REMARKS 



The weather during July was very near normal in most 

 respects. The mean temperature for the month was 71.2 degrees, 

 the normal being 70.8 degrees. The highest temperature was 93 

 degrees on the 2nd and the lowest, 49 degrees on the 21st. The 

 rainfall during the month was 4.04 inches which is .06 less than 

 normal. The heaviest rainfall of the month was 1.90 inches on the 

 28th. The total rainfall since January 1 is now 19.02 inches, while 

 the normal for this period is 25.30 inches. There were 300 hours of 

 bright sunshine compared to a normal of 268 hours. The mean 

 relative humidity was 72.9 per cent while the normal for July is 

 68.4 per cent. 



Dr. J. K. Shaw reports as follows : "The weather during July 

 continued to be favorable for the development of fruit plants. 

 Timely showers supplied ample soil moisture for growth of both 

 trees and fruits. A heav}^ shower accompanied with high winds 

 on July 28th damaged a few trees and blew over some corn and 

 tobacco. The dry spring was followed by sufficient precipitation 

 and seems to have given conditions very favorable to growth. Apple 

 trees have grown much better than last year. High temperatures 

 in early spring which brought trees in bloom very early still show 

 their effect in unusually early maturity. The blueberry crop ripened 

 nearly three weeks earlier than last year." 



