REMARKS 



The weather during the month was considerably colder than 

 usual, following the wintry conditions that prevailed in March. 

 Much cloudiness, a considerable snowstorm, and a rather large 

 precipitation, all tended to retard the season's progress, so that at 

 the close of the month the seasonal advancement was about two 

 weeks behind normal conditions. The mean hourly temperature 

 was above fifty degrees on only four days of the month. 



Comparing the records of the several weather elements with 

 the normals at this station, tha following features are noted : The 

 mean barometer was unusually low and the range considerably 

 less than usual. The small fluctuations in pressure resulted in a 

 total wind movement about ten per cent less than the normal. 

 The wind directions were more variable than usual. 



The mean temperature was more than two degrees below the 

 normal and the monthly range the smallest for April since this 

 station was established. The minimum temperature was more 

 than six degrees higher than the normal for this feature. Only a 

 trace of frost was noted after the middle of the month. 



The mean dewpoint and relative humidity were both unusually 

 high, owing to the many days on which precipitation occurred. 



The total precipitation was about twenty per cent more than 

 normal and included a snowstorm of nearly five inches. 



The amount of sunshine was nearly one hundred hours less 

 than usual. 



J. E. OSTRANDER, Meteorologist. 



DAVID POTTER, Observer. 



