REMARKS 



The weather during February was extreme in many respects. 

 There was less snow than usual but alternate periods of warm 

 and cold weather produced more icy walks than normal. The 

 snowfall during the month was 5 inches, while the normal snow- 

 fall during February is 13.99 inches. Only three years since 1889 

 has there been less snow in February. The total precipitation 

 during the month was 1.63 inches, the normal being 3.19 inches. 

 The mean temperature for the month was 25.1 degrees compared 

 to a normal of 23.7 degrees. The highest temperature was 58 

 degrees on the 23rd. This has been exceeded only three times 

 since 1889. The lowest temperature was -23 degrees on the 16th. 

 This is the lowest temperature ever recorded at this station in 

 February. Only twice have lower temperatures been recorded 

 since 1889, -26 degrees in January 1904 and -23.5 in January 1907. 

 The mean temperature on February 16 was -13.5 degrees which 

 is the lowest mean daily temperature recorded at this station. 

 The domestic heating load for the month was 1117 degree-days, 

 the normal for February being 1165 degree-days. The total heat- 

 ing load for the season to the end of February is 5019 degree-days. 

 The normal for this period is 4982 degree-days. The heating load 

 for the season is therefore less than one percent higher than 

 normal. The total wind movement was 4672 miles, slightly less 

 than normal, and the highest wind velocity was 35 miles per 

 hour on the 15th. There were 199 hours of bright sunshine, the 

 normal for February being 158 hours. The mean relative humidity 

 was 71.3 percent compared to a normal of 66.6 percent. 



