REMARKS. 



The most noticeable features of the weather during the month 

 pertained to the temperature and precipitation. Early in the month 

 some low minimums were noted and on 15 dates the thermometer 

 fell to the freezing point or lower. The minimum for the month was 

 2 degrees lower than any previous record tor October at this Station. 

 The mean temperature for the month from the maximum and mini- 

 mum readings was 4 degrees below the normal, and the lowest record 

 since 1895. On the 28th the mean hourly temperature for the day 

 was almost to the freezing point. On the 28th thin ice was formed 

 and on the morning of the 31st there was ice half an inch thick on 

 the college pond. The maximum temperature for the month was 

 nearly normal. 



The total precipitation for the month was less than half the usual 

 amount and nearly three-fourths of it fell during a single storm on 

 the 2ist. Only a trace of rain was noted during the last ten days of 

 the month. The amount of sunshine during the month was con- 

 siderably more than usual. 



Regarding the other features of the weather for the month but 

 little need be said : The mean barometer was slightly higher than 

 the normal and the range was about 10 per cent greater than usual. 

 The fall of the barometer during the storm of the 21st was very rapid 

 and very high wind was noted ; the anemometer recording a hundred 

 miles during three hours. The total wind movement was little more 

 than normal. The mean due point was more than 4 degrees below 

 the normal while the relative humidity was about normal. Snow and 

 hail were noted on the 12th. 



G. W. PATCH, J. E. OSTRANDER, 



Observer. Meteorologist. 



