REMARKS 



The weather during April was marked by a number of unusual 

 features, the most noticeable of which was a heavy snowstorm on 

 the 3d. This was much the deepest snowfall of the year, but owing 

 its lightness it melted down to a comparatively small amount of 

 water. It was the deepest snow recorded at this station since 1891, 

 when eleven inches fell on the 3d of the month. Nearly all of the 

 remaining precipitation occurred during two extremely heavy thunder- 

 storms on the nth and 30th. 



The high temperatures recorded on the 25th and 27th were almost 

 record breaking for this station. 



The records of the various weather elements show the following 

 features of interest : The mean barometer was slightly higher than 

 the normal and the range about nine-tenths of the usual amount. 

 The wind was more variable than usual although the total wind 

 movement was considerably less than the normal. 



The mean hourly temperature was more than three and one-half 

 degrees above the normal making it the warmest April since this 

 station was established, excepting only the year 19 10, which was 

 seven-tenths of a degree warmer. 



The maximum temperature was the highest since 1896 and the 

 minimum was practically normal giving a range of ten degrees more 

 than usual. A mean hourly temperature of more than 70 degrees 

 on the 27th was an exceptional record for April. 



The mean dew point was rather high and the relative humidity 

 practically normal. Only a few frosts were noted during the month. 



The total precipitation was nearly an inch more than the normal, 

 the two heavy thunderstorms giving about three-fourths of the total. 

 The excess of precipitation for the first four months of the year, 

 over the normal, is nearly four inches. 



The sunshine record was practically normal, although only four 

 days v;ere recorded as clear. 



J. E. OSTRANDER, Meteorologist. 



R. E. McLAIN, Observer. 



