fires. During October no rains of importance occurred until the drought broke on the 26th.

The Climatological Report of New York State published by a branch of the United States Weather Bureau at Cornell University makes the following statements in the "Monthly Summary."

During the month of May "the precipitation was considerably above the normal and was quite evenly distributed throughout the State. It is to be noted, however, that the greater part of the rain fell during the first part of the month and that there was in parts of the Adirondacks a deficient rainfall for the last part of May."

In June "the precipitation of the State, as a whole, was considerably below the normal. The distribution was fairly even. A deficiency was marked in some counties of the eastern and northern plateau.

The "

precipitation "-month of July 'for the State was considerably below the normal. Percentage of sunshine exceptionally high." The average precipitation for the State was decidedly below the normal" for August.

In September "The precipitation for the State was much below the normal. On the 6th a light general rain passed over the State. From the 6th until the 28th no rain of consequence fell except light local showers on the 19th and 24th. On the 28th a heavy and general rain set in and continued the forenoon of the 29th (1.34 at Keepawa, Herkimer County). This had the effect of suppressing the fires and generally mitigating the effect of the drought, although much more rain is needed to start vegetation and restore the soil to its normal amount of moisture. Sunshine fully 80 per cent of the possible."

"The precipitation for the State "- month of October -- was much below the normal." During the first two days of the month light rains prevailed over most of the State (.2 at Keepawa, Herkimer County). On the 8th rain set in near the lakes and became moderately heavy over the entire State on the 11th (.61 rainfall at Keepawa). From the 12th to the 23d, inclusive, practically no rain fell. On the 24th a general rain began and rainy weather continued throughout the State until the close of the month, when a prevailing low temperature caused a change to light snow in the southern part."