REMARKS 



The weather during August was generally seasonable, abnormal 

 features being scarcely noticed. The high temperature of the pre- 

 ceding two months was not continued into this, and near the close 

 of the month several days of comparatively low temperature were 

 noted. 



The records show the following facts of more or less interest. 

 The mean barometer was high for August, while the range and maxi 

 mum and minimum records were practically normal. The fluctua- 

 tions were small and generally slow, as would be expected from the 

 daily wind movement record. 



The mean temperature was two degrees lower than normal, and 

 both the maximum and minimum records were low. In fact, the 

 minimum record equaled the previous low August record of 37.0 de- 

 grees for 1894. Although no frost was noted at the station on the 

 date of the low temperature, light frost was reported from a number 

 of places in this vicinity. 



The precipitation was slightly less than the usual amount and 

 fairly well distributed throughout the month. A heavy thunder 

 storm on the loth was accompanied by a trace of hail at the station. 

 In some of the adjoining towns much damage was done to the to- 

 bacco by the hail. 



The mean dew point was rather low, and the relative humidity 

 considerably higher than usual. 



The total wind movement was about one-fourth more than usual, 

 but no gales were recorded. Much of the wind was from the north- 

 west quadrant. The sunshine record was well above the normal. 



J. E. OSTRANDER, Meteorologist 

 R. C. LINDBLAD, Observer. 



