REMARKS. 



The weather for June was characterized by higher temperature 

 than usual for this month, the average being about 3 degrees above 

 normal, and by small amount of rain, the precipitation being nearly 

 an inch below normal. Quite heavy rains occurred during the first 

 six days, then commenced a hot, dry spell of weather which lasted 

 until the last week of the month when much rain fell. During the 

 afternoon of the 29th, a thunder storm of extreme intensity passed 

 over this section, the lightning striking in many places and doing 

 considerable damage to buildings. 



The following is furnished by the N. E. Weather Service : 



The weather for the month of June in Massachusetts was generally 

 slightly warmer than usual and it was drier except in local districts 

 where heavy thunderstorms prevailed. At Boston from a trace to 

 .15 inch of rain fell on each of the first six days, but after the 6th 

 no appreciable amount was recorded at the Weather Bureau office 

 there, until the 25th. Nearly one and one-half inches fell from that 

 date to the end of the mouth but the total for the mouth did not equal 

 the normal by 1.58 inches. The deficiency for the six mouths end- 

 ing June 30th at this station is 6.98 inches. In more northern dis- 

 tricts the thunderstorm on the 28th was heavier and more good was 

 done by the rain. At Groton, 2.74 inches came on that date, while 

 the total for the month there was 4.76 inches. Grass especially has 

 suffered for want of rain, and on old upland fields it has matured so 

 fast that it has been necessary to begin cutting. Part of the injury 

 on these fields, however, was done by the extreme drought of last 

 year. Meadows are better and have been greatly benefitted by the 

 rains of the last of the month. 



The temperature at Bostou was generally below the normal during 

 the rainy weather, and above when clear auticyclonic weather pre- 

 vailed. For the month it averaged there slightly less than one 

 degree a day warmer than usual. There were four cyclonic and five 

 auticyclonic areas influencing this state during the month, but the 

 former especially were of indefinite area and slight energy. 



F. L. WARREN, Observer. 



