REMARKS 

 The weather during the month of May was slightly warmer 

 than normal in spite of several frosty mornings. The mean 

 temperature for the month was 57.9 degrees while the normal 

 for May is 56.8 degrees. The highest temperature was 91 

 degrees on the 26th and the lowest 31 degrees on the 11th. In 

 1911 the temperature in May reached 94.5 degrees and in 1900 

 it fell to 24.0 degrees. The rainfall during the month was con- 

 siderably below normal and the effect is apparent on pastures 

 and grass land. The total precipitation for the month was 1.67 

 inches. The normal rainfall for May is 3.63 inches. The rain- 

 fall from January 1 to May 31 is 14.61. The normal rainfall 

 for this period is 17. 35 inches. In 1931 the rainfall in May was 

 7.44 inches. The least rainfall recorded in May was .48 inches 

 in 1903. There were 290.5 hours of bright sunshine during the 

 month, the normal being 250.1 hours. Fifteen days were 

 recorded as clear, 11 as fair and 5 as cloudy. There were frosts 

 on the 11th, 19th. 23rd, and 24th. The normal date for the 

 last frost is May 12th, although in 1908 the last frost was on 

 June 3. The planting season for farm crops has been favored 

 by the small amount of rain. Dr. J. K. Shaw reports, "Bloom 

 of pears, peaches, and plums was very heavy and the set of 

 fruit seems to be good. Bloom of apples was generally good 

 though rather light on Baldwin. The weather during the bloom 

 period was generally good though there were several rather cold 

 nights. The time of bloom was nearly a week later than aver- 

 age. There was much winter killing of raspberry canes consider- 

 ing the remarkably mild winter. Early strawberry blossoms 

 suffered from frost in some cases". 



C. I. GUNNESS, 

 K. M. WHEELER, Meteorologist 



Observer 



450-1932-4098 



