REMARKS 



The month of February was considerably colder than usual, 

 although not nearly as cold as February of 1934. The mean tempera- 

 ture for the month was 18.1 degrees, the normal being 23.5 degrees. 

 In February, 1934 the mean temperature was 11.6 degrees. The lowest 

 temperature was -12 degrees on the 20th. Steady cold weather during 

 the last two weeks in January and more than three weeks in February, 

 with the ground covered with snow during all that time has made 

 a severe winter. Pomologists state that fruit buds have not suffered 

 severe winter injury. Practically no injury to apples and only slight injury 

 to peaches. The heating load during the month was 1361 degree- 

 days, the normal being 1162 degree-days. The total heating load for 

 the season to the end of February is 5141 degree-days compared to a 

 normal of 4935 degree-days. The total precipitation for the month 

 was 2.64 inches, the normal being 3.35 inches. The snowfall was 

 16 inches, whereas the normal for February is 14.27 inches. The 

 total snowfall for the winter is 41.50 inches, while the normal for 

 this period is 38.31 inches. There were 169 hours of bright sunshine, 

 the normal being 160 hours. 



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



