REMARKS 



The weather during January has been very nearly normal except 

 for lack of sunshine. There were only 96 hours of bright sunshine 

 recorded, while the normal amount of sunshine for this month is 140 

 hours. The mean temperature for the month was 24 degrees, which is 

 two-tenth of a degree higher than normal. The highest temperature 

 during the month was 43 degrees on the 1st and the lowest —5.0 

 degrees on the 2yth. The domestic heating load for the season to the 

 end of January is now 4026 degree-days, whereas the normal number 

 of degree-days for this period is 3773, giving an excess of about 7%. 



The total precipitation for the month was 3.5 inches and the nor- 

 mal for January is 3.42 inches. Four inches of snow fell during the 

 month compared with a normal snowfall of 13 inches. The total wind 

 movement for the month was 4758 miles, the normal being 5068 

 miles. The highest wind velocity recorded for a 5 -minute period was 

 40 miles per hour on the 29th. The prevailing direction was west. 



C. I. GuNNESS, Meteorologist 

 Herbert Jenkins, Observer 



450-1933-6861 



