REMARKS 



The forwardness of the season, so pronounced at the beginning of 

 the month, was fairly well maintained throughout the month. A 

 high mean temperature A\ith ample moisture contributed to the sea- 

 sonal advancement so that the month closed with the season from 

 two to three weeks ahead of normal. The month proved to be the 

 warmest since this station was established in 1889. Going father 

 back in the records for temperature at Amherst it is found that the 

 month was the warmest April since 1878, when the mean tempera- 

 ture was 52.2 degrees. 



The precipitation was more than twice the normal amount and 

 was larger than any April on our records, excepting only that of 

 19 1 4. The highest temperature was reached early in the month and 

 no frosts were noted after the middle of the month although there 

 was a considerable fall of snow on the i8th. 



The mean barometer was considerably above the normal and the 

 range was nearly equal to the average value for this feature. 



The mean hourly temperature was more than five degrees above 

 the normal and the maximum and minimum were both exceptionally 

 high records. 



On the 6th, the date of the maximum temperature, the range was 

 44° which is nearly as large as is sometimes noted for a whole 

 month. 



The mean clew point was more than 8° higher than usual and the 

 relative humidity about 9 per cent more than the normal. 



The precipitation record referred to above was greatly augmented 

 by the downpour which occurred on the last day of the month and 

 was still in progress when the month closed. 



The total wind movement was considerably less than the normal 

 and the prevailing direction of north northeast a very unusual record 

 for this station. 



The amount of sunshine was nearly normal. 



J. E. OSTRANUER, Meteorologist. 

 H. W. POOLE, Observer. 



