REMARKS 



The weather during October was unusually pleasant, being 

 warm and clear. The mean temperatvire for the month was 52.7 

 degrees as compared to a normal of 50.5 degrees. The highest 

 temperature was 76 degrees on the 9th and the lowest, 26 degrees 

 on the 29th. The domestic heating load for the month was 382 

 degree-days as compared to a normal of 456 degree-days. The 

 total for September and October is 520 degree-days, the normal 

 being 605 degree-days. The heating load for September and 

 October represents 7.6% of the total heating load for the season. 



The rainfall during the month was 3.27 inches which is .02 

 less than normal. The total rainfall since January 1st is now 

 35.75 inches while the normal for this period is 36.91 inches. 

 There were 195 hours of bright sunshine during the month. The 

 normal for October is 175 hours. There were no high winds dur- 

 ing the month and the total wind movement was 3209 miles com- 

 pared to a normal of 4074 miles. 



