REMARKS 



The weather during the month of April was colder than usual, 

 with less sunshine and more rain than normal. The mean temperature 

 for the month was 43.4 degrees which is 2.4 degrees colder than 

 usual. The highest temperature was 79 degrees on the 29th and the 

 lowest, 25 degrees on the 25th. The domestic heating load for the 

 month was 646 degree-days, the normal being 576. The total number 

 of degree-days for the season is now 6534 as compared to a normal 

 of 6466 for the period from September 5 to April 30. The total 

 precipitation for the month was 4.07 inches. The normal for April 

 is 3.27 inches. The total precipitation since January 1 is 20.22 inches, 

 the normal for this period being 13.72 inches. Rain fell on 15 days dur- 

 ing April. We usually have rain on 11 days during this month. There 

 were 177 hours of bright sunshine, the normal being 221 hours. The 

 mean relative humidity for the month was 65.7 per cent. The normal 

 humidity for April is 60.8 per cent. There was thunder and lightning 

 on the 15th. 



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



