SUMMARY. 



The weather during the past month has been more nearly 

 normal than previous months of the season. There was still a 

 lack of sunshine. The number of hours of bright sunshine was 

 48 per cent of the possible hours for the month of September. 

 The normal sunshine for the month is 53 per cent. The rainfall 

 for the month was less than normal, being 3.07 inches. The normal 

 is 4.07 inches. The average relative humidity was 85.2 per cent, 

 while the normal humidity for September is 78.6 per cent. The 

 hourly mean temperature was 57.8 degrees, which is 3.5 degrees 

 less than normal. The highest temperature recerded during the 

 the month was 84 degrees, while the normal maximum for Sep- 

 tember is 87 degrees. The lowest temperature recorded was 31 

 degrees on the 25th and the 29th. The first frost, on the 25th, 

 is somewhat later than normal, the normal date for the first 

 frost being September 18th. The wind movement was sHghtly 

 greater than normal, being 3744 miles. The normal for the 

 month is 3362 miles. No heavy gales were observed. The 

 barometer was very nearly normal. 



C. I. GUNNESS, Meteorologist 



L. O. JONES, Observer. 



