OHIO WEATHER FOR 1919 569 



NOTES ON THE WEATHER AT THE EXPERIMENT STATION AT 



WOOSTER, 1919 



SUMMARY BY MONTHS 



LATITUDE 40 47' 01" LONGITUDE 81 55' 48" 

 ELEVATION ABOVE SEA LEVEL, 1,030 FEET 



JANUARY 



The mean temperature was above the average for January, 

 the rainfall deficient, and the snowfall very light. The mercury 

 did not register as low as zero at any time during the month. The 

 lowest was 2 above on the 4th, and the highest was 59 on the 

 22d. The total precipitation was 1.20 inches. 



FEBRUARY 



The mean temperature was 31.7, which is 5.4 above the 

 average for February. The highest, 62, was on the 28th and the 

 lowest, 9 on the 9th. The total precipitation was only .96 of an 

 inch. This is 1.65 inches below the 32-year average. The snow- 

 fall was light, the total amount being 4 inches. 



MARCH 



The mean temperature was above the average, and the weather 

 generally was fine for March. A noticeable feature was the absence 

 of the usual high winds and real stormy days. The highest tem- 

 perature was 68 on the 25th and the lowest was 16 on the 7th. 

 The total precipitation was 3.82 inches. 



APRIL 



The mean temperature for April was 48.7. The highest was 

 77 on the 9th and 10th. The lowest was 15 on the 2d. A warm 

 period prevailed from the 5th to the llth, but the latter part of the 

 month was cold with heavy frosts and freezing temperatures. The 

 total precipitation was 2.66 inches. 



MAY 



The month of May was unusually wet, delaying spring planting 

 and seeding. The bulk of the corn crop was not planted until the 

 last week in May and the first week in June. The average temper- 

 ature for the month was 58.1 and the total rainfall was 6.17 inches. 

 Rain fell on 18 days. The highest temperature was 94 on the 31st. 



JUNE 



The average temperature was 73.2, this being the highest 

 mean on record at this Station for June. The highest for the month 

 was 93 on the 1st and 19th. The lowest was 46 on the 29th. 

 The rainfall was light, being only 2.62 inches, which is 1.42 inches 

 below the average for June. 



