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REMARKS. 



Seven cyclones and the same number of anticyclones influenced 

 the weather in Massachusetts during the month of August. Of the 

 cyclones three passed to the north of Massachusetts ; one passed 

 easterly across the state, with little energy ; one passed up the east- 

 ern coast asd two passed northerly across our western edge. The 

 last named were the last three of the month and may all be designated 

 as West India Hurricanes. The firstof the series passed to the north I 



well out to sea, striking the coast in the vicinity of Nova Scotia. It 

 caused high winds and heavy rains on the coast on August 21st. 

 Some damage was done both to shipping and to buildings and crops 

 along the coast. The second of the three came up the Middle coast 

 and onto the land near New York City on August 24th. This storm 

 was accompanied by terrific winds and unusual heavy rainfall. Some 

 damage was done to crops in the Connecticut valley by the storm 

 and wind. The last storm ran onto the land near Savannah, S. C. 

 doing terrible damage over the southern states. It passed to the 

 north over New York state and western Massachusetts on the 29th, 

 completing the havoc begun by the pi'eceding storm. Crops suffered 

 severely throughout the Connecticut valley ; many fields of tobacco 

 were almost wholly ruined ; much of the winter fruit was blown from 

 the trees and not a little damage was done to shade and fruit trees 

 within the storm area. At Amherst the wind pressure recorded was 

 37| pounds per square foot, or a velocity of 86^ miles per hour, the 

 greatest ever observed at this place. This did more injury along the 

 coast than the one before. A wind velocity of 70 miles an hour for 

 a minute was recorded at Boston. 



The rainfall for the month was two inches above the average at ^ 



Boston, while the temperature was only slightly so. It was mostly 

 above for the first ten days of the mouth, below for the next ten 

 days, and above again at the last of the month. At Amherst the 

 mean temperature was slightly above normal but the rainfall was 

 nearly one inch below the general average. Light frosts were 

 recorded on the 14th and loth although no serious damage was done. 



C. D. WARNER, Meteorologist. 

 FRANK L. WARREN, Assistant. 



