REMARKS 



The weather during July was warmer than usual with a mean 

 temperature of 73.2 degrees, the normal mean temperature for July 

 being 70.6 degrees. The mean temperature for the month has been 

 exceeded only twice since 1889. In July 1911 the mean temperature 

 was 74.6 degrees and in 1921, 74.7 degrees. A temperature of 90 

 degrees or higher was recorded on only six days which is not excessive. 

 In 1933 the thermometer reached 90 degrees or above on 12 days and 

 in 1911 this same temperature was reached on 12 days. Those last 

 12 days were consecutive except for one day when the maximum was 

 85.5 degrees. The mean maximum for the 12 days was 96.4 degrees. 

 The mean humidity for the past month was 72.7 per cent 

 which is 4.8 per cent higher than the mean for July for the last six 

 years. This high humidity made a number of uncomfortable days, 

 even though temperature was not excessively high. 



The total rainfall for the month was 3.1 inches, the normal 

 being 4.33 inches. The total precipitation since January 1 is now 22.25 

 inches. The normal for this period is 25.22 inches. 



There were 307 hours of bright sunshine during the month, 

 the normal being 267 hours. The total wind movement was 3222 

 miles and the maximum velocity 28 miles per hour on the 23rd. 



Dr. J. K. Shaw makes the following comment on the fruit 

 crop: "All fruits developed well during July. Some loss of strawberries 

 from rot was reported but the crop was generally good. Tender 

 varieties of apples like Baldwin and Gravenstein still show the effect 

 of the cold winters in many weak trees and light crops. The same 

 may be said of tender varieties of pears and plums. Peach trees that 

 survived the cold have made a vigorous growth." 



C. L. LoTHROP, Observer C. I. Gunness, Meteorologist 



