REMA'RKS 



The weather during August was very near normal in most re- 

 spects. There was more sunshine and less rain than usual. The 

 mean temperature for the month was 68.9 degrees which is 0.3 

 of a degree higher than normal. The highest temperature was 

 91 degrees on the 22nd and the lowest 41 degrees on the 26th. 

 The rainful during the month was 2.93 inches, the normal for 

 August being 4.08 inches. The total rainfall since January 1st is 

 28.54 inches compared to a normal of 29.38 inches for this period. 

 There were 288 hours of bright sunshine while the normal for 

 August is 237 hours. The mean relative humidity was 73.9 per- 

 cent. The normal for August is 70.2 percent. Total wind move- 

 ment for the month was 2790 miles which is 337 miles less than 

 normal. 



Dr. J. K. Shaw, research pomologist, makes the following report 

 on the progress of vegetation : "The season continues to be nearly 

 normal in all respects. There has been sufficient rain to permit 

 vegetation to progress well. Towards the end of the month there 

 were cool nights that noticeably improved the color of Mcintosh 

 and other red varieties of the same season, though a clear atmos- 

 phere that is likely to accompany cool nights may be the real 

 reason. Rainfall was deficient towards the last of the month, but 

 at this season there is little danger of injury to crops from dry 

 weather. The promise of good crops of all fall-ripening fruit con- 

 tinues." 



