REMARKS 



The weather during the month of October was colder than 

 normal, with more sunshine and less rain than usual. The mean 

 temperature for the month was 47.7, while the normal for October 

 is 50.4 degrees. The lowest temperature was 28 degrees on the 10th 

 and 31st, while the normal minimum for October is 23.4 degrees. 

 The highest temperature, however, was only 72 degrees, whereas the 

 normal maximum for October is 79.7 degrees. There were only six 

 days of rain with a total of 2.35 inches, the normal being 3.35 inches. 

 The total rainfall since January 1 is now 39.06 inches, an excess of 

 2.46 inches over the normal. There was a total of 210.3 hours of 

 bright sunshine, the normal for October being 171.0 hours. The total 

 wind movement for the month was 4406 which is about 400 miles in 

 excess of the normal. 



Dr. A. B. Beaumont comments as follows on the hay and 

 pasture situation: "Unusually mild temperatures and abundant rain- 

 fall in September have been favorable to fall growth of grasses and 

 clovers. These conditions have helped produce a rowen hay crop 

 larger and of better quality, and fall pasturage of better quality and 

 for a longer period than usual." 



Archie Madden, Observer C. I. Gunness, Meteorologist 



