REMARKS 



The weather during the month was generally pleasant and very 

 mild. Our records show that it was the warmest October since 

 the station was established. No frost occurred until the 7th, 

 and only one other frost, on the 24th, was recorded. Neither of 

 these could hardly be called a killing frost. The precipitation 

 was rather small and after the tail end of the storm that ushered 

 in the month there was practically no more rain until the last 

 week of the month. The last week was generally cloudy. 



The records of the several weather elements show the following 

 features of more or less interest : The mean barometer was 

 practically normal and the range of pressure about the usual 

 amount. The minimum pressure was very low for this time of 

 year and occurred at 3 a. m. on the 1st, at the end of the heavy 

 rainstorm which was in progress when the preceding month 

 closed. The maximum barometer was also rather low and came 

 near the middle of the month. The total wind movement was 

 about three-fourths of the normal, and many of the daily records 

 were very small. The wind was rather variable in direction. 



The mean hourly temperature was more than five degrees 

 higher than usual, making it the warmest October on our records 

 as referred to above. The maximum temperature was rather 

 high and the temperature reached 80 degrees or more on three 

 days. The minimum temperature was more than six degrees 

 higher than the normal for this record. Owing to the high mini- 

 mum the range was less than usual. 



The total precipitation was about 40 per cent of the normal 

 and was mostly in small storms. The mean dew point and rela- 

 tive humidity were both high. 



The amount of sunshine was above the normal and about one- 

 third of the number of days were clear, one-third fair and one- 

 third cloudy. 



J. E. OSTRANDER, Meteorologist. 



H. W. POOLE, Observer. 



