REMARKS 



The month of February was warmer than normal and was marked 

 by a severe blizzard on the 14th when 9 inches of snow fell and much 

 drifting was caused by high winds. In the Boston area and other 

 eastern parts of the state 14 inches of snow fell which drifted badly 

 and caused serious traffic tie-ups. 



The mean temperature was 26.7 degrees, while the normal is 23.7 

 degrees. The maximum temperature of 46 degrees occurred on the 

 12th and the minimum was —6 degrees on the 27th. The normal 

 maximum temperature for February is 50.5 degrees and the normal 

 minimum temperature, —7.4 degrees. The total precipitation of 

 2.72 inches was under the normal of 3.19 inches. A total of 15.50 

 inches of snow fell as compared to the normal of 13.99 inches. The 

 heating load for the month was 1112 degiee-days. The normal load 

 for February is 1156 degree-days. The heating load thus far is 

 5133 degree-days: and the normal load for this same period is 4970 

 degree-days. The total wind movement was 5459 miles. The 

 normal for February is 4776 miles. This marks the largest wind 

 travel for February since 1933 when 6029 miles were recorded. 

 February 1918 had 5632 miles of wind travel. The maximum wind 

 velocity of 40 miles per hour was recorded on the 14th, the day of 

 the blizzard. A total of 161 hours of bright sunshine was slightly 

 higher than the February normal of 158 hours. 



