REMARKS 



The outstanding feature of the weather during November was 

 the small amount of sunshine and high temperature. There were only 

 71 hours of bright sunshine, whereas the normal for November is 

 121 hours. Only once before, in 1927, has there been less sunshine 

 in November since records were started in 1889. In 1927 only G(> 

 hours were recorded. The mean temperature for the month was 43.4 

 degrees, the normal being 38.6 degrees. This has been exceeded only 

 twice since the station was established in 1889. In 1927 the mean 

 temperature was 43.9 degrees, and in 1931 it was 44.1 degrees. The 

 domestic heating load from September 1 to November 30 is 1257 

 degree-days. The normal number of degree-days for this period is 

 1327. The total precipitation was 4.41 inches, with a snowfall of 3 

 inches. The normal precipitation for November is 3.45 inches, with 

 2.05 inches of snow. The total precipitation since January 1 is 33.02 

 inches, the normal being 40.05 inches. The first snow fell on Novem- 

 ber 17, the normal date being November 5. The mean relative humid- 

 ity for the month was 74.3 per cent, while the normal is 69.8 per 

 cent. The total wind movement for the month was 4781 miles, which 

 is 200 miles higher than normal. The highest wind velocity was 28 

 miles an hour recorded on the 8th and 18th. 



P. C. Stone, Observer C. I. Gunness, Meteorologist 



