The Bulletin 



excessively hot. The figures in the appended table, which have been com- 

 piled from records of the Weather Bureau station at Monroe, are indica- 

 tive of the general conditions in this county. 



NORMAL MONTHLY, SEASONAL, AND ANNUAL TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION 



AT MONROE. 



According to these records the mean annual temperature is 59.4° F. 

 and the mean annual precipitation about 50 inches. The rainfall is 

 ample and well distributed throughout the year. Droughts seldom occur, 

 and damage to crops is rarely suffered, except on the porous soils of the 

 slate belt. Snows occur frequently, but are generally of short duration. 



The average date of the first killing frost in the fall is October 12, 

 and of the last in the spring, April 21, giving a growing season of about 

 174 days, which is sufficient for growing a wide range of crops. The 

 date of the earliest recorded killing frost in the fall is October 3, and of 

 the latest in the spring, May 10. 



The weather during the spring and fall months is almost ideal, and 

 even during the winter it is sufficiently open to permit a good deal of 

 farm work, such as clearing the land and plowing. 



