No. l.J MASSACHUSETTS WTEATHER. xxix 



fortable conditions of the weal her, there was much fog in 

 coast sect ions and almost continuous easterly winds through- 

 out the State. The mean temperature averaged about 1° 

 below the normal for the month. 



The rainfall for May was in excess of the normal, so much 

 so that at the end of the month low lands were still too wet 

 to be worked. There were copious showers on the 1st and 

 2d, followed by nearly a week of clear weather. ( Jloudy and 

 rainy weather was nearly continuous from the 9th to the 

 14th. From that date clear and seasonable weather pre- 

 vailed until the 18th. From the L8th to the 20th heavy 

 rains occurred in nearly all parts of the State. The high- 

 est temperatures of the month were on the 2 2d and 2od, the 

 mercury reaching to 80° or slightly above, but during the 

 24th the temperature fell from 20° to 30°. The last week 

 of the month showed cloudy weather with low tempera- 

 tures. The temperature of the month did not vary greatly 

 from the normal, but it was without the warm days usually 

 experienced in May, making the growth of vegetation slow 

 and backward. 



June opened with a week of generally cloudy, cool 

 weather. Prom the 10th to the 20th the weather was partly 

 cloudy to clear, with almost an entire absence of rain, fol- 

 lowed by a season of showers from the 21st to the 25th. 

 The last 4 days of the month were excessively warm. 

 Viewing the month as a whole, the precipitation was largely 

 deficient, being little more than half the normal. The aver- 

 age temperature was several degrees above the normal. 

 There was less than the usual number of thunderstorms, and 

 they were generally less violent than usual. The winds 

 were southerly to westerly. Considered as a whole for the 

 entire State, June was a very pleasant month. 



The first three days of July showed the same excessive 

 heat that prevailed in the last days of June. The tempera- 

 ture ruled high throughout the month, and was the most 

 conspicuous feature of the month. From the 14th to the 

 24th the daily excesses ranged from (5° to 13° above the 

 normal. There was a drop in the temperature on the 25th, 

 and at the close of the month conditions were nearly seasonal. 



