REMARKS 



The weather during June was near normal in all respects. The 

 mean temperature for the month was 66.3 degrees which is only 

 0.6 of a degree higher than normal. The highest temperature was 

 95 degrees on the 29th and the lowest 40 degrees on the 8th. The 

 domestic heating load during the month was 64 degree-days 

 which is 4 less than normal. The domestic heating load for the 

 1943-44 season was 6799 degree-days while the normal is 6846 

 degree-days. 



The total precipitation for the month was 4.70 inches, the norma] 

 for June being 3.75 inches. The total precipitation since January 

 1 is now 17.65 inches, while the normal for this period is 21.20 

 inches. There were 279 hours of bright sunshine compared to a 

 normal of 257 hours. The mean relative humidity was 70.8 per- 

 cent, the normal being 66.9 percent. The highest wind velocity 

 was 39 miles per hour on the 16th. 



Dr. J. K. Shaw gives the following report: "The dry period of 

 May continued into June. Light rains on June 7th, 10th and 18th 

 kept matters from growing worse, and during the period from 

 June 19 to June 24, abundant rains removed any danger of 

 drought injury for some time to come. The dry weather delayed 

 germination of newly-planted seeds and plant setting, and in- 

 jured shallow-rooted plants. The early hay crop was very short. 

 The heavy rains came in season to increase growth of later fields 

 and encourage a better second crop. Tree fruits did not suffer 

 from lack of water. 



"Further reports of the frost of May 19 indicate serious losses 

 of the apple crop. Injury was confined to low frosty locations, 

 while orchards on higher sites escaped any injury. Other tree 

 fruits seem to have suffered but little. The crop of cultivated blue- 

 berries was very seriously injured and strawberries were ex- 

 tremely scarce." 



