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of sunshine for the month, although the monthly precipitation 

 was generally deficient in amount. The month was one of 

 the most unpleasant of its name. 



Unseasonably cool weather continued until June 15. From 

 that date to the close of the month the daily temperatures were 

 generally above the normal. There was much cloudy, un- 

 settled weather during the first two weeks. The last half of 

 the month was quite dry, the rainfall being light and irregularly 

 distributed. There was also much sunshine, and by the 25th 

 there was general need of rain. Owing to uniformly cool 

 weather during the first half of the month, there were very 

 few thunderstorms, but during the rest of the month they oc- 

 curred with average frequency. 



The weather of July was seasonal, with abundant sunshine 

 and uniformly high temperatures through the entire month. 

 The monthly means were from 1 to H above the July normal. 

 The per cent of humidity was generally high, and the weather 

 oppressive. The rainfall was very unevenly distributed, re- 

 sulting from local storms, the showers as a rule occurring in 

 the afternoon or night. The weather of the month was gen- 

 erally ideal for the mid-summer season. 



The weather for August as a whole was marked by an absence 

 of cloudiness, an unusual amount of sunshine and a great de- 

 ficiency in rainfall. Except in a few localities the rainfall for 

 the month was less than 1 inch, making it the driest August, 

 with the exception of 1S83, during the past thirty-six years. 

 Although there were less than the usual number of days with a 

 high maximum temperature, the average temperature of the 

 month was somewhat above the normal. 



From the 2d to the 5th of September a heavy rainfall through- 

 out the State effectually relieved the drought that had prevailed 

 during July and August. Occasional showers fell until the 

 11th, and from the 12th to the 20th fair and generally clear 

 weather prevailed. From the 5th to the 24th, with the excep- 

 tion of three or four days, the temperature was much above the 

 normal, and much like that usual in August. From the 25th 

 to the close of the month the temperature was lower and some- 

 what l>elow the normal, frost occurring in some localities on 

 the night of the 25th. 



