REMARKS 



The weather during August was dry and considerably 

 warmer than normal. The mean temperature for the month 

 was 72.4 degrees, compared to a normal of 68.4 degrees 

 for August. The mean for the current month has been ex- 

 ceeded only once since 1837, the year records were first 

 taken at Amherst, with a mean temperature of 73.3 degrees 

 in August, 1937. While the mean temperature for the 

 month was unusually high, the maximum temperatures were 

 not extreme. The highest temperature was 93 degrees on 

 the 3rd and 15th. 



The total precipitation for the month was 2.04 inches, 

 the normal for August being 4.24 inches. This brings the 

 total precipitation since January 1 to 35.19 inches, while 

 the normal for this sam.e period is 29.46 inches. Rain fell 

 on eight days, while the normal for August is 10. There 

 were 276 hours of sunshine compared to a normal of 237 

 hours. The total wind movement was 2980 miles, the normal 

 being 3099 miles. 



