REMARKS 



The weather during April was generally devoid of unusual charac- 

 teristics although it hardly can be said that the advance of the sea- 

 son was normal. The highest temperature and warmest day 

 occurred early in the month and the last part of the month was 

 rather cold. Rain occurred on more than half the days and the total 

 precipitation was rather large. A large wind movement and com- 

 paratively few clear days were other noticeable features. 



An analysis of the several weather elements gives some of the 

 more important features as related to the normals : The mean bar- 

 ometer was practically normal and the maximum pressure for the 

 month one of our highest April records. The minimum record was 

 rather low, giving a comparatively large range. The pressure was 

 rather unsteady giving a total wind movement nearly one-sixth more 

 than usual. 



The mean temperature was practically normal although the gen- 

 eral impression was that the month was cold. The maximum temp- 

 erature was about the normal value but the minimum was above the 

 average giving a range less than the average value for April. The 

 warmest day was nearly 62 degrees. 



The mean dew point and relative humidity was both ■ considerably 

 above the normal values. Only two frosts were noted during the 

 last decade of the month and they were both light. The season had 

 made so little progress that they caused no damage. 



The total precipitation was one inch more than the normal and 

 was well distributed throughout the month. The heaviest storm oc- 

 curred on the first two days of the month. A light snowfall was 

 noted on the 9th. A rather heavy thunder storm occurred on the 

 night of the 15th, and early morning of the i6th. 



More cloudiness than usual was noted, as would be expected from 

 the large number of days showing precipitation. 



J. E. OSTRANDER, Meteorologist. 

 R. N. HALLOWELL, Observer. 



