REMARKS 



The weather during February was considerably warmer than 

 usual with a mean temperature of 28.6 degrees The normal mean 

 temperature for the month is 23.5 degrees. The highest temper- 

 ature was 63 degrees which has been exceeded only once during 

 February at this station. In February 1930 a temperature of 65 

 degrees was recorded. The lowest temperature during the month 

 was -7.0 degrees on the 13th. The normal minimum temperature 

 for February is -7.9 degrees The lowest temperature recorded at 

 this station in February was -22.5 degrees in 1918. The total pre- 

 cipitation during the month was 3.58 inches, the normal being 3 35 

 inches. The snowfall was 19 inches. The normal snowfall during 

 February is 14.27 inches. The greatest snowfall observed in Feb- 

 ruary was 48.75 inches in 1893 and the least, 2.5 inches in 1912. 

 There was no snow on the ground from the 1st to the 11th. On that 

 day 9 inches fell. By the 22nd only a trace of snow remained and it 

 had all disappeared by the 25th. A fall of 10 inches on the 25th 

 had decreased to 5 inches on the 28th. There were 183 3 hours of 

 bright sun.shine, the normal being 160 hours. The total wind 

 movement during the month was 6029 miles. The normal wind 

 movement during February is 4833 miles. The maximum wind 

 velocity during the month was 45 miles per hour on the 21st. The 

 prevailing wind direction was southwest. The mean relative 

 humidity during the month was 61 per cent. 



HERBERT JENKINS, 



Observer 



C. I. GUNNESS, 



Meteorologist 



450-1933-6861 



