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42° at Concord on the 17th ; least daily range, 4° at Fitcli- 

 burg, Boston and Worcester on the 4th. Average tem- 

 perature for October at Springfield for twenty-six years, 

 50.9° ; average for October, 1893, 53.6° ; departure, + 2.7°. 

 Average temperature for October at Boston for twenty-three 

 years, 51.5°; average for October, 1893, 54.8; departure, 

 +3.3°. 



Precipitation. — Average, 3.94 inches; greatest, 5.16 at 

 Springfield; least, 2.61 at New Bedford. Average for 

 October at Springfield for forty-six years, 4.15 ; for October, 

 1893, 5.16; departure, -f- 1.01. Average for October at 

 Boston for twenty-three years, 4.06 ; for October, 1893, 

 2.94; departure, — 1.12. 



Prevailing Wind Direction. — Southwest. 



Aurora. — Concord, 2d, 11th. 



Lunar Balos. — 20ih, 22d. 



The first general killing frost occurred on the morning of 

 the 17th. 



The temperature during the month was above the normal 

 in all portions of the State. The frosts were not as severe 

 as usual during October and held off remarkably ; the 

 first killing frost did not occur until the morning of the 17th. 

 The precipitation was about normal or slightly above in 

 western and central Massachusetts, but a deficiency has been 

 generally reported throughout the eastern district. Wells and 

 streams were very low during the first twenty days of the 

 month, but the copious rains of the 23d, 24th, 27th and 

 28th relieved to some extent the drought. With one excep- 

 tion, the storms of the month were not severe, and were of 

 short duration, as the number of rainy days will show. The 

 storm of the 14th was accompanied by high southerly gales, 

 but no great amount of damage was done. At Boston the 

 wind attained a velocity of 49 miles from the south during 

 that storm. The amount of cloudiness during the month 

 was much below normal ; sixteen days were practically 

 cloudless at the Boston station. 



Crops of the Year. 



June 1, most correspondents stated that the season was 

 two weeks later than last year, but aside from its lateness it 



