REMARKS 



The weather during July was hot and dry. While we did not 

 experience a destructive drouth like in the Middle West, there was 

 some loss to certain crops due to lack of rain in July. Only 1.73 

 inches of rain fell during the month. Only .60 inch fell until the 

 26th which made it quite dry by that time. The normal rainfall for 

 July is 4.33 inches. The least rainfall we have ever had in July was 

 in 1929 when only .70 inch fell. The greatest rainfall in July was 

 14.51 inches in 1897. The total rainfall since January 1 is now 24.18 

 inches, while the normal rainfall for this period is 55.22 inches. 



The mean temperature for the month was 72.4 degrees, the 

 normal being 70.6 degrees. The highest temeperature was 92 degrees 

 on the 3rd and 26th. The lowest was 48 degrees on the 23rd. 



There was more sunshine than usual with a total of 286.8 hours, 

 the normal being 267 hours. 



C. I. GuNNESS, Meteorologist 

 Frank Shaw, Observer 



