REMARKS 



The outstanding feature of November weather was the high 

 rain and snowfall. The total precipitation for the month was 6.31 

 inches. Of this amount, 2.25 inches fell as rain on the 2nd and 1.30 

 inches fell as snow on the 26th and 27th. A total of 13 inches of 

 snow fell during the month, the storm on the 26th and 27th giving 

 11 inches. This heavy snowfall in November has been exceeded 

 only once i'n the history of the station. A total of 13.50 inches of 

 snow fell in November 1938. On the 24th and 25th of November 

 of that year there was a fall of 11.50 inches. The total precipita- 

 tion since January 1 is now 40.56 inches, the normal for this period 

 being 40.32 inches. 



The mean temperature for the month was 39.4 degrees. The 

 normal mean temperature for November is 38.9 degrees. The 

 highest temperature was 69 degrees o'n the 22nd and the lowest, 

 11 degrees on the 29th. The domestic heating load for the month 

 was 769 degree-days, the normal being 783 degree-days. The total 

 heating load for the season is 1520 degree-days, the normal for this 

 period being 1386 degree-days. There were only 81 hours of bright 

 sunshine, whereas the normal for November is 121 hours. The total 

 wind movement for the month was 4986 miles, the normal being 

 4531 miles. The highest wind velocity was 32 miles per hour 

 on the 3rd. 



