REMARKS 



The weather during February has been seasonable in most 

 respects but considerably warmer than usual. The mean tempera- 

 ture for the month was 26.3 degrees. The normal mean tempera- 

 ture for February is 23.5 degrees. The highest temperature during 

 the month was 46 degrees on the 13th. The normal high tempera- 

 ture for February is 50.3 degrees. The lowest temperature 

 observed was 3 degrees on the 15th and 16th. The normal 

 minimum temperature for February is -7.9 degrees. In 1931 the 

 minimum temperature in February was -11 degrees. The lowest 

 temperature observed in February was -22.5 degrees in 1918. 



The total precipitation for the mcnth was 2.70 inches which 

 was largely in the form of snow. The normal precipitation for 

 February is 3.35 inches. The total snowfall for the month was 

 20.25 inches. The normal snowfall for February is 14.27 inches. 

 There was no snow on the ground February 1. A light snow on 

 the 2nd followed by heavy snow on the 4th and 5th brought the 

 total depth to 14 inches. This has decreased gradually until at the 

 end of the month there is about 2 inches of snow on the ground. 



There were 123 hours of bright sunshine during the month 

 compared with a normal of 160 hours. The total wind movement 

 during the month was 4430 miles, while the normal for February 

 is 4833. The prevailing direction was northwest. The maximum 

 wind velocity was 39 miles per hour on the 18th. 



C. I. GUNNESS, 

 K. M. WHEELER, Meteorologist 



Observer 



450-1932-4098 



