REMARKS 



The weather during March was warmer than usual, with a large 

 amount of rain. The mean temperature during the month was 

 39.4 degrees which is 5 degrees warmer than usual. The highest 

 temperature was 63 degrees on the 8th and the lowest 26 degrees on 

 the 27th and 29th. This is the highest minimum for March ever 

 recorded at this station. The nearest was 21 degrees in March, 1889 

 and the next 19 degrees in 1903. The College Pond was clear of ice 

 on March 20. This is about 10 days earlier than usual. The domes- 

 tic heating load for the month was 792 degree-days. The normal is 

 950 degree-days. The total heating load for the season to the end of 

 March is 5480 degree-days, while the normal for this period is 5932 

 degree-days. 



The total precipitation during the month was 7.89 inches. This 

 is the greatest precipitation ever recorded at this station during 

 March. The nearest to this record was 7.13 inches in 1899. The nor- 

 mal for ]\Iarch is 3.70 inches. The total for the three-month period 

 beginning at New Year's is 13.09 inches while the normal for this 

 period is 10.50 inches. The total snowfall during the month was 

 7.25 inches which is slightly less than normal. The total snowfall 

 to the end of March was 23.75 inches while the normal for that 

 period is 45.62 inches. During the winter of 1936-1937 the total 

 snowfall was 23.25 inches. 



There were 205 hours of bright sunshine which exceeds the 

 normal value by 6 hours. 



