REMARKS 



July weather was slightly warmer than normal, with heavy 

 showers during the latter part of the month. The mean temperature 

 for the month was 71.8 degrees compared to a normal of 70.8 for 

 July. It will be recalled that the mean temperature for June was 

 71.1 degrees. The highest temperature during the month was 92 

 degrees on the 10th and the lowest, 43 on the 2nd. The rainfall 

 during the month was 6.18 inches while the normal for July is 4.10 

 inches. Only one other year since 1928 had greater rainfall in July. 

 In 1938, 7.45 inches was recorded and in 1928, 6.23 inches. The 

 total rainfall since January 1 is now 25.46 inches compared to a 

 normal of 25.30 inches for this period. There were 342 hours of 

 bright sunshine during the month, while the normal for July is 268 

 hours. Twenty days classified as "clear", nine as "fair" and two as 

 "cloudy". Thunderstorms occurred on seven days. 



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

 ing report : "Vegetation made good progress during July. Dry 

 weather during the early part of the month checked the progress 

 of shallow-rooted plants, and excessively drained lawn soils showed 

 dry, brown areas of grass. Frequent showers during the latter part 

 of the month corrected this deficiency and the month closes with the 

 soil well supplied with moisture. A hail storm did considerable 

 damage to toljacco and fruit crops in a limited area in Amherst. 



"The strawberry crop was below normal and winter injury to 

 raspberry canes has reduced the crop. The blueberry crop is aljout 

 normal. Apple scab on unsprayed Mcintosh is very severe owing 

 to frequent rains while the foliage was expanding. Jt was well con- 

 trolled on properly sprayed trees but there is likely to be more 

 scabby Mcintosh than usual." 



