MONTHLY SUMMARY 



February, 1944 



Barometer, in inches 



(Readings reduced to sea level) 



Maximum 30.52, 19th 



Minimum 29.24, iStli 



Mean semi-daily 30.052 



Range 1.28 



Air Temperature, in degrees F. 



Highest .-- 51, 24th 



Lowest .-..„ -5, 1 4th 



Mean 25.9 



Range 56 



Highest mean daily - 40, 24th 



Lowest mean daily 14.5, 11th, 19tlT 



Mean maximum 35.5 



Mean minimum 16.3 



Greatest daily range -48, 14th 



Least daily range 2, 27th 



Precipitation, in inches 



Precipitation 2.34 



Snow 7.50 



Maximum precipitation in 24 hrs. 



75, 22nd, 23rd 



Number of days with .01 or more 10 



Wind, in miles 



Total movement 4777 



Greatest daily movement 401, 15th 



Least daily movement — 25, 27th 



Mean velocity 6.9 



Maximum velocity 48, I5th 



Wind, direction 



Prevailing direction WNW 



North, days 



Northeast, days 



East, days 



Soutlieast, days 7 



South, days 



Southwest, days 1 



West, days 8 



Northwest, days 13 



Weather 



Mean relative humidity, percent 66.2 



Mean cloudiness, percent 56 



Number of clear days — - 12 



Number of fair days 9 



Number of cloudy days 8 



Number hours bright sunshine 170 



Percent of possible hours of bright 



sunshine - 57.4 



Thunder and lightning . - 23r(l 



Normal 



30.63 



29.24 



30.04 



1.38 



50.5 

 -7.4 

 liJ 

 58 



32.8 

 14.5 



3.19 

 13.99 



10 



4776 



7.1 

 31.7 



WNW 



Extremes 



66.6 

 50.9 

 10 



8 



10 



158 



53.4 



31.05, 1920 

 28.56, 1895 



1.89, "00, '08; .88, '13 '31 



65.0, 1930 

 -23, 1943 



8.12, 1900; 0.62, 1901 

 48.75, 1893; O.SO, 1937 



15, '93, '20; 4, 1901 



6445, 1896; 3438, 1892 



48, 1934, 1937 



66, '90. '11; 31, 1905 

 19, 1941 ; 2, 1927 

 16, 1920; 2, 1936 

 16, 1894; 2, 1920 



M, 1924; 110, '11, '38 



Note — The first column in the above summary gives observations made during 

 the month. The second column gives the averages based on observations made 

 from 1889 to 1938, except that Inimidity records are based on observations made 

 from 1929 to 1938. The third column gives extremes observed from 1889 to 1943. 



