REMARKS. 



The most noticeable features of the weather during August were 

 the large precipitation and comparatively low temperature. For the 

 tirst time since January the total precipitation has exceeded the 

 monthly normal. The oniy August record showing a larger rainfall 

 since this station was established is that for 1898 when the amount 

 was 6.85 inches. 



The mean barometric record for the month was about normal and 

 the range was ten per cent more than usual. The fluctuations were 

 generally slow and unimportant excepting a rather rapid rise on the 

 31st after a heavy shower. The wind was more variable than usual ; 

 the amount from the Northeast quadrant being considerably more 

 than usual. The total movement for the month was but slightly 

 more than the normal. 



The mean monthly temperature was nearly two degrees below the 

 normal, and the maximnm and minimum for the month were both 

 slightly lower than the normal records. The mean dew point was 

 about a degree below the normal. The relative humidity record was 

 unusually high. 



The total precipitation was more than fifty per cent in excess of 

 the normal and was well distributed throughout the month. The 

 showers on the evenings of the iith and 30th were unusually heavy 

 and the lightning very severe. The observed cloudiness was slightly 

 more than usual. 



Corn has made good progress during the month and the outlook 

 for a large yield is excellent. Tobacco is of excellent quality and 

 the yield large. Peaches and plums are a fair crop but the apple 

 crop is of inferior quality. 



J. E. OSTRANDER. Meteorologist. 

 C. H. CHADWICK, Observer. 



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