REMARKS 



The weather during April was abnormal in a number of re- 

 spects. The outstanding features were the high temperatures 

 during the first week followed by very low temperatures during 

 the middle of the month and the heavy rainfall and lack of sun- 

 shine. The highest temperature was 86.5 degrees on the 8th. 

 This is the highest temperature recorded at this station for a date 

 as early as April 8. A temperature of 88.5 degrees was recorded 

 on April 16 in 1896. The mean temperature during the first 

 week in April was 50.3 degrees which is 8 degrees higher than 

 normal. The mean temperature during the second and third 

 weeks were 5.4 and 6.8 degrees, respectively, lower than normal 

 and during the last week the mean temperature was normal. The 

 mean temperature during the month was 45.2 degrees which is 

 only .6 degrees less than normal. The lowest temperature was 22 

 degrees on the 11th which is normal for April. The total precip- 

 itation during the month was 6.89 inches which is the highest re- 

 corded for April at the station. The nearest approach to this 

 maximum was reached in 1914 when 6.59 inches fell. The nor- 

 mal rain-fall for April is 3 27 inches. A total of 5.5 inches of 

 snow fell. Rain fell on 18 days during the month. 



There was recorded only 142 hours of bright sunshine or 35 per 

 cent of the possible amount for April. The normal is 221 hours 

 or 55 per cent of the possible amount. The mean cloudiness 

 for the month was 60 per cent while the normal is 49 per cent. 

 The mean relative humidity was 69 per cent which is .6 per cent 

 less than normal. The total wind movement for the month was 

 5778 miles which is slightly higher than normal. The highest wind 

 was observed on the 2nd when a velocity of 35 miles was record- 

 ed and a total wind movement for the 24 hours was 462 miles. 

 The prevailing direction was West. The barometer showed a 

 range of 1.40 inches with a maximum of 30.39 on the 3rd and a 

 minimum of 28.99 on the 17th. Thunder and lightning was ob- 

 served on the 7th and 26th. 



Vegetation was advanced very rapidly during the first week of 

 the month but little progress was made during the second and 

 third weeks. At the end of the month fruit trees are in a 

 normal state of advance. Field work is very much retarded due 

 to the excess. of rain and low temperature. 



C. I. GUNNESS, 

 L. O. JONES Meteorologist. 



Observer. 



