REMARKS 



The weather during October was clear, cool and dry. Rain in 

 excess of .01 inch fell on only 4 days, although there were traces 

 of rain on 7 additional days. The total rainfall for the month was 

 1.04 inches, the normal rainfall for October being 3.29 inches. The 

 total precipitation since January 1 is now 34.25 inches. The normal 

 for this period is 36.91 inches. 



The mean temperature for the month was 46.7 degrees, the 

 normal being 50.5 degrees. This is the coldest October since 1925 

 when it was 43.5 degrees. The highest temperature was 76 degrees 

 on the 7th and 12th. The lowest temperature was 19 degrees on 

 the 22nd and 28th. Only twice during the last 52 years has the 

 temperature been lower than 19 degrees in October. In 1936 it fell 

 to 17 degrees and in 1904, to 18 degrees. The domestic heating load 

 for October was 566 degree-days. There were 183 degree-days in 

 September. The total for September and October is, therefore, 751 

 degree-days. The normal for these two months is 604 degree-days. 

 There were 220 hours of bright sunshine compared with a normal 

 of 175 hours. There were no unsually high winds. 



Dr. J. K. Shaw of the Department of Pomology gives the fol- 

 lowing report : "Sub-normal temperatures continued through Octo- 

 ber and there were several sharp freezes during the last half of the 

 month. Some apples remained on the trees during one or more of 

 these freezes and those going through more than one or two of 

 them must have been injured. The total amount of such fruit was 

 small. Late varieties did not size up well. The leaves were frozen 

 prematurely and this was not favorable for the trees and makes 

 them less able to withstand severe freezing if such should occur this 

 winter. Rainfall was also below average and unless abundant rains 

 occur before the ground freezes, the trees will go into the winter 

 under somewhat unfavorable conditiolns." 



