REMARKS 



The weather during October was generally gloomy, owing to the 

 large amount of cloudiness and considerable fog. While precipita- 

 tion occurred on nearly half the days the total amount was small. 

 Much of the wind was from the southwest quadrant. Changes in 

 temperature were rather rapid at times, although the extremes for the 

 month were not unusual. 



The records of the several weather elements compared with the 

 normals show the following features: The mean barometer was 

 high even for October — a month with a high normal pressure. Both 

 the maximum and minimum pressures were considerably above their 

 normals. The range of pressure was about the usual amount. The 

 total wind movement was only about 70 per cent of the normal and 

 there were no days showing a very large movement. Only one gale 

 was registered and that was of moderate intensity and of rather short 

 duration. 



The mean hourly temperature was about one degree higher than 

 usual, and the mean of maximum and minimum readings slightly 

 more. The maximum temperature came early in the month and was 

 2^ degrees higher than the normal. The minimum temperature 

 was about 4 degrees higher than the normal. 



The mean dew point was several degrees higher than usual and 

 the relative humidity several points above the normal. 



The total precipitation was nearly 50 per cent of the normal and 

 occurred in numerous small rains. Early in the morning of the 30th 

 there was a storm of sleet and hail for a short period. 



Both the observed cloudiness and the record of the sunshine re- 

 corder show that the month was considerably deficient in sunshine. 



J. E. OSTRANDER, Meteorologist. 

 G. A. SMITH, Observer. 



