equally distributed, and the conditions as regarded moisture 

 were near normal. From the 10th to the 22d little rain fell 

 in the eastern sections of the State. Copious showers and 

 rains occurred during the closing week of the month in nearly 

 all sections, and the droughty conditions were relieved. A 

 conspicuous feature of the weather was an absence of the 

 usual number of thunder-storms. Viewed as a whole, the 

 weather of the month was unusually cool, but very pleasant. 



The rainfall of the first week of July was seasonal and not 

 in excess, but, owing to the uniformly low temperature, more 

 sunshine was needed. The week ending the 14th was some- 

 what changeable, but the weather was generally fliir, with a 

 larger per cent of sunshine and a corresponding increase in 

 temperature, although there was general complaint of cool 

 nights. From the loth to the 22d the weather was quite 

 seasonal. The temperature was somewhat below the weekly 

 normal, but the departure was unimportant. The closing 

 week of the month was exceptionally unfjivora])le. The 

 skies were almost continuously overcast, with frequent light 

 rains and showers. The temperature, owing to cloudiness 

 and ocean winds, was low. The month as a whole was 

 abnormally cool, with much unpleasant weather. 



August ojiened with several days of typical "dog day" 

 weather, with a large excess of humidity and temperatures 

 ranging in the 80's. From the 6th to the 12th inclusive the 

 weather was unsettled, showers and local storms were preva- 

 lent, and the rainfall in some localities was considerably in 

 excess of the average. The temperature during the time 

 was quite uniform, rising but little above 80 degrees. The 

 nights were especially cool, the temperature conditions being 

 mostly unfavorable to vegetable growth. Fair weather, dur- 

 ing which there was nuich sunshine, obtained from the 13th 

 to the 18th. The tem[)craturcs, however, rcn)aincd unsea- 

 sonably low, the daily means ranging from 1 to () degrees 

 below the normal. The weather during the remainder of 

 the month was rather uneven, but for the whole State the 

 temperatures were notably l)elow the seasonal averages. 

 Summed up as a whole, the weather of the month was phe- 

 nomenally cool. The rainfall of the month was generally 



