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deficient, although well distributed, and there was less than 

 the usual amount of sunshine. 



The month opened with warm, sunny weather. The tem- 

 perature ranged from 5 to 10 degrees above normal for the 

 first four days of September, rising to the 90's in many sec- 

 tions on the first and second days. General rains followed 

 on the 4th and decidedly lower temperatures by the 6th, 

 when frosts occurred in many sections of the State. The 

 cool weather was of short duration, the temperature climb- 

 ing to the 80's during the 8th and 9th, when it ranged several 

 degrees above the seasonal average. The high temperature 

 was also of short duration, the mercury falling to the 50's 

 on the 10th. The remainder of the month was slightly 

 cooler than the average. The rainfall of the month was defi- 

 cient, the amount being about half of the normal fall for 

 September. The frosts that occurred during the month 

 were generally light, and, except in favorable localities, not 

 sufficiently heavy to stop vegetaljle growth or kill vegeta- 

 tion, except of the tender varieties. 



Weather of October, 1902. 

 The weather of the month was devoid of conspicuous feat- 

 ures in any of its several elements. There was an average 

 amount of sunshine and pleasant weather, and also about 

 the usual number of days on w^hich rain fell. The rainfall 

 was practically normal in amount and quite equably dis- 

 tributed through the month. General rains fell on the 1st, 

 6th, 12th and the 28th, and light showers on several occa- 

 sions between those dates, which maintained a very seasonal 

 condition of the soil. The temperature ranged above the 

 average for nearly the whole of the month, although the 

 excess Avas not marked at any time. At Boston the excess 

 averaged about two degrees per day. The first general 

 killing frost, one to reach all sections, occurred on the 

 morning, of the 22d, which is about the average date. Snow 

 flakes were observed in the air, at Boston and its vicinity, 

 on the 29th, which was the first of the season. While this 

 was earlier than the usual or average for the "first snow," 

 it has occurred as early in other years. The weather of the 



