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week was August 13th to 19th, with mean tenaperature 82.61°; the warmest 

 day was August 18th, with mean temperature 86°. The mercury reached or 

 exceeded 90° on 41 days, viz. : 1 in April, 7 in May, 8 in June, 13 in July, 

 and 12 in August. 



The last light frost of spring was on April 30th ; the first light frost of 

 autumn was on September 13th, giving an interval of 136 days (nearly 5 

 months) entirely without frost. The last severe frost of spring was on March 

 20th; the first severe frost of autumn was on October 17th, giving an in- 

 terval of 211 days (nearly 7 months) without severe frost. No frost or cold 

 weather during the year did any damage to fruit buds or trees. Both large 

 and small fruits were produced abundantly. 



RAIN. 



The entire amount of rain, including melted snow, was 32.65 inches, which 

 is 2.34 below the average annual amount for the 12 preceding years. Either 

 rain or snow fell on 89 days — 12 less than the average. On 11 of these 

 days the quantity was too small for measurement. The longest interval 

 without rain during the growing season ( March 1st to October 1st) was 18 

 days — from August 2d to 19th. The number of thunder showers was 29. 

 There were 4 light hail storms, all of which occurred in March, April and 

 May. 



SNOW. 



The entire depth of snow was 7 inches, which is about one-third of the 

 average. Of this amount, 3 inches fell in March, 2h. inches in November, 

 and Ij inches in December. The last snow of spring was on March 15th; 

 the first snow of autumn was on November 16th. 



FACE OF THE SKY. 



The average cloudiness of the year was 40.15 per cent., which is 4.18 per 

 cent, below the average. The number of clear days (less than one-third 

 cloudy) was 196; half-clear days (from one-third to two-thirds cloudy), 87; 

 cloudy (more than two-thirds), 83. There were 65 days on which the cloudi- 

 ness averaged .8 or more. There were 51 entirely clear, and 33 entirely 

 cloudy days. The clearest month was February, with an average cloudiness 

 of 24.94 per cent.; the cloudiest month was December, with an average of 

 54.08 per cent. The mean cloudiness at 7 A. M. was 44.79 per cent. ; at 2 p. m., 

 44.20 per cent. ; at 9 p. m., 31.48 per cent. 



DIRECTION OF WIND. 



During the year, three observations daily, the wind was from the S. W. 324 

 times; N.W., 242 times; S.E., 158 times; S., 113 times; N. E., 107 times; 

 E., 61 times; N., 55 times; W. 37 times; calm, once. The south winds (in- 

 cluding southwest, south and southeast) outnumbered the north winds (in- 

 cluding northwest, north and northeast) in the ratio of 595 to 404. 



