REMARKS 



The weather during August was colder than usual with a mean 

 temperature of 66.9 degrees. The normal mean temperature for 

 August is 68.6 degrees. The lowest temperature w^as 34 degrees on 

 the 25th. This is the lowest August temperature recorded at this 

 station. The nearest approach to this minimum was 37 degrees on 

 August 22, 1894 and August 29, 1908. There was frost on August 25 

 on low land in town, particularly in South Amherst, with damage to 

 tobacco, corn and other crops. The highest temperature was 89 

 degrees on the 10th. Rainfall was considerably less than normal, 

 being 1.56 inches. The normal rainfall for August is 4.08 inches. 

 There were 263 hours of bright sunshine compared to a normal of 

 237 hours. The wind movement was 3219 miles which is slightly 

 above normal. The mean relative humidity for August was 70.2 

 percent. 



Dr. J. K. Shaw of the Pomology Department makes the fol- 

 lowing report: "Apples are gaining size somewhat slowly due to 

 cool weather and perhaps in some cases lack of abundant rains. 

 Some varieties are a week or more later than the average. These 

 conditions, especially cool nights, have favored color development 

 in red varieties so that early and mid-season varieties are showing 

 much better color development than usual. Early peach varieties 

 have matured good crops and later varieties are coming on well 

 though somewhat later than normal. Pears are making a heavier 

 crop than usual. The blueberry crop is about over and the yield was 

 rather light due to winter injury to the plants. The frost ol 

 August 25 that caused much injury to tender crops did not harm 

 fruit crops." 



