REMARKS 



The weather during May continued dry but in other respects 

 was quite normal. The rainfall during the month was 2.87 inches, 

 the normal for May being 3.60 inches. There was only one good 

 rain during the month, on the 8th, 9th and 10th, hence the drouth 

 has continued to the end of the month. The total rainfall since 

 January 1 is now 8.85 inches, while the normal for this period is 

 17.45 inches. 



The mean temperature for the month was 57.9 degrees which is 

 0.8 of a degree higher than usual. The highest temperature was 89 

 degrees on the 22nd and the lowest, 30 degrees on the 4th. A tem- 

 perature of 32 degrees on the 13th brought the last frost of the 

 month near the observatory, although there were later frosts in the 

 low part of the town. The domestic heating load during the month 

 was 247 degree-days. The normal for May is 287 degree-days. The 

 total heating load for the season is now 6801 degree-days, while the 

 normal for the period is 6785 degree-days. There were 338 hours of 

 bright sunshine which is the largest number of hours ever recorded 

 in ^Nlay. No high winds were recorded. 



Dr. J. K. Shaw, research professor of Pomology, makes the fol- 

 lowing report : "The month of ^lay was characterized by a con- 

 tinued deficiency of rainfall. This has not as yet caused any ap- 

 parent injury to fruit trees which are still making good growth, 

 but there will be a short hay crop even if there should be ample 

 rain soon. It also sets the stage for more severe damage should 

 rainfall continue to be low. Fruit trees bloomed ten days or more 

 earlier than normal. Frosts killed a few apple blossoms but not 

 enough to interfere with the crop unless it may be in orchards in 

 frosty locations. Considerable cool weather has delayed the progress 

 of vegetation somewhat but it continues to be more advanced than 

 normal. There were few wet periods favorable to apply scab infec- 

 tion, and scab control should be easier than last year. Strawberries 

 are beginning to ripen a week or more earlier than normal. We may 

 expect a light raspberry crop because of cold injury which probably 

 was caused by the cold of December 4 and not on the 10th as 

 stated last month." 



