REMARKS 



The weather during January was much warmer than normal 

 with very little snow. The mean temperature was 27.7 degrees, 

 which is 3.5 degrees higher than the normal for January. This 

 was the warmest January since 1937 which had a mean tempera- 

 ture of 31.7 degrees. Last year the mean temperature for January 

 was 23.2 degrees. Thus far, this has been the warmest winter 

 since 1931-1932. The highest temperature this January was 55 

 degrees on the 31st while the lowest was -1 degree on the 10th 

 and this is the lowest reading so far this winter. 



The domestic heating load for January was 1157 degree-days as 

 compared to the normal of 1265 degree-days. The total heating 

 load from September 1 to January 31 is now 3315 degree-days as 

 compared to the normal of 3817 degree-days for this same period. 



The snowfall for January was 3.0 inches while the normal for 

 January is 13.32 inches. The total snowfall for this winter has 

 now reached 13.5 inches. The normal for this same period is 

 24.16 inches. The total precipitation for January was 3.37 inches 

 which is slightly under the normal of 3.61 inches. There were 

 112 hours of bright sunshine as compared to a normal of 137 

 hours. High winds occurred on the 21st when a maximum of 

 32 miles per hour was reached. 



