REMARKS 



The weather during October was pleasant with a large num- 

 ber of clear days and a small amount of rain. The rainfal dur- 

 ing the month was 2.24 inches as compared with a normal rain- 

 fall of 3.35 inches in October. The total rainfall during the 

 three months of August, September and October for this year 

 was 6.14 inches. The normal rainfall during these months is 

 11.38 inches. The result is that many wells have gone dry, 

 causing considerable inconvenience on farms. The total rainfall 

 during the year to date is 27.77 inches, the normal being 36.60 

 inches. It may be interesting to note that in 1908 and 1924 the 

 rainfall for the same ten months was 26.57 and 26.23 inches re- 

 spectively. 



The mean temperature for the month was 48.9 degrees 

 which is 1.5 degrees lower than normal. The highest tempera- 

 ture was 83 degrees on the 13th and the lowest 21 degrees on 

 the 23rd. The first frost of the season occurred on October 1. 

 The normal date for the first frost is September 19. There were 

 11 days recorded as clear, 10 as fair and 10 as cloudy. The 

 total number of hours of bright sunshine was 185.4, the normal 

 being 171 hours. The total wind movement was 3,729 miles and 

 the prevailing direction was Northwest. The wind blew from 

 the Northwest on 16 days. The highest velocity was 32 miles 

 per hour on the 25th. 



C. I. GUNNESS, 

 K. M. WHEELER, Meteorologist 



Observer 



