REMARKS 



The weather during January was colder than usual and had a 

 heavy fall of snow. The mean temperature for the month was 21.2 

 degrees which is 3 degrees lower than usual. However, it was 2.7 

 degrees warmer than January 1940. The lowest temperature was 

 -9 degrees on the 30th and the highest was 42 degrees on the 23rd. 

 The domestic heating load for the month was 1358 degree-days 

 compared to a normal of 1265 degree-days. The total heating load 

 for the season is 3982 degree-days, the normal for this period being 

 3814 degree-days. 



The total precipitation for the month was 2.21 inches, the 

 normal being 3.61 inches. The total snowfall was 22.75 inches of 

 which 12 inches fell on January 24. The normal snowfall for Janu- 

 ary is 13.32 inches. The total snowfall for the winter is now 40.75 

 inches, the normal for this period being 24.16 inches. There were 

 191 hours of bright sunshine compared to a normal of 137 hours. 

 The highest wind velocity was 28 miles per hour. 



