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tions. A heated spell set in on the 5th and continued with- 

 out interruption until the 10th. Maximum temperatures of 

 90° and over were generally recorded and all crops did well. 

 From the 12th to the 25th the temperature was about nor- 

 mal. From the 25th to the 29th damp east winds prevailed 

 and the temperature averaged 8° below the normal, so that 

 the excess of temperature for the month was not large. The 

 precipitation for the month was most remarkable. On the 

 7th heavy thunderstorms traversed the State, but did little 

 damage to crops. On the 13th and 14th a storm remained 

 central over Massachusetts, being obstructed by an area of 

 high barometer in the north-east, and torrents of rain fell in 

 all parts of the State, except the extreme eastern and south- 

 eastern portions. In western Massachusetts from '5 to 8 

 inches fell. The storm was attended by a gale of great 

 violence. Much damage was done, particularly to the hay 

 crop. The last part of the month was also unfavorable, 

 "being damp and unsettled, with no fine weather, much 

 mown hay being caught out and spoiled. 



August was a nearly normal month, meteorologically speak- 

 ing, although there were several days of unseasonably cool 

 weather. There were very few '* dog-days," so called, dur- 

 ing the month. There were some heavy rains, mostly local, 

 but little damage resulted. Thunderstorms were frequent, 

 but not more so than was to be expected at the time of year. 

 The first week was warm and growing weather, with less 

 rain than during July and much sunshine. The second week 

 was not so favorable, there being too many show^ers and too 

 little sunshine. Warm days prevailed all over the State, 

 but the nights were cool in the interior. The third week 

 brought overmuch rain, there being many thunder-showers. 

 The day temperatures were nearly normal, but the night 

 temperatures were cold and unseasonable. The last week 

 also gave heavy thunderstorms, and the first general rain- 

 storm came on the 24th. The 23d and 24th were cool, but 

 the rest of the week was warm and seasonable. 



Nearly normal conditions prevailed during the first eight 

 days of September. A hot wave set in on the 9th and lasted 

 through the 11th, the temperature on the 10th being as high 



