REMARKS 



The weather during the first two weeks in July was cold, while 

 the last half of the month was unusually hot. As a result, the aver- 

 age temperature for the month was practically normal, the mean 

 being 70.6 degrees. The normal mean temperature for July is 70.8 

 degrees. The highest temperature during the month was 94 degrees 

 on the 26th. The normal maximum for July is 93.9 degrees. The 

 weather during the last 10 days was made uncomfortable by the 

 high humidity which accompanied the relatively high temperature. 

 The mean relative humidity for the month was 76.3 percent, com- 

 pared to a normal of 68.4 percent. A similar spell of hot weather 

 was experienced from the 4th to the 11th day of July in 1937. The 

 temperature was higher during that period than during the hot days 

 in the past month, but the humidity was not as high. There was 

 rain on 15 days during the month but many of these rains were light 

 showers. A very heavy rain of 1.18 inches fell in half an hour on 

 July 18. The total rainfall during the month was 4.69 inches, the 

 normal for the month being 4.10 inches. The total rainfall since 

 January 1 is novv? 30.12 inches, the normal for this period being 

 25.30 inches. There were 259 hours of bright sunshine compared 

 to a normal of 268 hours. The total wind movement during the 

 month was 2869 miles. This is considerably less than normal, as 

 the average wind movement for July is 3422 miles. 



