REMARKS 



The weather during April was cold with a mean temperature 

 of 42.9 degrees. The normal mean temperature for April is 45.7 

 degrees. The lowest temperature was 23 degrees on the 4th and 

 the highest, 74 degrees on the 30th. The domestic heating load 

 for April was 664 degree-days compared to the normal of 579 

 degree-days. The total heating load for the season is now 6623 

 degree-days while the normal heating load to the end of April is 

 6511 degree-days. 



The total precipitation during April was 3.66 inches. There 

 was no snowfall. Normal precipitation for April is 3.35 inches; 

 normal snowfall, 2.17 inches. The total snowfall for the winter 

 was 23.50 inches compared to the normal of 47.79 inches. Last 

 winter's snowfall was 40.50 inches. There were 220 hours of sun- 

 shine. The normal is also 220 hours. The total wind movement 

 was 4305 miles, while the normal is 5404 miles. 



Dr. J. K. Shaw makes the following comments: "Vegetation 

 made slow progress during April because of much cold weather. 

 The month closes with early leafing trees showing only tiny 

 leaves just breaking from the bud. Apple buds have not shown 

 any color. The season is a week or more later than average. 

 The rainfall will help to restore the depleted water reserves of 

 the soil, and the later the buds break the less danger from spring 

 frosts. Severe winter injury has become apparent in blueberry 

 plants, and raspberry canes have been injured. No winter injury 

 to tree fruits is yet apparent, and we can feel quite confident that 

 none will appear. Apple and peach fruit buds are evident and 

 there is promise of a heavy bloom. Some evergreen trees show 

 winter injury. The ground froze deeply and was hardly com- 

 pletely thawed out at the end of the month. This condition to- 

 gether with winds may have been factors in causing winter injury. 

 Except for late planting, the crop season of 1944 starts off fairly 

 well." 



