REMARKS 



The weather during the first half of February was consid- 

 erably colder than normal, with the lowest temperature -11 on 

 the 3rd. During the second half of the month the temperature 

 was higher than usual, so that the mean for the month was 25.4 

 degrees. The normal mean temperature for February is 23 5 

 degrees. In 1930 the mean temperature in February was 29.2 

 degrees, with the highest temperature 65 degrees on the 20th. 

 The highest temperature observed this past month was 48 

 degrees on the 28th. 



The total precipitation during the month was only 1.80 

 inches as compared with a normal of 3.35 inches. In 1930 the 

 precipitation in February was 1.39 inches. The snowfall during 

 February was 9.5 inches, while the normal snowfall in February 

 is 14.27 inches. The snowfall to date during the winter is 44.75 

 inches. The normal snowfall to the end of February is 38.31 

 inches. There was about 11 inches of snow on the ground on 

 February 1. This has been reduced to about 4 inches on the 

 8th. Snow on the 8th and 9th again brought the snow depth 

 to 10 inches. This had melted gradually so that at the end of 

 the month there was less than 1 inch of snow on the ground, 

 with many fields bare. 



There was less than the normal amount of sunshine, only 

 134.6 hours being recorded. The normal sunshine during Feb- 

 ruary is 160 hours. The last week of the month, however, was 

 continuously clear. Ten days were recorded as clear, five fair, 

 thirteen cloudy. The relative humidity was 73.3 per cent. 

 The total wind movement was 4378 miles, compared with a 

 normal of 4833 miles. The highest vtlocity was 39 miles per 

 hour on the 14th. The prevailing direction was northwest. 

 The wind blew from the northwest on 15 days and from the 

 north on 6 days. 



C. I. GUNNESS, 

 K. M. WHEELER. Meteorologist 



Ohsen'er 



