REMARKS 



The weather during January was very near normal in most 

 respects, except for excessive rain and snow. The heavy snow storm 

 on the 18th and 19th, with steady cold weather since that date, has 

 given the impression of rather severe winter weather. The mean tem- 

 perature for the month, however, was 23.8 degrees which is normal 

 for January. The lowest temperature was -6.0 degrees on the 30th. 

 The normal minimum for January is -7.4 degrees. It may be of inter- 

 est to recall that the temperature fell to -21.0 degrees on January 

 28, 1935. The domestic heating load for the season to the end of 

 January is 3780 degree-days. The normal for this period is 3773 

 degree-days. The total precipitation for the month was 6.47 inches, 

 the normal being 3.42 inches. The total snowfall was 20.50 inches 

 The normal snowfall for January is 13 inches. A total of 14 inches of 

 snow fell on the 18th and 19th. There were 163 hours of bright 

 sunshine, the normal for January being 140 hours. 



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



"Although there were several very cold mornings 

 during the month, the peach buds in the College orchards 

 show no more than normal killing. There remains about 

 two or three weeks of the danger period. If this is safely 

 passed, our peach growers may feel assured of a good year, 

 for the crop has been ruined in some peach growing regions." 



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



