were clear, but the 15th and 16th were again stormy. From 

 the 16th to the 24th generally clear weather prevailed, with 

 light to moderate rains on the 24th and 25th, with generally 

 fair weather until the close of the month. The temperature 

 for the month as a whole was nearly normal, and the rainfall 

 somewhat below normal, though not enough so to cause 

 damage. 



September opened with overcast, unsettled weather, fol- 

 lowed by a general downpour on the 3d and 4th, the rain- 

 fall being remarkably heavy, exceeding in most instances 

 the normal fall for the month. Clear to partly cloudy 

 weather followed to the 10th, after which there was a week 

 of cloudiness, rains and fogs, with light rainfall. The tem- 

 peratures of the month did not depart greatly from the Sep- 

 tember averages. The day readings were somewhat below 

 seasonal, while the nights were generally warmer than usual. 

 Cool spells were general on the 14th and 15th, and also the 

 26th and 27th, with light frosts in the interior. As a whole 

 the weather Avas very unpleasant for September. 



Weather for October. 

 The weather throughout the month was unusually pleas- 

 ant, and in some of its elements quite abnormal. There was 

 almost continuous sunshine, there being only four days on 

 which the skies were wholly overcast. Naturally, with so 

 many clear days the rainfall was light. Light showers oc- 

 curred in some part of each week, but rainfall was small in 

 about all instances, and in many localities the amounts were 

 too small to measure. The total rainfall of the month, in 

 most localities, was the smallest for October in many years. 

 At Boston it was the smallest, with a single exception, 1897, 

 of any October in the past thirty-three years. Taking the 

 month as a whole, the temperatures ruled high, and the 

 average daily excess was about 2°. During the period from 

 the 15th to the 20th the niercur}' ranged unusually high, 

 reachinor the 80's in some localities. The closina: decade 

 was, however, quite cool, with the temperatures on several 

 days decidedly below the seasonal average, during which 

 killing frosts occurred, and in many sections freezing weather 



