REMARKS 



The weather during April had about an inch more precipitation 

 and a sHghtly lower mean temperature than normal. Precipitation 

 totalled 4.59 inches which was fairly well distributed over 10 days. 

 The normal precipitation is 3.35 inches. Mean temperature was 

 44.7 degrees while the normal mean temperature is 45.7 degrees. 

 The highest temperature of 74 degrees occurred on the 6th and 

 30th; the normal is 79.4 degrees. The lowest temperature of 23 

 degrees was recorded on the 4th; the normal low is 22.0 degrees. 



The snowfall totalled 2.25 inches compared to a normal of 2.17 

 inches. The total for the season is now 36.75 inches which is below 

 the normal of 47.79 inches. The total hours of sunshine is 183 and 

 this is somewhat below the normal of 220 hours for April. 



The domestic heating load for the month was 608 degree-days 

 which is above the normal of 579 degree-days. The season's total 

 from September 1 to the end of April is now 6033 degree-days which 

 is considerably less than the normal of 6511 degree-days. 



Dr. J. K. Shaw, research pomologist; gives the following report: 

 "The past winter was mild with only one sub-zero temperature re- 

 corded. Peach fruit buds came through with little killing and a full 

 bloom is in prospect. There should be little or no winter injury to fruit 

 plants. The progress of vegetation to May 1st is about normal and 

 from two to four weeks later than it was in the last two years. Fruit 

 buds are swelling and a few days of warm weather v/ill bring them 

 into bloom. There will be ample bloom on tree fruits but probably 

 not equal to the heavy bloom of last year. Some leaf area of apple 

 trees is exposed and the wet period at the beginning of May is 

 favorable for infection from the heavy carryover of apple scab from 

 last season. Thus the stage is set for another season of severe 

 injury unless adequate preventive measures are taken." 



