July was a month of extremes in temperature, ranging 

 from a maximum of about 98° on the 3d to a minimum of 

 48° on the mornings of the 10th and 12th inclusive. The 

 precipitation was deficient during the first half of the month, 

 but later numerous showers brought the amount up to the 

 average. There was a very severe thunderstorm, with very 

 heavy rainfall, in east-central Massachusetts during the after- 

 noon of the 19th. This storm did much good as the ground 

 was beginning to feel the lack of rain. The last few days 

 of the month were generally cloudy, with scattered light 

 showers. The winds during the month were of moderate 

 velocity and mostly from the south-west. 



The weather conditions of August were extremely dis- 

 agreeable. The temperature ranged considerably above the 

 normal and the humidity was excessively high, the last ten 

 days of the month being particularly disagreeable. The 

 rainfall was also excessive and the local thunderstorms were 

 numerous and severe. The storm of the 17th was particularly 

 severe in Boston and the immediate vicinity. The monthly 

 rainfall was considerably less in western Massachusetts than 

 in the central and eastern portions of the State. The aver- 

 age temperature at Boston for the first twenty-five days was 

 73.2°, — between 3° and 4° above the normal. The winds 

 were of moderate velocity and mostly from the south-west. 

 The amount of cloudiness was above the average. 



One of the longest and most sustained warm weather periods 

 on record prevailed during the first seven days of September. 

 The temperature was not remarkably high, but, after hot days, 

 the nights were warm and oppressive, and the average daily 

 humidity was considerably above the normal. Fresh north- 

 west winds on the 8th brought cooler, pleasant weather, which 

 lasted until the 17th, when an area of low barometer brought 

 a short spell of moist, warm weather. This was followed 

 with cooler weather, culminating in light frosts on the morn- 

 ings of the 21st and 2 2d. Gloomy weather and temperatures 

 below the normal were prevalent on the 24th and 25th, but 

 the closing days of the month were warmer and more pro- 

 pitious. Altogether, September was extremely favorable 

 for harvestius:. 



