THE S.A.D. STRESS INDEX
April and May see an end to seasonal affective disorders in most people, especially in the southern half of the United States.

Key for Interpreting the S.A.D. Index: Clouds = Cloud Cover; Weather = Weather Conditions; Dayl = Hours of Daylight. Totals of 75 - 65: Severe stress for those who suffer from seasonal affective disorders; 64 - 50: Moderate stress; 49 - 35: Light stress; 34 - 25: Occasional stress for those most susceptible to S.A.D.; 24 and below: Only people with extreme sensitivity to S.A.D. experience seasonal affective disorders below an Index reading of 24.

Day Clouds Weather Day Totals
April 1: 17 12 10 39

April 5: 16 11 10 37

April l0: 16 10 10 36

April l8: 14 8 9 31

April 22: 13 7 8 28

April 30: 12 7 7 26