124: Weather for 1909. 



a rather high flood that overflowed the river banks and sanded 

 a lot of uncut meadow hay. Wind was mostly from the W., N., 

 and N.W. Temperature — Highest maximum, 74 deg. ; lowest, 



60 deg. ; highest mimimum, 50 deg. ; lowest, 41 deg. ; lowest on 

 grass, 39 deg. Barometer — Highest reading, 30.3 in. ; lowest, 

 29.5 in. Corn began ragging on the 1st. First ripe straw- 

 berries gathered on the 2nd. Honeysuckle (Lonicera pericly 

 menum) bloomed on the 8th. Harebell (Campanula rotundi- 

 folia) on the 10th. Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) on the 27th. 



August. — The weather record of this month was more 

 typical than that of the preceding one, the greater part of it 

 being warm, sunny, and seasonable. The warmest day of the 

 year was on the 9th, 81 deg. in the shade. The weather was 

 most favourable for the making of meadow hay, which was 

 secured in fine condition. Harvesting began on the 26th. The 

 corn on the higher lying farms was ready for cutting just about as 

 soon as that on lower and earlier ground, which is rather 

 unusual. Temperature — Highest maximum, 81 deg. ; lowest, 



61 deg.; highest minimum, 51 deg.; lowest, 41 deg.; lowest on 

 grass, 34 deg. Rainfall — Rain fell on 14 days. Total, 1.84 in. 

 Barometer — Highest, 30.4 in. ; lowest, 29.75 in. 



September. — The weather up till the 23rd was dry and 

 settled and very mild, not much wind. On the whole good 

 harvest weather, and most of the crop in this neighbourhood was 

 secured before that date in good condition. On the 23rd there 

 was a thunderstorm with rain, which was followed by dull, 

 cloudy, unsettled weather. On the 25th there was a great 

 magnetic storm, which disturbed all the telegraph systems of the 

 world. On the 28th, at 7 p.m., there was a curious purple sky 

 with a distinct smell of oxone in the air. It is noteworthy that 

 the last swallow seen here was on the 23rd, the day that the 

 weather broke, as if they knew what kind of weather was ahead. 

 There was a little frost on 4 nights. Temperature — Highest 

 maximum, 73 deg; lowest, 53 deg.; highest minimum, 54 deg.; 

 lowest, 33 deg. ; lowest reading on grass, 30 deg. Barometer — 

 Highest, 30.5 in. ; lowest, 29.7 in. Only on 2 days was it below 

 30 inches. Rainfall — Rain fell on 9 days. Total, 1.94 inches. 



October. — Came in with storm, and the storm and rain con- 

 tinued with little intermission until the 25th, when the wind and 

 rains ceased. This was followed with drv weather, clear skv. 



