. Climatological data, New England . 9t954wwRaiyoFiiuNois ANNUAL SUMMARY 1953Volume LXV No. 13. CHATTANOOGA: 19S4 NEW ENGLAND - 1953 James K. McGuire, Section Director - Boston, SUMJJARY The year was the warmest ever recorded in New Englandin the 66 years of record compilation for the annual mean temperature of ° exceeded the pre-vious high, established in 1949, by °, and was °above the long-term annual average. With the exceptionof August, which was fractionally subnormal, every monthof the year was warmer than normal, with February andDecember having the gr
. Climatological data, New England . 9t954wwRaiyoFiiuNois ANNUAL SUMMARY 1953Volume LXV No. 13. CHATTANOOGA: 19S4 NEW ENGLAND - 1953 James K. McGuire, Section Director - Boston, SUMJJARY The year was the warmest ever recorded in New Englandin the 66 years of record compilation for the annual mean temperature of ° exceeded the pre-vious high, established in 1949, by °, and was °above the long-term annual average. With the exceptionof August, which was fractionally subnormal, every monthof the year was warmer than normal, with February andDecember having the greatest plus departures, of °and ° respectively. The most noteworthy temperaturefeature of the year was the prolonged and record-break-ing heat wave which prevailed from August 28th throughSeptember 6th and reached maximum intensity on September2d. On that date a reading of 103° was reached at twostations in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Total precipitation over the Section for the year aver-aged inches, which is inches above was the heaviest annual precip
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