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this being, with one exception, the lowest value ever recorded 

 in this State. A cold wave of notable severity also occurred on 

 January 6th. Periods of abnormal warmth obtained during 

 April and May, the maxima for the former month being among 

 the highest recorded for April. The hot wave of the first half of 

 August will be loug remembered, both for continuously high 

 temperatures and the great humidity which prevailed. 



Large fluctuations of pressure occurred, corresponding to those 

 of temperature. On February 6th the remarkably low pressure, 

 28.70 inches, was recorded at New York city; aild on December 

 27th the highest value yet recorded by this Bureau was registered. 



The temperature was generally above the normal from January 

 16th to February 16th, a cold period following until April 10th. 

 This was succeeded by unseasonably warm weather, continuing 

 till May 10th. With the exception of the hot wave of August, 

 the temperature conditions of the summer were equable and 

 pleasant. September, October and December were cooler than 

 usual, while November ranks as an exceptionally warm month. 



The weather of January was generally bright and pleasant, 

 with a light precipitation and little sleighing. February and 

 March were rough and windy months, with a large excess of rain 

 and snow. Heavy freshets on several occasions caused consider- 

 able damage along the southern river systems; and a severe bliz- 

 zard about March 11th, blockaded traffic for several days in the 

 southern and western sections. Robins and blue birds commonly 

 appeared about the 26th to 30th of the month. 



April, May and June gave a light average rainfall, and a large 

 percentage of bright weather. Navigation opened on the St. 

 Lawrence river on April 16th, on Lake Champlain on the 20th, 

 and on Chautauqua lake on the 15th. Snow disappeared from 

 the clearings early in the month, and the farming season began 

 about the 12tli, and progressed rapidly, plowing and seeding 

 being general by the 20th. The warm weather brought vegeta- 

 tion rapidly forward, and by May 10th fruit trees were in full 

 bloom. The drouth, beginning in April and continuing until the 

 latter part of May, injured grains and had a disastrous effect 



