ANNUAL SUMMARY 



ANiVLAL 



Barometer, in inches 



(Readings reduced to sea level) 



Maximum 30.690, March 1 1th 



Minimum 29.039 |an. 25th 



Mean semi-daily " . . 29.988 



Range 1.651 



Air Temperature, in degrees F. 



Highest 99. Sept. 2nd 



Lowest 7, Feb. 2nd 



Mean 51.1 



Range 92 



Highest mean daily 84.0. June 21st 



Lowest mean daily 15.5. l''"h. 2iid 



Mean maximum '1.7 



Mean minimum 40.5 



Greatest daily range 42, Oct. 14th, 15th 



Least daily range 3, May 15th 



Degree-days 1952-53 heating season. . . .5886 



Precipitation, in inches 



Precipitation 49.76 



Snow 27.3 



Maximum prtcip. in 24 hrs.1.77 March 13th 

 Number of days with .01 or more 12.^ 



Wind, in miles 



Total movement 39,297 



Greatest daily movement 468, l''cb. 10 



Least daily movement . . 2, Nov. 18th, 19th 



Mean hourly velocity 4.4 



Maximum velocity 48. Feb. 15ih, Idth 



Wind, direction 



Prevailing direction \V\\\ 



North, days 39 



Northeast, days 17 



East, days 11 



Southeast, days 52 



South, days 39 



Southwest, days 17 



West, days 73 



Northwest, days 117 



Wreathe r 



Mean relative humidity, percent 71.7 



Mean cloudiness, percent 5L0 



Number of clear days 152 



Number of fair days 13^ 



Number of cloudy days 77 



Number of hours bright sunshine . . . 2373.1 

 Percent of possible hours of 



bright sunshine 51.7 



Last snow April 20th 



First snow Nov. 7th 



Last frost April 14th 



First frost Sept. 24th 



