1892.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 33. 341 



the 2d to the 4th of June, with 2.92 inches of rainfall. 

 The largest amount of rain falling in any one clay was 1.73 

 inches, June 2. 



The rainfall during April and May was light, .otherwise 

 the early part of the season was favorable for farm crops. 

 The large number of rainy days during July and August 

 interfered to some extent with haying and harvesting. The 

 rainfall for the months September, October and November 

 was much below the usual average. A scarcity of water 

 was seriously felt in many localities of this vicinity. 



The last heavy frost of the season occurred on the 19th of 

 May; there was a slight one on the 5th of June. No frost 

 was noticed in the autumn before October 10. 



The mean annual temperature for the year Was 47.62° F., 

 which is slightly above the average. The monthly average 

 temperatures did not vary much from those of former years 

 except during September, which was considerably warmer 

 than usual. 



The highest temperature for the year, .93° F., occurred 

 June 16; the lowest, — 5.5, February 15. 



The prevailing wind during six months of the year came 

 from the north-east. It was north-west during April and 

 May, south during July, and south-east during September, 

 November and December. 



During the year there were one hundred and forty-five days 

 recorded as "cloudy," seventy-nine as "cloudless." The 

 greatest number of cloudy days, fifteen, occurred in January, 

 and the greatest number of cloudless days, eight, in Novem- 

 ber and December. 



