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coldest of its name on record. The precipitation was re- 

 markably heavy, though well distributed through the period 

 and over the territory. The monthly amounts were among 

 the largest recorded for April. At the close of the month 

 the season was generally estimated to be from ten to fifteen 

 days behind the average. 



The opening week of May was clear and sunshiny, with 

 almost an entire alxsence of rainfall, and temperatures gen- 

 erally above the seasonal average, the days being quite warm 

 and the nights cooler than usual. Rain on the 9tli and 10th 

 was followed by several days of unsettled but generally fair 

 weather, ending with copious rainfall on the 19tli. The tem- 

 perature varied but little from the normal. The weather of 

 the remainder of the month was characteristic of the season, 

 — clear to partly cloudy skies, with well-distributed showers. 

 The temperature of this period was continuously above the 

 average. May as a whole was a very pleasant month, the 

 weather being well suited to farm operations. 



The weather of June Avas marked by an abundance of 

 sunny days and a deficiency of rainfall. In a few sections 

 there were violent local storms, but over the greater part of 

 the State there was need of rain at the close of the month. 

 General light rains on the 29th and 30tli practically broke 

 the drought. A conspicuous feature was the rather low 

 temperature during the days, and uniformly and exception- 

 ally cool nights. The daily mean temperatures were below 

 the seasonal average continuously, the 5th excepted, until 

 the 17th, but during the closing decade were near the nor- 

 mal. The monthly rainfall was little more than half the 

 usual amount, but was well distributed through the period, 

 so that the effect of the deficiency was less marked than 

 would otherwise have been the case. Excepting the low 

 temperatures, the weather of June was very pleasant. 



July was notable for conditions near the seasonal in pre- 

 cipitation, temperature and sunshine. The })recipitation, 

 thoush below normal, was so well distributed that the de- 

 ficiency was hardly noticeable. Thunderstorms were less 

 frequent than usual, but in some sections unusually violent. 

 The temperature was remarkable for equable distribution 

 and uniform high rani>(» of the maxima and minima, with an 



