REMARKS 



The weather during October was dry and clear, with the 

 temperature very near normal. Rain fell on only five days, with 

 a total fall of 1.74 inches, whereas the normal for October is 3.29 

 inches. The rainfall during the past three months — August, Sep- 

 tember and October — was 11.38 inches, while the normal rain- 

 fall for this period is 11.61 inches. There were 225 hours of bright 

 sunshine compared to a normal of 175 hours. 



The mean temperature for the month was 50.0 degrees. The 

 normal mean temperature for October is 50.5 degrees. The high- 

 est temperature was 85 degrees on the 7th and the lowest, 24 

 degrees on the 31st. The domestic heating load was 472 degree- 

 days, the normal for October being 456 degree-days. The total 

 heating load for September and October this year was 594 degree- 

 days, while the normal for these two months is 605 degree-days. 



The total wind travel during the month was 4396 miles, the 

 normal for October being 4074 miles. A maximum velocity of 

 32 miles per hour was recorded on the 29th. 



The mean relative humidity was 71.6 percent, while the 

 normal for October is 69.0 percent. 



Correction: A typographical error on page 3 in the September 

 bulletin gives September 21 as the date of the first frost in 1944. 

 There was no frost at this station in September. The date "Sep- 

 tember 21" should appear in the "Normal" column. 



