Weather and Natural History Notes, 1910. 267 



August. — This was a month of rain, with the exception of 

 five days from the 5th till the 10th, rain fell every day. It was 

 the highest rainfall of any month during the year, and the highest 

 rainfall for August during the last 17 years. There was a heavy 

 flood on the Nith and Cluden on the 28th, and heavy floods all 

 over the country, doing much damage to crops. On early farms 

 in this locality the corn that was cut was considerably wasted, and 

 uncut ripe corn was damaged by being broken down with the 

 heavy rains. Harvesting began in this locality on the 15th. 

 Thunder was heard on 8 days. Highest maximum temperature, 

 80 deg., on 10th; lowest maximum temperature, 56 deg., on 28th. 

 Highest minimum temperature, 58 deg., on 14th; lowest minimum 

 temperature, 40 deg., on 24th; lowest temperature on grass, 38 

 deg., on 24th. At 32 deg. or under none. Range of barometer 

 from 29 to 30.2 inches. 



September. — No more thorough contrast could be imagined 

 than was presented by the weather of two consecutive months. 

 While August was the wettest month of the year, and the wettest 

 August for many years, September was the dryest month of the 

 year, and, leaving out the rain that fell on the 26th and 28th, it 

 was the dryest month of September for many years. It was 

 almost perfect as a harvest month, the atmosphere was dry, 

 there was abundance of sunshine, and there was scarcely a single 

 shower to interrupt the work in the fields. In May notes, 17th, 

 I find " wasps plentiful." On 9th September, " no wasps," even 

 on the plumbs and apples broken by the birds there was not one 

 to be found. Last swallow seen on the 22d. Highest maximum 

 temperature, 72 deg., on 21st; lowest maximum temperature, 59 

 deg., on several days. Highest minimum temperature, 55 deg., 

 on 28th ; lowest minimum temperature, 34 deg., on 2 days ; lowest 

 temperature on grass, 30 deg., on 2 days. Temperature at 32 

 deg. or under on grass on 2 days. Barometer ranged from 29.95 

 to 30.6 inches. This was the only day during the month that the 

 barometer was below 30 inches. 



October. — The weather during the whole of this month was 

 a continuance of the exceptional fine weather of September. The 

 sunshine and heat of the first week were quite phenomenal, more 

 like that of June or July. The temperature was above the ave- 

 rage on nearly every day. On the 2nd there was a very heavy 

 thunder rain, 1.58 in. fell in 8 hours. The harvest in late dis- 



