REMARKS 



The outstanding feature of the August weather was the 

 continued drouth. The total rainfall for the month was 1.54 

 inches whereas the normal rainfall for the month is 4.24 inches. 

 The rainfall for the two months of July and August of this year 

 is 2.24 inches while normally we get 8.57 inches of rain during 

 that time. Lawns and crops have suffered considerably in this 

 region and the water shortage is acute in many western towns of 

 the state. It is interesting to note that in 1894 only .31 inches 

 of rain fell in August and that year only 1.55 inches fell in July. 



The mean temperature for the month was 66.5 degrees as 

 compared with a normal of 68.4 degrees. The highest tempera- 

 ture was recorded on the 12th when the thermometer reached 90 

 degrees. The normal maximum for August is 91.3 degrees but 

 in 1918 the thermometer reached 100 degrees. The lowest tem- 

 perature was 41 degrees on the 21st. In both 1894 and 1<?08 a 

 minimum of 37 degrees was recorded. A total of 151.6 hours 

 of sunshine was recoreed as compared with a normal of 236 

 hours. The wind movement for the month was 3839 miles. 

 The normal is 3099 miles. A maximum velocity of 33 miles per 

 hour was reached on the 4th . 



C. I. GUNNESS, 

 D. F. MURPHY, Meteorologist 



Observer. 



