below the normal. The nights were generally cool for July. 

 At the close of the month there was general need of rain and 

 in some sections droughty conditions prevailed. 



August: Fair and generally clear weather opened the 

 month, with general rains on the 4th, 5th and 6th, relieving 

 but not breaking the drought. Until the 15th generally fair 

 weather followed, with copious rains on the 16th, 17th and 

 18th, amounting to about 2 inches, followed by fair and gen- 

 erally clear weather for the rest of the month. The tempera- 

 ture during the month was generally below the average. The 

 rainfall was not sufficient to make up the deficiency, but re- 

 lieved the drought for the time. 



September : There was an unusual prevalence of fair and 

 sunny weather during the first three weeks, but with fairly 

 well-distributed showers. The remainder of the month was 

 unsettled, with much cloudiness and rain. The monthly pre- 

 cipitation was from 15 to 25 per cent above the September 

 normal. The temperature was remarkably even, there being 

 no abnormally warm or cold days. In some interior localities 

 moderate to killing frosts occurred on two or three mornings. 

 The winds were light and variable. 



Weather of October. 



The weather of October presented no unusual conditions 

 in any of the several elements of temperature, precipitation, 

 pressure or sunshine. The monthly mean temperatures over 

 the State ranged near the seasonal average. The precipita- 

 tion, while considerably below the average, was well dis- 

 tributed through the month. 



The month opened with normal temperatures, but the 

 weather became warmer by the 4th, and from this date to the 

 12th, inclusive, the daily mean temperatures ranged from 

 4° to 12° above the seasonal average. There was quite a 

 marked drop in the temperature on the 13th, and the cool 

 spell continued uninterruptedly till the 21st, with daily tem- 

 peratures from 3° to 8° below the average. From the 16th 

 to the 20th, inclusive, heavy to killing frosts were general, 

 and in some localities the night temperatures ranged several 



