REMARKS 



The weather during the month of July was pleasant and in 

 most respects very near the normal for this station. The rain- 

 fall was slightly above normal being 4.50 inches. The normal 

 for July is 4.33 inches. It is interesting to recall that in 1929 

 only .70 inches of rain fell in July. The heaviest rainfall re- 

 corded in July was in 1897 when 14.51 inches fell. Rain fell on 

 13 days. In spite of this we had more than the usual amount 

 of sunshine. There were 14 days classified as clear, 13 as fair 

 and only 4 as cloudy. The total hours of bright sunshine was 

 298.3, the normal for July being 266 hours. The highest tem- 

 perature observed was 95 degrees <mi -the 21st and the lowest 46 

 degrees on the 16th. The mean or average temperature for the 

 month was 69.9 degrees as compared with a normal of 70.6 

 degrees. Wind movement was practically normal being 3,455 

 miles, while the normal is 3,435 miles. No high winds were 

 recorded. The highest velocity was 25 miles per hour on the 

 21st. The prevailing direction was west south west, with 10 

 days recorded as south and 10 as north west. There were 

 thunderstorms on the 6th, 9th, 11th, and 26th. 



C. I. GUNNESS, 

 PR. SHAW, Meteorologist 



Observer 



