REMARKS 



The weather during January was considerably warmer than 

 usual, with less snow than normal. While there was a total snowfall 

 of 9.75 inches, divided among seven storms, the snow in each case 

 melted very soon after it fell, with the result that the ground was 

 bare practically all of the month. The mean temperature for the month 

 was 31.7 degrees, the normal for January being 23.8 degrees. This 

 high mean temperature has been exceeded only four times since 

 weather records were first taken in 1889. In 1889, 1913, 1932, and 

 1933 the mean temperatures were 32.9, 34.2, 33.5 and 32.6 respec- 

 tively. The total number of degree-days for the present heating season 

 •is 3520 as compared with a normal of 3849 degree-days. The smallest 

 heat load for this period was in 1931-32 with 3102 degree-days. The 

 highest during the month was 58 degrees on the 15th and the lowest, 

 9 on the 28th. Normally the lowest temperature during January is 

 -7.4 degrees. The total precipitation for the month was 5.38 inches, 

 the normal being 3.42 inches. The normal snowfall for January is 13 

 inches. There were 112 hours of bright sunshine compared to a normal 

 of 140 hours. Only four times since 1889 has there been less sunshine 

 in January. In 1914, 1923, 1932 and 1934 there were 95, 76, 74 

 and 96 hours of bright sunshine respectively. 



Dr. Shaw gives the following report in regard to the fruit 

 crop: 



"The cold weather of late November and early De- 

 cember, followed by abnormally warm weather continuing 

 through January, has resulted in some growth of peach buds, 

 but there is yet very little injury. It can not be expected that 

 buds will survive temperatures of -16 degrees or lower, as 

 they did last year. If there are no temperatures below -10 

 degrees during the next two or three weeks, we may expect 

 a peach crop in 1937. No winter injury to fruit trees has yet 

 been observed. The lack of snow may prove unfavorable to 

 strawberry fields not well mulched, but in general prospects 

 favor a normal fruit crop." 



