REMARKS 



The weather during February was very nearly normal in all 

 respects. The average temperature for the month was 25.5 

 degrees which is 2 degrees higher than the normal. The high- 

 est temperature was recorded on the 18th when the thermometer 

 reached 54.5 degrees. The average of the high temperatures 

 observed in February during the last 40 years is 50.3 degrees. 

 The lowest temperature recorded was 1 degree below zero. The 

 average of February minimun readings is 7.9 degrees below zero. 



The total rainfall during the month was 3.92 inches. The 

 normal rainfall for February is 3.35 inches. The snowfall was 

 measured as 15 inches and the normal is 14.27 inches. On Feb- 

 ruary 1 we had about 3 inches of snow on the ground. A warm 

 rain on the 6th and 7th removed all the snow. A small amount 

 of snow fell on the 15th but melted during the day. The next 

 snow fell on the 19th, 20th and 21st. The ground was covered 

 from that time till the end of the month. The relative humidity 

 was 77.3 per cent which is slightly less than normal. The 

 number of hours of bright sunshine was 135 which is less than 

 normal for February, the normal being 160 hours. The total 

 wind movement was slightly less than normal being 4005 miles. 

 The normal movement is 4833 miles. No high winds were 

 recorded, the maximum velocity heing 24 miles per hour on the 

 1st and 2nd. The wind blew from the northwest on 17 days. 



