REMARKS 



The weather during the month of August was dry, clear, 

 and warm. The precipitation during the month was only 2.67 

 inches, while the normal for the month is 4.24 inches. The 

 total precipitation for the present calendar year since January 1 

 is 23.73 inches. The normal precipitation for this period is 

 29.46 inches. The mean temperature for the month was 70.5 

 degrees, while the normal mean temperature is 68.4 degrees. 

 The highest temperature was 91 degrees on the 25th and 26th. 

 The normal maximum temperature for August is 91.3 degrees. 

 The lowest temperature was 46 degrees on the 1st, the normal 

 minimum temperature for August being 42.9 degrees. There 

 were 286 hours of bright sunshine during the month compared 

 with a normal of 236 hours. There were 15 days recorded as 

 clear, 12 as fair and 4 as cloudy. The normal distribution of 

 clear, fair, and cloudy days in August is 9, 13, and 9 respectively. 

 The total wind movement for the month was 3301 miles 

 compared with a normal of 3099 miles. The maximum velocity 

 was 22 miles per hour on the lOth. The prevailing direction 

 was south southwest. The mean relative humidity was 67 per 

 cent. There was thunder and lightning on the 7th and 27th. 

 No sunshine was recorded on the 31st, the day of the eclipse, but 

 the clouds broke away for a short period during the phenomenon. 



C. I. GUNNESS, 

 F. R. SHAW, Meteorologist 



Observer 



450-1932-4098 



