REMARKS 



The weather during August was considerably warmer than usual 

 with a mean temperature of 73.5 degrees. This is the highest mean for 

 August in Amherst beginning in 1837. In August 1937 the mean was 

 73.3 degrees. The normal mean temperature for August is 68.6 

 degrees. Not only was the temperature unusually high but it was 

 accompanied with high humidity on many days. The mean relative 

 humidity for the month was 72.9 percent compared to a normal of 

 70.2 percent. The mean temperature for the three summer months 

 June, July and August was 70.5 degrees. This has been exceeded only 

 three times since 1837: in 1870 the mean temperature for the three 

 months was 71.7 degrees; in 1876, 71.8 degrees; and in 1937, 70.6 

 degrees. The last three years have had the hottest summers since ob- 

 servations have been taken at the State College, beginning in 1889. 



The rain fall during the month was 3.89 inches, the normal being 

 4.08 inches. Most of the rain fell in the form of local showers which 

 were accompanied with an unusual amount of thunder and lightning. 



There were 287 hours of bright sunshine compared to a normal of 

 237 hours. 



Dr. J. K. Shaw of the Pomology Department gives the following 

 report: "The weather during August continued reasonably favorable 

 for fruit development. Timely showers prevented serious drought, 

 and midseason and later varieties are sizing up well and developing 

 good color. Probably due to the dry weather of late June and July, 

 considerable internal cork is developing in certain varieties of apples 

 and will cause serious losses in some orchards. The crop of Mcintosh 

 in the College orchard will be heavy and that of most other orchards 

 fair to good. It is quite free of diseases but many apples show hail 

 marks from the hail storm of earlv summer." 



