REMARKS 



The weather during October was unusually pleasant, 

 with warm, clear days and a small amount of rain. The 

 mean temperature was 55.2 degrees, as compared to a nor- 

 mal of 50.4 degrees. This is the highest mean temperature 

 for October since 1920 when it was 56.4 degrees. The high- 

 est temperature was 85 degrees on the 12th and 17th. This 

 is the highest temperature for October since 1928 when it 

 reached 86 degrees on the 12th. The lowest temperature was 

 30 degrees on the 8th. The domestic heating load during 

 the month was 305 degree-days, compared to a normal of 

 453 degree-days. There were 191 degree-days in September, 

 making the total to date 496 degree-days. The normal for 

 September and October is 611 degree-days. 



There were 21 days listed as "clear", which is the 

 largest number of clear days for October on record. There 

 were 232 hours of sunshine, which has not been exceeded 

 since records have been taken at this station but was equal- 

 ed in October, 1923. Only 2.49 inches of rain fell during 

 the month, while the normal rainfall for October is 3.35 

 inches. The total precipitation since January 1 is now 52.23 

 inches, compared to a normal of 36.60 inches for this period. 

 The highest wind velocity during the month was 39 miles 

 per hour on the 24th. 



