REMARKS 



The outstanding feature of the weather during October was 

 the unusually low temperature. This was most noticeable the 

 last two weeks of the month when the temperature was such 

 as might be expected a month later. The mean hourly temp- 

 erature was the lowest for October since this station was 

 established. The maximum and minimum records available 

 here, dating back to 1836 show that it was the coldest October 

 since 1888. The last two days of the month averaged below 

 freezing. 



Much cloudiness and a large precipitation added to the un- 

 pleasantness of the month. 



The mean barometer was considerably below the normal 

 and the range much larger than usual. The minimum pres- 

 sure, on the 25th, was very low for the time of the year The 

 total wind movement was slightly greater than usual owing to 

 a few large daily records. 



The mean hourly temperature was seven degrees below the 

 normial, and the maximum and minimum records were both 

 considerably lower than usual. Ice was formed on the pond 

 the morning of the 31st. 



The mean dew point was about five degrees lower than 

 usual and the relative humidity was five per cent higher than 

 the normal. 



The total precipitation was about an inch more than the 

 normal, in marked contrast with records for October, last year, 

 when there was practically no rainfall. Traces of snow occurr- 

 ed on two dates — rather unusual for so early in the fall. 



The amount of cloudiness was excessive and nearly half of 

 the days were either cloudy or overcast. 



J. E. OSTRANDER, Meteorologist 

 JAMES BOWER JR. Observer. 



