REMARKS 



The mean daily temperature during the month of March was only 

 slightly above normal with a reading of 35.3 compared to a normal of 

 34.4. The degree days of 919.5 for the month brought the accumu- 

 lative degree days for the season to the end of March to a total of 

 5499. The normal for this period is 5876. 



The precipitation for the month was 3.17 compared to a normal of 

 3.70. Even though this amount of rainfall was below normal, a slight 

 increase in rainfall in the Connecticut Valley could have resulted in 

 a flood inasmuch as the river was close to flood stage. The snowfall 

 during the month was 7.4 inches compared to a normal of 7.47 inches. 

 The total snowfall for the season to the end of March was 50.0 inches. 



The mean relative humidity continued to be far above normal with 

 a recording of 79.0 as compared to a normal of 64.2. The number of 

 hours of bright sunshine, which may have an effect upon the 1952 

 crops, was considerably above normal with a recording of 61.2 com- 

 pared to a normal of 53.6. This is far in excess of the recording in 

 March of 1951 when a reading of 32.2 was recorded. 



