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precipitation for June, at Boston, for twenty years, 3.29 ; 

 for June, 1890, 2.21; departure, — 1.08. 



Prevailing direction of loind. — West. 



Thunder-storms. — 4th, oth, Gth, 7th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 

 25th, 2Gth. 



Fog. — Leicester, 5th, Gth, 12th, 13th; Monroe, Gth. 



Hail. — Monroe, 5th. 



Remarks. 



The weather for June, 1890, was slightly below the nor- 

 mal in both temperature and precipitation. During the first 

 half of the month the weather was generally cold, with little 

 sunshine and with precipitation above the average ; but the 

 last half has been much warmer, with more sun and little 

 rain. The month opened with fair weather, brisk westerly 

 winds and cool nights but warm days. From the 4th to the 

 Gth the heavy rain was caused by the passage of a cyclonic 

 area down the St. Lawrence Valley, together with a second- 

 ary, which moved directly across New England from west to 

 east. This was followed hy fair weather till the 11th, when 

 the hot southerly winds, combined with the almost unob- 

 structed rays of the sun, carried the temperature to one of 

 the general maxima of the month, and gave rise to heavy 

 and in some sections frequent thunder-storms. The wind 

 changed to north-east on the nioht of the 11th along the 

 coast, and the temperature fell in some places about 30° 

 from noon of the 11th to noon of the 12th. It continued 

 low till the IGth ; the minimum temperature of the month 

 occurring from the 13th to the IGth. The rain was almost 

 continuous during that time, and in some localities in the 

 western part of the State was the last rain during the month. 

 But in the south-eastern part the showers were frequent, 

 though comparatively little rain fell. High temperature 

 occurred on the 18th, 25th and 30th, and the nights during 

 the last two weeks of the month were much warmer than at 

 any time of the season. The month ended, as it began, 

 with clear skies and high temperature, though cool north- 

 west winds. 



