REMARKS. 



The weather during the month was seasonable in most respects 

 and the departures from the normals were generally small and unim- 

 portant. The most noticeable variations were the records for precip- 

 itation and relative humidity. 



A review of the records of the several weather elements, shows the 

 following features of more or less interest : The mean barometer 

 was a little higher than the normal and the range was about lo per 

 cent more than usual. The chart records were rather unsteady the 

 first half of the month. The total wind movement was a little less than 

 the usual amount and but two gales were recorded. 



The mean temperature was about normal ; the maximum and min- 

 imum were both slightly higher than the averages for these records 

 at this station. The range was a little less than usual. The mean 

 dew point was normal while the relative humidity was more than 5 

 per cent higher than usual, probably partly due to the change made 

 in the times of observation. 



The total precipitation was hardly one-half the usual amount and 

 fell during numerous small storms distributed throughout the month. 



The percentage of cloudiness observed was slightly above the 

 mean, the amount in the morning being about a third greater than in 

 the evening. Considerably more than the usual number of hours of 

 sunshine were recorded. 



The hay crop is reported from fair to good, corn is backward but 

 has made good progress during the month, potatoes promise a good 

 yield, the outlook for the tobacco crop is excellent. 



Apples promise an average crop, plums are above the average, the 

 outlook for other fruit is not encouraging. 

 G. W. PATCH, J. E. OSTRANDER, 



Obsei-7'er. Meteorolofrist. 



