REMARKS. 



The weather during May was generally pleasant and the season 

 made good progress. The heavy rainfall on the last of April did 

 much toward bringing out the foliage and helping along vegetation 

 during the early part of May. The lack of sufificient moisture was 

 however apparent by the middle of the month, and not until the last 

 week was the precipitation sufficient to furnish the needed relief. 



The mean barometric pressure was slightly below the normal and 

 the range a little more than usual. The pressure was very unsteady 

 although the fluctuations were generally small. The total wind 

 movement was a little less than normal and most of it came from the 

 north quadrant. The gales were few and light. 



The mean temperature was normal but the range was large owing 

 to a rather high maximum. The second week was cool and frosts 

 were noted but no damage to the fruit trees has been reported. The 

 low temperature on the 28th and 29th caused considerable apprehen- 

 sion to the tobacco growers, but the minimum was well above the 

 freezing point and no damage was done in this vicinity. 



Less than half an inch of rain fell before the 24th. W'iiile the last 

 week was generally stormy the total precipitation for the month was 

 but little more than half the normal. The total precipitation for the 

 first five months of the year shows a deficiency of about an inch. 



J. E. OSTRANDER, Meteorologist. 

 H. L. BODFISH, Observer. 



