REMARKS 



The weather for the month was both colder and wetter than 

 normal. The 5.63 inches of precipitation recorded the most rain- 

 fall for the month since 1942 and brought the year's cumulative to 

 35.99 inches which is still 4.33 inches under the normal. The mean 

 temperature for the month was registered at an even 38 degrees, 

 0.9 degrees below normal for the coldest November since 1939. 



No serious storms occurred during the month although 2.46 

 inches of rain fell on the 12th. 



The heating load for the month was 826 degree-days, the 

 greatest for the month since 1939. Cumulative heating load for 

 the season now stands at 1259, which is 130 degree-days below the 

 season normal and indicates only 18.4 instead of the normal 20.3% 

 of mean heating load to have been accumulated at the end of the 

 month. 



W. H. Thies, Extension Professor of Horticulture, contributes 

 the following report: "From the standpoint of fruit crops, the 

 weather during November has been quite favorable. Temperatures 

 have been low enough to check tree growth and to encourage harden- 

 ing of tissues. Only once has the temperature dropped as low as 

 15° in contrast to near zero weather in late November in years past. 

 Conditions are now ideal for mulching the strawberry planting to 

 provide protection against deeper freezing and consequent heaving 

 of the soil. 



Rainfall amounting to 5.63 inches has helped to replenish soil 

 moisture although we are about 5 inches short of normal for the 

 year. In this connection, it should be pointed out that total rain- 

 fall is of less significance than the amount which actually penetrates 

 the soil where it falls. An apple tree on a sloping area, for example, 

 may be greatly benefited by contouring or by a heavy mulch which 

 encourages penetration of water otherwise lost in flowering to a 

 lower level. Good management of a fruit planting tends to con- 

 serve both moisture and fertility." 



