Show OCTOBER FORECAST The chief of the tb w we weather gather ather bureau 8 l the publication ot the following data compiled from the record of ob ob for far the tb month of October taken at this thil station for tor a period ot of twenty years yean It Is believed that the facts thus thui set forth orth will prove of ot interest to the public pub pub- public lic ae as well as aa the special pedal student showing as aa they do the average and extreme conditions condition of the more im- im important im important me meteorological elements and the range ranee within which such ucb varia varia- variations variation tio tion s may be expected to keep duping d any aDY corresponding cor responding month Mean or normal temperature 52 62 de deg The warmest October was waa that of 1875 with an average of ot 68 8 deg The coldest October was waa that ot of 1888 with an average avenge of 46 40 del deg The blab highest temperature durin during any October wa was WAR 86 Ie deg dee on October 1889 The lowest temperature during any allY October wa was waa 22 deg ea on October ber 1878 A Average date on which lIr first t killing frost occurred in Iu autumn October A Average ferage for tor the month mouth Inches A Average number of ot days day with 01 of an inch or more 7 The greatest est monthly was inches in 1889 The least monthly precipitation was wa OSO inches in ln 1887 The greatest amount of ot pr precipitation recorded in any 24 consecutive hour bourn was wa inches on October 1886 The greatest amount of snowfall recorded in 24 consecutive hours hour rec rec- record record record ord extending to winter wlater of 5 1884 1884 only oDly- was waa wa SO 80 Inches on Oct Oot let let-2nd lat 1891 CLOUDS AND WEATHER Average A number of ot cloudless cloudier clou days day 15 A Average number of partly cloudy ray 10 Average A number of cloudy day days day d 6 The prevailing winds winda nave naTe been from the northwest The highest hight velocity of the wind during any October was wai 42 miles mile op on Oct 1877 GEO N SALISBURY Observer r Weather Bureau Sept 25 1894 |