REMARKS 



January produced severe winter weather. The mean tempera- 

 ture was 17.8 degrees which is the coldest January since 1920. 

 In that year the mean temperatiu^e in January was 15.2 degrees. 

 In only four other years since this station was established in 

 1889 has January been colder than the present year On six 

 days the temperature dropped below zero and on only 8 days 

 was the maximum above 32 degrees. The lowest temperature 

 was -10 degrees on the 25th. The heating load was 1462 de- 

 gree-days whereas the normal for January is 1265 degree-days. 

 The total heating load for the season to the end of January is 

 4070 degree-days, the normal being 3817 degree-days. The heat- 

 ing load for the season to the end of January is nearly 7 percent 

 higher than normal. 



The snowfall during the month was 23.50 inches compared to 

 a normal of 13.32 inches. The snowfall for the winter is 33.50 

 inches; the normal to the end of January is 24.16 inches. The 

 heavy snowfall in January was egualled in 1904 and has been 

 exceeded only 3 times since 1889. The total precipitation was 

 3.07 inches, the normal being 3.61 inches. There were 177 hours 

 of bright sunshine, the normal being 137 hours. The highest 

 wind velocity was 45 miles per hour on the 24th. 



