REMARKS 



The weather during September was very nearly normal in all 

 respects with slightly higher temperatures than usual. The mean tem- 

 perature for the month was 62.3 degrees, the normal being 61.6 

 degrees. The rainfall was 3.80 inches which is only one hundredth 

 more than normal. The total precipitation since January 1 is now 

 35.36 inches, the normal for this period being 33.25 inches. There 

 was less sunshine than usual with 185 hours of bright sunshine, the 

 normal for September being 202.5 hours. There was a very light frost 

 on the 26th with a temperature of 32 degrees. The normal date for 

 the first frost is September 19. The total wind movement for the month 

 was 3879 miles, the prevailing direction being south. The normal 

 wind movement tor September is 3252 miles and the prevailing 

 direction west southwest. There was thunder and lightning on the 

 2nd, 8th, and 12th. 



