REMARKS 



The weather during August was marked with a large amount 

 of rain and cloudiness. The total amount of rain for the month 

 was 6.63 inches, the normal being 4.24 inches. The total precip- 

 itation since the first of the year is now 30.09 inches, the normal 

 for this period being 29.46 inches. Rain fell on 16 days, the nor- 

 mal number of rainy days for August being 10. There were 217.1 

 hours of sunshine during the month which is 20 hours less than 

 normal. The mean temperature for the month was 69.3 degrees, 

 the normal being 68.4 degrees. The highest temperature was 98 

 degrees on the 1st and the lowest was 47 degrees on the 10th. 

 The mean relative humidity for the month was 74.1 per cent. The 

 total wind movement was 3569 miles which is slightly more than 

 usual for August. There were no high wind velocities, the highest 

 recorded being 20 miles per hour on the 23rd and 24th. There was 

 thunder and lightning on the 1st, 13th and 28th. 



C. I. GUNNESS, 

 F. R. SHAW, Meteorologist 



Observer 



450-1933-6861 



