Lowest temperature minus ten degrees, on the 14th, at Hollidaysburg. Greatest local monthly range, 76 degrees, at Shingle House. Greatest daily range, 44 degrees, at Lancaster and Shingle House. Precipitation. The average precipitation for the State for the month, 3.22 inches, is 0.05 inches less than the average (3.27) for the past eight years. General rains occurred on the 2d, 21st, 22d, 26th, 27th, 30th and 31st. The snowfall was light and very little remained on ground at the end of the month. The largest monthly totals of rainfall and melted snow in inches. were: Wellsboro, 6.55; East Mauch Chunk, 5.72; White Haven, 5.39; Oil City, 5.32; Erie, 4.98; Girardville, 4.65. The least were: Doylestown, 1.40; Chambersburg, 1.44; Lansdale, 1.60; Philadelphia, W. B., 1.76; Beaver Dam, 2.15; Swarthmore, 2.17. Wind and Weather. The prevailing wind was from the west. Average number: rainy days, 7; clear days, 10; fair days, 9; cloudy days, 12. Barometer. The mean pressure for the month, 30.13, is about 0.07 above the normal. At the United States Weather Bureau Stations, the highest observed was 30.78 at Philadelphia, on the 17th, and the lowest 29.32 at Erie, on the 30th. |