near 80°, although the nights have been cool. The rainfall 

 was small in Maine and Connecticut, but in the remainder of 

 the section from 1 to 2 inches fell during the last days of the 

 week. An average amount of sunshine was received. 



Week ending June 11/.. — New England. Boston: Showers 

 were general at the close of the week, but otherwise fair 

 weather prevailed. The rainfall was light in Maine, New 

 Hampshire and Vermont, and normal or slightly above in 

 Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. The tem- 

 perature generally was seasonable and the sunshine about 

 average. 



Week ending June 21. — New England. Boston: Light 

 showers occurred the first of the week and generally heavy 

 rain the last, making the amount for the week above normal, 

 except in southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island, 

 where the rainfall was deficient. The nights were cool, but 

 the day temperatures were generally somewhat above the 

 normal. There was an average amount of sunshine. 



Week ending June 28. — New England. Boston : The 

 temperature has been high, with maximum readings near or 

 above 90° the greater part of the week. No rain has fallen, 

 except light showers in a few localities. Rain is needed. 



The Weather of June. 

 During the first ten days of the month there was much 

 cloudy weather, with cool, easterly winds. The temperature 

 during this time was considerably below the normal for the 

 season, except during the first three days, when it was some- 

 what above the normal, particularly on the 3d, when it rose 

 to above 80° generally. A general rain occurred on the 5th 

 and 6th, which in the eastern portion of the State was quite 

 heavy, more than 2^ inches falling in some localities. Con- 

 siderable cloudy weather, with frequent rain, continued from 

 the 10th until the 14th, with less easterly and more southerly 

 winds. The temperature rose decidedly from the 12th to the 

 14th, with day temperatures generally above 80° on these 

 three days. From the 15th to the 19th, with the exception of 

 moderate general rains on the 18th, with amounts from .50 

 to 1 inch, fair and generally clear weather prevailed, with 



