REMARKS 



The most pronounced feature of the weather was the two heavy 

 rainstorms that occurred late in the month. The deficiency in 

 precipitation that had accumulated from June to October has 

 been largely relieved by the heavy rain that occurred late in Oc- 

 tober and the two that were recorded near the last of this month. 

 While a few low temperatures were recorded the ground was 

 practically free from frost the whole month and the ground water 

 has been greatly increased before winter sets in . In most re- 

 spects the weather of the month was nearly normal with a little 

 more sunshine than usual. The month closed with but little evi- 

 dence of winter at hand. 



The mean barometer was slightly higher than usual and the 

 range of pressure was about the usual amount. The total wind 

 movement was unusually small for the time of year and no gales 

 were registered. The wind was very changeable and several 

 rather pronounced periods of high and low pressure were 

 recorded. 



The mean temperature was practically normal but the mini- 

 mum temperature was very much higher than usual. Although 

 the temperature fell to 2 1 degrees early in the month and reached 

 the same figure twice later it seemed unable to get any lower. 

 Most of the high temperatures occurred early in the month. 



The mean dew point was practically normal but the relative 

 humidity was several points higher than usual. 



The total precipitation was more than fifty per cent above the 

 normal and came in a few storms. 



While the sunshine was more than the normal there were a 

 number of cloudy days. 



J. E. OSTRANDER, Meteorologist. 

 H. H. SHEPARD, Observer. 



