REMARKS 



The past month was one of the coldest and wettest Aprils on 

 record at this station. 



The mean temperature for the month was 42.1 degrees, com- 

 pared to the normal of 45.7 degrees. It was colder than this only 

 twice since 1889, the year the station was first established, viz., 

 41.2 in 1926 and 41.7 in 1907. In 1917 it was also 42.1 degrees. The 

 highest temperature was 74 on the last day of the month, and the 

 lowest, 20 on the 14th. The lateness of the season was indicated by 

 the fact that the winter ice on the college pond remained until 

 the 10th. 



The domestic heating load for the month was 686 degree-days, 

 while the normal for April is 579 degree-days. The total heating 

 load for the season thus far is 6902 degree-days, compared to the 

 normal of 6498 for this period. 



The precipitation for the month totaled 6.37 inches, the normal 

 being 3.35 inches. This is the heaviest for April since 1929 and was 

 exceeded only three times in the past 50 years. A total of 6.50 inches 

 of snow fell, compared to the normal of 2.00 inches for April. The 

 snow fell in two storms ; the last one totalling 4 inches occurred on 

 April 21 and 22. This is the heaviest snowfall on record at such a 

 late date. The total snowfall for the season was 41.50 inches com- 

 pared to the normal seasonal fall of 47.71 inches. 



The sunshine and wind travel for the month were very nearly 

 normal. 



