REMARKS 



The outstanding feature of the weather for September was the 

 small amount of rain. The total for the month was 1.53 inches, as 

 compared to the normal for September of 4.24 inches. Only three 

 times in the past 52 years has the rainfall for September been less. 

 In 1926, only 1.50 inches fell; in 1916, 1.37 inches; and in 1914, 

 .52 inch. The total rainfall since January 1 is now 33.21 inches, 

 compared to a normal of 33.62 inches. 



The mean temperature for the month was 60.1 degrees, the 

 normal being 61.7 degrees. The highest temperature was 85 de- 

 gress on the 21st. The lowest was 30 degrees on the 27th, and this 

 was the first killing frost of the season at the observatory. There 

 have been earlier frosts, however, on low ground in the town of 

 Amherst. There were 239 hours of bright sunshine compared to a 

 normal of 201 hours. The mean humidity was 79 percent, while 

 the normal mean humidity is 73.6 percent. The wind movement 

 was very nearly normal, with no high winds. 



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

 lowing report ; "The retarded development of apples and other 

 fruits noted last month continued through September, and all va- 

 rieties are more or less late in coming to maturity. There is much 

 less pre-harvest drop of apples than usual and the fruit has colored 

 well. A general frost on the night of September 27 killed late 

 tender crops but did no harm to fruit crops. Coming later than 

 usual, the frost did no more damage to field and garden crops than 

 usual." 



