REMARKS 



The weather during September was sHghtly cooler than usual, 

 with less precipitation than normal. The total precipitation for 

 the month was only 2.40 inches, and half of this amount fell in 

 one storm on the 15th. The normal for September is 4.26 inches. 

 August also had less rainfall than normal, with 2.49 inches 

 recorded during that month. The total rainfall since the first of 

 the year is now 30.35 inches. The normal for this period is 33.62 

 inches. 



The mean temperature for the month was 61.1 degrees com- 

 pared to a normal of 61.7 degrees for September. The highest 

 temperature was 91 degrees on the 7th and the lowest, 34 de- 

 grees on the 19th and 26th. 



The domestic heating load for the month was 163 degree-days. 

 The normal for September is 149 degree-days. 



There were 228 hours of bright sunshine compared to a normal 

 of 201 hours for September. The total wind movement was 2867 

 miles, while the normal is 3271 miles. No high winds were 

 recorded during the month. 



Dr. Shaw's report on vegetation states: "The month of Sep- 

 tember is the final month of the season of vegetation. Perennial 

 plants later go into the winter rest period. No general severe 

 killing frost has occurred, but there was enough just after the 

 middle of the month to partially or completely kill tender vege- 

 tation, the severity of injury depending on the location of the 

 plants. 



"The month has been dry. Coming so late in the growing 

 season, it has not done much damage; but unless we have more 

 abundant rains during the next two months, there will be a 

 marked deficiency of soil moisture this winter. 



"The spring was late which, combined with heavy precipita- 

 tion, delayed planting. No severe drouth periods have occurred. 

 The season has, on the whole, been quite favorable to most 

 crops." 



