REMARKS 



The outstanding feature of the weather for the month was the 

 absence of any appreciable precipitation until nearly the end of 

 the month. Following the light precipitation of June the 

 absence of rain for nearly the whole of July was expecially felt 

 by the growing crops. From the 8th. of June until the 28th. of 

 July only one inch of rain was recorded. The heavy rain near 

 the last of the month did much to remedy the droughty con- 

 ditions. There was very little thunder and lightning during the 

 month. 



The records of the several weather elements compared with 

 their respective normals show the following features of interest : 

 The mean barometer was rather high and the range of pressure 

 practically normal. The total wind movement was about four- 

 fifths of the average value and the direction of wind more 

 variable than usual. 



The month was more that two degrees cooler than normal and 

 the maximium temperature was about the average value. The 

 periods of high temperature were very short. 



The mean dew-point was three degrees lower than the normal 

 and the relative humidity sHghtly greater than usual. 



The total precipitation was about 40 per cent of the normal 

 amount and two-thirds of it fell during the storm of the 28th- 

 29th. 



The amount of sunshine was very large and only four cloudy 

 days were noted. 



J. E. OSTRANDER, Meteorologist. 

 H. H. SHEPARD, Observer. 



