REMARKS 



The outstanding feature of the weather for August was the 

 very hght rainfall of only .82 of an inch. Only once since the weather 

 station was established in 1889 has here been less rain during August. 

 In August 1894 only .31 of an inch of rain fell. Records for Amherst 

 previous to the establishment of the weather station at the State 

 College show .27 of an inch for August 1876, and .25 in 1882. 

 These records date back to 1836, hence the dryness of the past month 

 has been exceeded only three times during the last 100 years. The 

 normal rainfall for August is 4.24 inches. The total rainfall since 

 January 1 to August 31 is 23.07 inches, while the normal for the 

 period is 29.46 inches. The dry weather has caused some damage 

 to crops on light soil and many lawns have been burned badly. 



The mean temperature was 69.4 degrees whic"h is one degree 

 higher than normal. The highest temperature was 92 degrees on the 

 17th and 18th. The lowest was 45 degrees on the 25th. There were 

 254 hours of bright sunshine as compared with a normal of 237 

 hours for August. The total wind movement during the month was 

 3251 miles, the normal being 3099 miles. The highest velocity was 

 25 miles per hour on the 25th. The mean humidity for the month 

 was .2 of a per cent lower than normal. 



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



