9th fair weather prevailed for nearly a week, with more than 

 an average amount of sunshine. The temperature also 

 ranged higher, though continuing below the normal, with 

 cool nights. After the 19th there was much cloudiness and 

 deficiency of sunshine through the greater portion of the 

 remainder of the month. From the 19th to the 23d the 

 temperatiu-e was generally normal, but from the 25th un- 

 seasonably low temperatures set in, continuing nearly to the 

 last of the month. The precipitation of the month was some- 

 what below the normal, but was quite well distributed. The 

 month was an exception from nearly all Augusts, in tl^e abnor- 

 mally low temperature, with few warm, sumnierlike days. 



September opened with warm, pleasant and sunn}^ weather, 

 with temperature normal and above during the first five days. 

 This period of fair weather was broken on the 5th with 

 showers and storms, accompanied by hail in some instances. 

 From the 6th to the 9th cooler temperatures prevailed, with 

 night temperatures sufficiently low to cause frosts in many 

 places, which were not widespread and severe. After the 

 9th the temperature again rose and was much above the nor- 

 mal until the 19th. On the l()th and 17th general and quite 

 heavy showers occurred, with high winds, succeeded by a 

 period of fair weather, although with more or less cloudiness. 

 On the 27th general showers occurred, with copious rainfall, 

 but from the morning of the 28th until the close of the month 

 generally clear weather prevailed. From the 19th to the 

 close of the month the temperature was generally seasonal. 

 In general the weather conditions of the month were seasonal 

 and very favorable. 



Weather of October, 1903. 

 The first week of the month was very pleasant, the weather 

 being characteristic of the season, with generally sunny skies 

 and temperatures ranging in the ()0s. ; but the second seven 

 days were in sharp contrast to the first, a pronounced easterly 

 storm prevailing from the 7th to the 13th inclusive, during 

 which excessive rains fell in all sections, and easterly g-ales, 

 with fog, prevailed along the coast. During the prevalence 

 of this disturbance shipping of all classes was tied up on 

 account of the gales and high seas, and the rainfall equalled, 



