REMARKS 



The weather during the month of September was very pleasant, 

 with higher temperatures than normal and slightly less rainfall. 

 The total precipitation for the month was 3.57 inches, while the 

 normal for September is 4.24 inches. The mean temperature was 

 64.6 degrees, the normal for September being 61.7 degrees. The 

 highest temperature was 91 degrees on the 7th and 8th and the 

 lowest, 36 degrees on the 30th. There has, therefore, been no 

 frost in September this year. The normal date for the first frost 

 is September 21st. The domestic heating load for the month was 

 110 degree-days compared to a normal of 149 degree-days. There 

 were 174 hours of bright sunshine compared to a normal of 201 

 hours. There were no very high winds during the month, the 

 highest being 28 miles per hour on the 21st. 



Dr. J. K. Shaw makes the following comments: "Cool weather 

 interspersed with hot, humid periods characterized the weather 

 of September. The Mcintosh apple harvest was completed. Not 

 only was the crop the smallest in many years, but the quality 

 was poor owing to unusual prevalence of scab in some orchards. 

 Other later varieties are partially harvested. A few, mostly the 

 later blooming varieties, will yield good crops, but the total crop 

 in Massachusetts will not greatly exceed one-fourth of a normal 

 crop. It will be less than that in this immediate vicinity. Probably 

 the short Mcintosh crop is due as much to cold, wet weather 

 following bloom as to the spring frost during the remarkably 

 early blooming period. These conditions interfered with adequate 

 fertilization of the flowers. Enough Mcintosh blossoms survived 

 the frost to make a fair crop in many orchards if fertilization had 

 been effective. Other tree fruits matured fair to good crops. The 

 potato crop in this vicinity will be poor owing to the wet spring 

 and unfavorable weather in August. The onion crop in the Valley 

 is considerably below average." 



