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and Worcester counties. On the 9th 4.13 inches of rain fell 

 at Fitchburg in three and one-fourth hours. In one and 

 three-fourths hours 3.37 inches of the amount was recorded. 

 Dr. Jabez Fisher, who reported the fall, stated that it was 

 unprecedented in his thirty-one years of observation. 



Generally the weather during August was very favorable 

 for vegetation and for farm work. Unusually low minimum 

 temperatures were recorded, and the maximum was not so 

 high as is usually experienced. At the Weather Bureau 

 Office in Boston the temperature was below the normal on 

 the lst-3d, 12th, 13th, 20th-22d and on the 30th, and was 

 above on all the other days. The warmest spells were from 

 the 4th to 11th and from the 23d to 28th. The lowest tem- 

 perature was on the 22d, when light frosts were general in 

 low lands all over the State. There was plenty of sunshine, 

 few severe thunder-storms or heavy damaging rains and a 

 rainfall slightly below the usual amount at most places. At 

 Boston the deficiency amounted to about one and one-fourth 

 inches, but at Springfield to only three-fourths inch. At the 

 former station only three thunder-storms were noted. 



September was warmer than usual, with less precipitation 

 and clouds and with generally pleasant weather. The 

 warmest spell of weather for the month, and at many places 

 the warmest for the season, was on September 21 to 23. 

 The maximum temperature was generally between 95° and 

 100°. The coldest spell was on the 14th to 16th at most 

 places, when the mercury fell below 40° at many places and 

 light frosts occurred in valleys. The precipitation was com- 

 paratively light in all sections, and at the end of the month 

 water supplies were unusually low. Several severe thunder- 

 storms, some of which were accompanied by hail, occurred 

 during the month. 



Generally fair, cool weather prevailed during October 

 over the greater part of the State, and harvesting has been 

 completed and fall ploughing carried on under favorable con- 

 ditions, except where the ground remained too dry in western 

 counties. In the eastern part of the State the heavy rain of 

 the 12th to the 14th filled up the ground and all reservoirs, 

 and although it delayed work on low land, it put the ground 

 into first-class shape for ploughing and seeding generally. 



