REMARKS 



The weather during the month was generally seasonable and 

 pleasant. A slight gain was made in the season's progress so that at 

 the close of the month the season was about one week behind the 

 normal. Only two frosts were recorded, both before the middle of 

 the month, and the last one was very light. The precipitation was 

 heavy, but practically all of it occurred in two well defined storms. 

 There were only three cloudy days, and the amount of sunshine re- 

 corded was unusually large. About sixty per cent of the days were 

 clear. 



The records of the several weather elements compared with 

 their respective normals show the following features : The mean 

 barometer was high and the range more than usual for this time of 

 year. Fluctuations of pressure were generally slow and small. The 

 total wind, movement was slightly less than the normal, although 

 there were several gales. The direction of the wind was more varia- 

 ble than usual. The mean hourly temperature was more than two 

 degrees higher than the normal and the minimum temperature, while 

 rather low, came so early in the month that it was not noticeable. 

 In general, the daily temperature increased gradually as the month 

 progressed. 



The mean dew point and relative humidity were both rather 

 high. 



The total precipitation was about 50 per cent more than the 

 normal and nearly all of it occurred during two storms of nearly 

 equal duration and intensity. These storms were about two weeks 

 apart and afforded ample moisture up to the close of the month. 



The last frost was recorded on the 12th, which is slightly earlier 

 than the average date. 



J. E. OSTRANDER, Meteorologist. 



G. E. LINDSKOG, Observer. 



