11th, 14th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 23d, 

 30th. 



Hail fell on the 5th, 6th, 10th, 11th, 13th, 14th, 20th, 22d, 23d, 

 29th. 



Auroras were reported from northern stations on the 21st, 22d 

 and 30th. 



No frosts were reported. 



General Features of the Weather. 



This month was remarkable for excessive lieat and rainfall ; 



both exceeding the values previously recorded for any month 



since the establishment of this Bureau in 1889. The excess of 



temperature occurred mainly during the period extending from 



