REMARKS 



March was much colder than normal, with more rain and snow 

 than usual. The only warm, pleasant day was the last day of the 

 month. 



The mean temperature for the month was 30.1 degrees, com- 

 pared to the normal of 34.4 degrees for INIarch. This was the 

 coldest ]\Iarch since 1926 when the mean temperature was 29.4 

 degrees. Last year the mean temperature for ]\Iarch was 30.9 de- 

 grees, with the month almost identical in character with March 

 of this year. 



The highest temperature was 59 degrees on the 31st and the 

 lowest, 5 on the 2nd. 



The mean temperature for the winter months December 

 through March was 26 degrees compared to a normal of 27.5 de- 

 grees for this same period. The lowest temperature recorded during 

 the winter was -6 on February 27. 



The domestic heating load for March was 1082 degree-days, 

 compared to the normal load of 949 degree-days. The total load 

 for the months September through ]\Iarch is 6215 degree-days, 

 while the normal for this same period is 5919 degree-days. 



The total precipitation was 5.58 inches, while the normal for 

 March is 3.70 inches. The snowfall for the month was 9.00 inches, 

 compared to the normal of 7.47 inches. The total snowfall for the 

 season thus far is 35.00 inches; the normal for this period is 45.54 

 inches. 



The total hours of sunshine were 199, which is the normal for 

 March. The wind velocity was 5493 miles for the month, compared 

 to the normal of 5944 miles. 



