REMARKS 



The weather during March was clear, cold and windy. The 

 mean temperature was 30.3 degrees, the normal mean being 34.4 

 degrees. The highest temperature was 54 degrees on the 23rd and 

 the lowest, 6 degrees on the 18th. The domestic heating load was 

 1074 degree-days compared to a normal of 949 degree-days. The 

 total heating load for the season is now 6155 degree-days, the 

 normal for this period being 5919 degree-days. There were 256 

 hours of bright sunshine, the normal being 199 hours. The total 

 precipitation was 1.63 inches where as the normal precipitation for 

 March is 3.70 inches. The snowfall was 15.50 inches. Normal 

 snowfall for March is 7.47 inches. The total snowfall for the winter 

 is now 58.50 inches, the normal for this period being 45.62 inches. 

 The total wind movement for the month was 6449 miles, which is 

 well above the average for March. The highest velocity was 48 

 miles per hour on the 18th, 



