REMARKS 



The weather during the month of April was cooler than nor- 

 mal and had less rain than normal. The mean temperature for 

 the month was 44.1 degrees which is 1.7 degrees less than normal. 

 The highest temperature was 75 degrees on the 30th. Last year 

 the highest temperature in April was 86.5 degrees and this oc- 

 curred on the 8th. The lowest temperature was 25 degrees on 

 the 10th and 24th. The normal minimum temperature for April 

 is 21.6 degrees. Only 1.41 inches of rain fell during the month, 

 while the normal rainfall for April is 3.27 inches. Last year the 

 rainfall during April was 6.89 inches. In 1892 only .76 inches 

 fell in April. Light snow squalls occurred on the 23rd and 24th. 

 There was a total of -273.4 hours of bright sunshine, while the nor- 

 mal for April is 221 hours. The mean cloudiness was 48 percent 

 which is slightly less than normal. The number of clear days 

 were 15, the normal being 11. Only 4 days were recorded as 

 cloudy. No high winds were recorded, and the wind movement 

 was normal. The prevailing direction was south southwest. 



The progress of the season is expressed as follows by Dr. J. 

 K. Shaw: "The weather in April has been variable warm periods 

 with rather rapid development alternating with cool periods and 

 very slow development. On the whole, fruit buds are somewhat 

 ahead of normal as the month closes. All peach varieties are 

 full of fruit buds, and other fruits promise good to excellent 

 bloom. Strawberries have wintered well, and there is about tJie 

 normal winter injury to raspberry plants". 



C. L GUNNESS, 

 D. F. MURPHY, Meteorologist 



Observer 



