Show OCTOBER observation the chief of the weather bureau directs the publication of the fol following lowin 9 date data compiled from the record of observations ions for the month of october taken at this ota tion during a period of nineteen years it to 18 believed that the facts thus thug set forth will prove of interest to the public as well as aa the special ing 1 n gas as they do the average and extreme conditions condit loBB of the more import nt int meteorological elements and the range such variations maybe may be expected to keep during any cor responding mouth mean or normal temperature 61 51 degrees the warmest october was that of 1876 1875 with an average of 68 58 degrees the coldest october was that ot of 1888 with an average of 46 degrees degree the highest temperature during any aeto october was 86 degrees on october 6 1889 the lowest temperature during bay any october was 22 degrees on october 26 2 1878 average oaf date on which first killing frost occurred in autumn october 12 precipitation rain and melted snow now average for the month inches lii ohe average number of days with 01 oi of an inch or more 7 the greatest monthly precipitation was inc inches bee in 1889 the least monthly preel pits HOD was inches in 1887 the ibe great est eat amount of precipitation recorded io in any 24 bouts bouis WOO was inches on october 18 19 1886 the greatest amount of ano fail recorded in 24 hours record extended to winter of 1884 5 only was 80 inches on october 1 2 1891 CLOUDS AND WEATHER average number of cloudless cloud lees days daye 16 A average number of partly cloudy days 9 i average of cloudy daye 6 WIND the prevailing winds have been from the northwest the highest velocity of the wind during any october was 42 miles on october 1877 GRO M observer weather bureau |