REMARKS. 



October was remarkable for a lai'ge amount of sunshine ; the 

 temperature was much above the normal while the rainfall was below 

 the average ; the number of rainy days was small, most of the pre- 

 cipitation occurred on the 23 and 24. Gales were numerous ; the 

 severest was experienced on the 14th; the wind velocity was much 

 higher than usual for October. 



The following was furnished by the New England Weather 

 Service : The weather during the month of October was influ- 

 enced by seven cyclones and the same number of anticy- 

 clones. Of the cyclones, four passed north of New England down 

 the St. Lawrence Valley ; one developed over the State of Ohio, 

 moved eastward and united with a storm from the Gulf of Mexico, 

 then passed out to sea with little rain except in southern portions of 

 New England ; one formed over the Gulf of Mexico, but dissipated 

 over the Middle Atlantic Coast ; and one, the most severe of the 

 month passed across New York State, then down the St. Sawrence, 

 causing high southerly gales and rain in this part of the country. 



The temperature was from three to live degrees above normal and 

 the precipitation was also above the avernge, except in eastern sec- 

 tions where a slight deficiency has been reported. 



The most severe storm of the month occurred on the 14th, as a 

 West India Hurricane, similar to those of August last, moved across 

 Pennsylvania and New York. More damage was done in the south- 

 ern part of the country than in this vicinity, but high gales prevailed 

 during the day and the rainfall was heavy, especially in western 

 New England. At Boston the maximum velocity of the wind was 

 49 miles. The timely warning given of the storm probably accounts 

 for the small amount of damage done in New England. 



The frost held off remarkably. At Westbaro, Mass., the first 

 killing frost occurred on the 17th, but the latter part of the month 

 was cooler and frosts were more common. 



C. D. WARNER, Meteorologist. 

 FRANK L. WARREN, Assistant. 



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