ANNUAL SUMMARY 



Annual, 1943 



Barometer, in inches 

 (Readings reduced to sea level) 



Maximum _.-31.05, Mar. 9 



Minimum 29.15, Oct. 4 



Mean semi-daily 30.017 



Range 1 .90 



Air Temperature, in degrees F. 



Highest 95, June 26 and 28 



Lowest -2Z, Feb. 16 



Mean 47.3 



Range 118 



Highest mean daily 83.5, June 27 



Lowest mean daily -13.5, Feb. 16 



Mean maximum ■_ 57.3 



Mean minimum Z7 . 1 



Greatest daily range 44, Nov. 12 



Least daily range 3, Jan. 18 



Precipitation, in inches 



Precipitation 39.45 



Snow 38.50 



Maximum precipitation in 24 hrs. 



._._ 2.60, Nov. 8 and 9 



Number of days with .01 or more 124 



Wind, in miles 



Total movement 50,963 



Greatest daily movement 513, Dec. 11 



Least daily movement 9, Dec. 31 



Mean hourly velocity 5.8 



Maximum velocity 48, Dec. 20 



Wind, direction 



Prevailing direction W 



North, days 9 



Northeast, days 2 



East, days 6 



Southeast, days 74 



South, days ZZ 



Southwest, days 24 



West, days 64 



Northwest, days 153 



Weather 



Mean relative humidity, percent 71.0 



Mean cloudiness, percent 58.0 



Number of clear days 178 



Number of fair days 102 



Number of cloudy days 85 



Number hours bright sunshine 2799 



Percent of possible hours of bright 



sunshine 62.8 



Last snow .— ___ Apr. 14 



First snow —Nov. 15 



Last frost .— Apr. 14 



First frost ... . Oct. 6 



Normal 



30.81 

 28.95 

 30.01 



1.85 



95.7 

 -12.2 



47.4 

 107.8 



57.8 

 36.5 



W 



67.6 

 51.7 

 116 

 123 

 126 

 2,353 



52.8 



April 15 



Nov. 6 



May 14 



Sept. 21 



Extremes 



31.05, 1920 

 28.41, 1938 



2.47, 1938; 1.38, 1933 



104, 1911 



-26, 1904 



49.8, 1921 ; 44, 1904 



60, '98, '01, '02; 41, '08, '24 



217, 1941 ; 59, 1927 



182, 1912; 64, 1936 



179, '01, '02; 71, 1910, 1941 



3038, 1941; 1864, 1902 



Mar. 14, '10; May 11, '07 



Oct. 10, '25; Dec. 13, '41 



Apr. 23, '04 ; June 8, '32 



Aug. 22, '94, '95 ; Oct. 13, '09 



