REMARKS 



The most noticeable features of the weather during July were the 

 very light precipitation up to nearly the end of the month, and the 

 large amount of sunshine. The drought, which had become quite 

 pronounced, was broken on the 30th by a heavy shower, giving nearly 

 one and one-half inches of water, and about eighty per cent of the 

 total for the month. 



The first half of the month was much cooler than the last half, 

 when several very warm days occurred. 



A comparison of the records of the several weather elements with 

 their respective normals shows the following features of more or less 

 interest. The mean barometer was practically normal and the range 

 of pressure comparatively small. The total wind movement was 

 about eighty per cent of the normal and many days of comparative 

 calm were noted. More than the usual amount of wind was from 

 the southerly points of the compass. 



The mean temperature was practically normal and the range con- 

 siderably more than the normal. The maximum temperature was 

 about six degrees higher than the normal, and the minimum was 

 about the average value for this feature. The difference between 

 the mean hourly temperature and the mean of maximum and mini- 

 mum temperatures was larger than usual. 



The mean dew point was slightly below the normal and the mean 

 relative humidity about a point higher than usual. 



The total precipitation was about forty per cent of the normal and 

 nearly all came in a single storm as noted above. 



J. E. OSTRANDER, Meteorologist. 

 G. A. SMITH, Acting Observer. 



