Week ending August 19. — New England. Boston: 

 There was no precipitation, except general light showers 

 ranging from inappreciable amounts to .2 inch on the 17th. 

 The temperature was moderate. Light frost occurred in 

 parts of Vermont on the 19th. Rain is needed. The weather 

 continues very dry in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Con- 

 necticut. 



Week ending August 26. — New England. Boston : Light 

 showers were general on the 21st and 24th, the precipitation 

 ranging from Yo to % of an inch in southwestern Connecti- 

 cut and in a few localities in New Hampshire and Maine; 

 elsewhere the rainfall was very light. A heavy rain is 

 greatly needed. The mean temperature was generally sea- 

 sonable. The sunshine was above the average. 



The Weather of August, 1907. 

 During the first six days of the month there was consid- 

 erable cloudy weather, with scattered showers and thunder- 

 storms. The rainfall, however, being from showers, was 

 unevenly distributed over the State, some localities having 

 more than .75 of an inch and others less than .30 of an inch. 

 The temperature during the 1st, 2d and 3d was seasonably 

 warm, during the day on these dates rising to between 84° 

 and 88° in nearly all parts of the State. On the 6th, 7th 

 and 8th it was cooler, with temperature ranging between 60° 

 and 80°. From the 7th until the 16th, inclusive, fair and 

 generally clear weather prevailed. From the 7th until the 

 14th the temperature was high and above the normal, rising 

 above 80° each day. The highest temperature during this 

 period was on the 11th and 12th, when it rose to between 

 90° and 96° in nearly all sections of the State. This was 

 also the highest temperature of the month. During the re- 

 mainder of the month moderate temperatures prevailed, with 

 only two or three days above 80°. More cool nights than 

 usual also occurred during the last half of the month, the 

 temperature on the 15th, 16th and 23d falling to between 

 40° and 45° in many places in the interior of the State. 

 Local showers occurred on the 17th, 21st, 23d and 25th, but, 

 except in the southeast portion of the State on the 24th, the 

 amounts were small and only sufficient to wet the surface of 



