REMARKS 



The weather during March was some'what warmer than usual, 

 and less rain and snow fell than normal. The m.ean temperature for 

 the month was 35.8 degrees, which is 1.6 degrees higher than normal. 

 The highest temperature was 68 degrees on the l6th; the lowest, 7 

 degrees on the 1st. The total heating load to the end of March is 

 5892 degree-days, the normal being 5890. Last year the heating load 

 was 6580 degree-days to the end of March. The total precipitation 

 during the month was 1.48 inches, the normal being 3.68 inches. 

 Four inches of snow fell during March, while the normal snowfall 

 for this month is 8.11 inches. There were 198 hours of bright sun- 

 shine which is practically the normal amount. The highest wind vel- 

 ocity was 45 miles per hour which was recorded on both the lyth 

 and 24th. 



Dr. J. K. Shaw makes the following comjnents: 



Reports and observations indicate that the peach crop 

 is practically destroyed by the winter cold. Some orchards 

 located on especially favorable sites will have a partial crop. 

 Most of the few peaches will be in the eastern part of the 

 State. There seems to be some injury to the trees, but it is 

 believed that injury will be much less than last year. There 

 seems to be no severe damage to apple trees, although it is 

 reasonable to expect that some trees badly weakened from 

 the cold of the preceding winter will go out. Trees that made 

 considerable recovery last summer do not seem to have suf- 

 fered severely. 

 A. H. Madden, Observer C. I. Gunness, Meteorologist 



