Precipitation. — Average, 5.07 inches; greatest amount, 

 8.88, at Taunton ; least, 3.46, at Lowell. The excess in 

 precipitation at Springfield was 0.81 inches, and at Boston 

 0.83 inches. 



Prevailing Wind. — West. 



Thunder-storm. — 13th. 



Solar Halo. — Wth. 



Lunar Halos. — 9th, 15th. 



RemarTcs. 

 The weather for the month was warmer than usual with a 

 marked excess of precipitation in the south-eastern districts 

 and a slight excess in central and western. The 20th was 

 the warmest day at most places in the State, the maximum 

 being higher than is usual so late in the season. Light frosts 

 have been general, and killing frosts have occurred on all low 

 lands, but in most of the upland or protected districts, hardy 

 garden plants and late vegetables are still growing, untouched 

 by frosts. The rainfall has been abundant in all sections for 

 growth of grass and grain seeds and for ploughing and seed- 

 ing ; but except in the extreme south-east there has not been 

 enough to fill up wells and springs to any extent. The first 

 snow of the season fell on the evening of the 14th, in the 

 Berkshire hills, in the north-eastern part of the State. 

 Enough came on this date and also on the 17th to whiten 

 the ground, but it soon melted. The thunder-storm on the 

 evening of the 13th was quite severe in south-eastern dis- 

 tricts. The high school building at Sandwich was struck 

 by lightning and considerably damaged. The cupola w^as 

 entirely wrecked and nearly every pane of glass in the build- 

 ing was broken. At Taunton the storm was accompanied 

 by very heavy rain, 1.75 inches falling in three-fourths of 

 an hour. The streets were flooded in places to the depth of 

 eight inches. There has been about the normal amount 

 of sunshine, and on the wdiole the weather has been very 

 favorable for the ripening of late crops and for fall work on 

 the farm. 



