REMARKS 



The weather during February was wanner than normal with 

 a mean temperature of 25.7 degrees. The normal for February 

 is 23.7 degrees. It was quite cold during the first week of the 

 month, about normal for two weeks, and then warmer than 

 normal during the last week. The mean temperature for the 

 three winter months of December, January, and February was 

 22.9 degrees while the normal for that period is 25.1 degrees. 

 The domestic heating load for the month was 1100 degree-days, 

 making the total for the season 5170 degree-days. The normal 

 for February is 1165 degree-days and for the season to the end 

 of February the normal is 4982 degree-days. The heating load 

 to the end of February is therefore about 4 percent higher than 

 normal. The snowfall during the month was 16.50 inches com- 

 pared to a normal of 13.99 inches. The snowfall for the winter 

 is now 50.00 inches, the normal for the period being 38.15 inches. 

 The total precipitation for the month was 3.33 inches. The normal 

 for February is 3.19 inches. 



There were 171 hours of bright sunshine, the normal being 158 

 hours. Total wind movement was^ 4277 miles while the normal 

 wind travel for February is 4776 miles. The maximum wind 

 velocity was 32 miles per hour on the 24th. The prevailing direc- 

 tion was west. Mean relative humidity was 67.5 percent, the 

 normal being 66.6 percent. 



