REMARKS 



The weather during the month of October was pleasant and 

 fairly seasonable with some slight variations from normal con- 

 ditions. The barometer was normal, showing a maximum of 

 30.55 inches on the 30th and a minimum of 29.55 inches on the 

 24th, The latter is .13 higher than the normal minimum for the 

 month of October. 



The hourly average temperature for the month was 51.1 

 degrees which is .9 of a degree higher than normal. The maxi- 

 mum of 86 degrees on the 12th is 7 degrees higher than the 

 highest temperature normally observed in October. The mini- 

 mum of 19.5 degrees on the 30th is lower than normal, the normal 

 minimum for October being 23.1 degrees. Especially warm 

 weather prevailed during the day between the 11th and the 

 19th. A general killing frost did not occur until October 15. 

 The light frost in September killed tender plants in certain loca- 

 tions but in more sheltered locations these were not injured 

 until the frost on the 15th. 



The amount of sunshine was 49 per cent of the possible amount 

 for this season of the year, and is .6 per cent higher than normal. 

 A very small amount of rain fell during the month. The rain- 

 fall was .87 inches, while the normal rainfall for October is 3.69 

 inches. The total rainfall for the season is still well above the 

 average. 



The relative humidity was 79 2 per cent. This is 4.2 per cent 

 higher than normal. The total wind movement was 4512 miles. 

 This is somewhat higher than normal as the average wind move- 

 ment for October is 4115 miles. No severe gales were recorded, 

 the highest wind being 36 miles per hour on the 18th and 23rd. 



C. I. GUNNESS, Meteorologist 

 L. O. JONES, Observer. 



