REMARKS. 



The weather during June was disappointing and disagreeable, and 

 in many respects unfavorable to vegetation. The drought which was 

 so pronounced during May, continued through the first week in June 

 and the remainder of the month was cold and rainy with but very 

 little sunshine. 



The smoke due to forest fires was first noticed on the 3d and by 

 the 4th had become so dense that the sun was wholly obscured most 

 of the day. On the 5th and 6th it gradually dissipated and had 

 nearly disappeared by the morning of the 7th. A slight rainfall 

 began on the 7th, and during the remainder of the month there were 

 but five days without precipitation. 



The mean barometer was slightly lower than the normal and the 

 range large for the time of the year. The fluctuations were most 

 pronounced the first part of the month though the pressure through- 

 out the month was unsteady. The total wind movement was about 

 eight-tenths of the normal, and the winds were much more change- 

 able than usual. 



The mean temperature was about six degrees below the normal 

 and nearly two degrees lower than any previous June record at this 

 station. The range was less than usual due to a rather low maximum. 

 The mean dew point was over four degrees below the normal and the 

 relative humidity was higher than any previous June record. 



The total precipitation was more than twice the normal and made a 

 new high record for the month. An unusually heavy rain occurred 

 on the 15th and on the 21st over three inches fell in sixteen hours, — 

 a record seldom equalled in this section. 



The amount of sunshine noted was less than for any previous June 

 at this station. 



The outlook for crops is better than at the beginning of the month. 

 Hay and corn have probably suffered most from the abnormal weather 

 conditions of the past two months. 



J. E. OSTRANDER Meteorologist 



F. F. HENSHAW, Observer. 



