June : The weather of the month was generally unsettled, 

 with precipitation somewhat above the average, temperature 

 practically normal, and quite a marked deficiency in sunshine. 

 Rain fell on fourteen days, and the monthly rainfall ranged 

 from nearly normal to an inch or more above. The tem- 

 perature w^as unusually even, there being no very warm or 

 cold days, and the monthly mean generally was within a 

 degree of the June average. The copious rains broke the 

 drought, but rain was again needed at the close of the month. 

 July: The month was the w^armest of its name within the 

 records of official observation, and, until its close, the driest 

 July in forty years. The month averaged about 5° warmer 

 than the normal July. The humidity was fortunately much 

 below the average. Excepting scattered showers there was no 

 precipitation till the 24th, when copious rains fell in nearly 

 all sections. On the 28th rains occurred, ranging from 

 moderate in interior and western sections to a downpour of 

 several inches on the coast, bringing the rainfall up to the 

 July normal. The drought resulted in great damage to 

 crops. 



August: The Aveather of the month was very near the 

 normal. Droughty conditions, however, prevailed until the 

 23d, excepting fairly well-distributed showers on the 15tb 

 and 18th. A storm from the 24th to the 29th brought the 

 precipitation of the month up to the normal. The tempera- 

 tures were remarkably even, there being no marked extremes. 

 During the dry weather there was an abundance of sunshine, 

 and the drought did much damage to crops and berries. 

 There were few days of " dog day " weather. 



September: The weather of the month was very near the 

 average of the season, the departures from the normals being 

 slight in both temperature and precipitation ; also, there were 

 no unusual extremes. Fairly well-distributed light to mod- 

 erate rains were reported from nearly all sections. Sunshine 

 was less prevalent than usual, overcast skies without rain 

 prevailing on a number of days. There was little weather 

 of the '' dog day " type. A heavy frost on the 16th and 17th 

 did considerable damage. The season was considered near 

 the average at the close of the month. 



