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the State there was need of rain at the close of the month. 

 General light rains on the 29th and 80th practically broke 

 the drought. A conspicuous feature was the rather low 

 temperature daring the days and uniformly and exception- 

 ally cool nights. The daily mean temperatures were below 

 the seasonal average continuously, the 5th excepted, until 

 the 17th, but during the closing decade were near the nor- 

 mal. The monthly rainfall was little more than half the 

 usual amount, but was well distributed through the period, 

 so that the effect of the deficiency was less marked than 

 would otherwise have been the case. Excepting the low 

 temperatures, the weather of June was very pleasant. 



July was notable for conditions near the seasonal in pre- 

 cipitation, temperature and sunshine. The precipitation, 

 though below normal, was so well distributed that the 

 deficiency was hardly noticeable. Thunderstorms were 

 less frequent than usual, but in some sections unusually 

 violent. The temperature was remarkable for equable dis- 

 tribution and uniform high range of the maxima and minima, 

 with an absence of extremes in both. Some quite warm 

 weather was experienced in interior sections, and on the 

 coast there were several days of muggy, oppressive weather, 

 though the maximum temperature was under 90 degrees. 

 Viewed as a whole, July Avas a very pleasant month. 



August opened with several days of warm, showery 

 weather, with muggy, oppressive atmospheric conditions. 

 A week of cool weather, with scattered showers, followed. 

 During the remainder of the month the weather was marked 

 by periods of a few warm days, alternating with like periods 

 of cool weather, with the mercury considerably below the 

 average. The outcome was a monthly mean considerably 

 below the normal. The precipitation was below the average 

 from 20 to 30 per cent, but was quite equably distributed, 

 so that there was little complaint of drought. Local storms 

 were less frequent and violent than usual during August. 

 The weather was very pleasant, with a notable deficiency of 

 hot, humid days frequently characteristic of August. 



September will go on record as a month of unusually few 

 rainy days, with abundant sunshine, but with a heavy total 



