Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 98, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 August 1904 — July Was a Fine Month. [ARTICLE]

July Was a Fine Month.

The month of July 1904 ended Sunday, and it deserves to go on record as not only one of the finest Julvs ever experienced in ibis region. but one of the finest months of any name. The weather has been seasonable warm and very favorable for the growth of crops, but the heat has been' equable aud mild, and the atmosphere unusually dry, henoe the heat has scarcely at any time been oppressive. The hottest weather was 91 degress, on the 17th, the ooolest 45 degrees, on the 2nd. There was plentv of rain, 3J inches, and well distributed, coming on 9 different days. The biggest rain was 1.35 inohes on the 6th. There were 11 dear days, 15 partly dear days, and 5 cloudy. It was neither so warm uor so wet as July 1903, when there were 12 days with temperature of 90 and above and 4.80 inohes of rain. This July there were only 4 days with 90 degrees or above. And July 1902 was still hotter, having no less than 16 days of 90 degrees or more. The total degrees above 90 this July was only one; the total above 90 iu July of last year was 33, and of July 1902. was 39. July 02 was a wet one also, having praotically 6£ inches of rain.