REMARKS 



The weather during February was marked with less rain and 

 snow than usual, a large amount of sunshine and higher mean 

 temperature than usual. The total precipitation for the month was 

 1.59 inches compared to a normal of 3.19 inches. The snowfall was 

 2.25 inches, while normally we get 13.99 inches of snow in February. 

 This is the least snowfall for February on record here at the station 

 with the exception of 1937 when one-half inch fell during the 

 month. There were 212 hours of sunshine, the normal being 158 

 hours. This has been exceeded only three times at the station, viz., 

 1919, 1920 and 1924. It will be noted that two of these years were 

 leap years with 29 days in February. 



The mean temperature for the month was 25.8 degrees. The 

 normal mean temperature for February is 23.7 degrees. The do- 

 mestic heating load for the month was 1099 degree-days, the normal 

 being 1156 degree-days. The total heating load for the current 

 season is 5081 degree-days. The normal to this date is 4970 degree- 

 days. The average wind velocity for the month was 7.9 miles per 

 hour, the normal being 7.1 miles per hour. The highest velocity 

 was 40 miles per hour on the 15th. 



