REMARKS 



August weather was colder than usual, with the total pre- 

 cipitation for the month only .08 inch less than normal. 



The mean temperature was 66.1 degrees, while the normal 

 for August is 68.6 degrees. This is the coldest August since 1934 

 when the mean temperature was 65.0 degrees. The record at 

 this station for August is 62.4 degrees in 1903. The maximum 

 temperature for the month was 89 degrees on the 9th, while the 

 lowest was 45 degrees on the 31st. 



The total precipitation was 4.00 inches compared to the 

 normal for August of 4.08 inches. Rain fell on 15 days. There 

 were 239 hours of sunshine, while the normal for August is 237 

 hours. There were no high winds during the month. 



Dr. J. K. Shaw, research pomologist, gives the following re- 

 port: "Rainfall continued to be ample during August and the 

 effects of the dry period of June and July have disappeared. 

 Vegetation has progressed normally. Temperatures seem rather 

 low for August but no frosts have been reported. The apple crop 

 will be larger than seemed possible at the time of the spring 

 frosts though some low-lying orchards have a small crop or no 

 crop at all. Scab on susceptible varieties will be Severe. Condi- 

 tions have not been favorable for good color development but 

 abundant sunshine and cool nights may still favor color in later 

 varieties. The peach crop is up to or above average." 



