REMARKS 



The weather during October was unusually pleasant with 

 high temperature, many clear days and a large amount of sun- 

 shine. The mean temperature for the month was 53.6 degrees 

 while the normal mean temperature for October is 50.4 degrees. 

 The highest temperature was 83 degrees on the 5th. The lowest 

 was 29 degrees on the 10th and 13th. The first frost of the sea- 

 son was on the 10th. Rain fell on 10 days during the month 

 with atotal precipitation of 3.06 inches, which is. 29 inch less than 

 normal. The total precipitation from January 1 to October 31 

 is 39.80 inches, with the normal precipitation for the same 

 period 36.60 inches. The were 203.1 hours of bright sunshine, 

 the normal being 171 hours. There were 15 clear days, 8 fair 

 days and 8 cloudy days. The normal distribution of clear, fair 

 and cloudy days is 8, 11, and 12 days. The total wind move- 

 ment for the month was 3761 miles with a normal of 4023 miles 

 for October. The prevailing direction was west. The highest 

 wind velocity was 32 miles per hour on the 26th. 



C. I. GUNNESS, 

 K. M. WHEELER, Meteorologist 



Obsen'er 



