REMARKS 



The light precipitation, which began early in June, was ended, 

 near the close of the month, by one of the heaviest rains which 

 has ever been noted at this station. The storm of the 23d and 

 24th totaled about four and one-third inches and for a period of 

 seven hours showed three inches of rain, a very unusual rate for 

 so long a time. Another heavy rain storm on the 30th brought 

 the total for the month up to about one and one-half times the 

 normal for October. These storms did much to relieve the 



droughty conditions which existed although the run off was large . 

 Considerable more rain is still needed before the ground freezes. 

 The relative humidity was high owing to a number of foggy 

 mornings. 



The mean barometer was above the normal and range of pres- 

 sure small for this time of year. Owing to the comparative 

 steady pressure the total wind movement was rather small and 

 only one gale was registered. The wind direction was more vari- 

 able than usual. 



The mean temperature was practically normal and the range 

 slightly smaller than usual. The maximum and minimum records 

 were both several degress higher than their normal x^alues. 



The mean dew-point was practically normal notwithstanding 

 the high relative humidity referred to above. 



Although the rainfall was large the number of days showing a 

 measurable amount of precipitation was much below the average. 



The amount of sunshine was very large for this time of year. 



J. E. OSTRANDER, Meteorologist. 

 H. H. SHEPARD, Observer. 



