REMARKS 



The weather during February was unusually pleasant. The 

 temperature was not as low as usual, there was less rain and 

 snow than normal, and a greater amount of sunshine than usual 

 was recorded. Roads were unusually free from ice. 



The mean temperature for the month was 25.9 degrees, the 

 normal being 23.7 degrees. The lowest temperature was -5 de- 

 grees, the normal minimum for February being -7.4 degrees. It 

 is interesting to recall that the temperature fell to -23 degrees on 

 February 16 in 1943. The heating load for the month was 1134 

 degree-days, the normal being 1165 degree-days. The total heat- 

 ing load for the season to the end of February is 4937 degree- 

 days, while the normal for that period is 4982 degree-days. 



Only 7.50 inches of snow fell during the month while the normal 

 snowfall for February is 13.99 inches. The total precipitation was 

 2.34 inches compared to a normal of 3.19 inches. The total snow- 

 fall for the winter is now 18.25 inches, while usually we get 38.15 

 inches to the end of February. There were 170 hours of bright 

 sunshine during February compared to a normal of 158 hours. 

 The mean relative humidity was 66.2 percent, the normal is 66.6 

 percent. The maximum wind velocity was 48 miles per hour on 

 the 15th. 



