REMARKS 



August was marked with a large amount of sunshine and 

 clear weather. The mean temperature was 69.7 degrees compared 

 to a normal of 68.4 degrees. The highest temperature was 93 

 degrees on the l6th and the lowest, 49 degrees on the 18th and 

 28th. The mean relative humidity was 2 per cent lower than nor- 

 mal. The rainfall was .61 inch higher than normal, the majority 

 of this falling in three storms with a total of 3.87 inches. Two 

 of these storms occurred the last 11 days of the month. Rain fell 

 on 15 days and the total for the month was 4.85 inches compared 

 to a normal of 4.24 inches. The total precipitation since January 1 

 is now 31.56 inches and the normal for this period is 29.46 

 inches. During the months of May, June, July and August the' 

 rainfall for the current year was 11.34 inches, the normal being 

 15.74 inches. There were 266 hours of bright sunshine, the normal 

 being 237 hours. Seventeen days classified as "clear," the normal 

 for August being 9. This has been equaled only once in August 

 with 17 days in 1921. The total wind movement during the month 

 was 3362 miles, the normal being 3099 miles. The highest velocity 

 was 28 miles on the 4th. 



