52 Ninth Annual Keport of the 



exceptionally low pressures were registered in this vicinity, and the 

 highs were also of moderate intensity, with the exception of the lirst 

 and the last of the series. Tlie following is a brief account of the 

 pressure systems of the month : 



High I, 30.6 inches over New York on the 1st. Fair and cold 

 weather on the 1st and 2d. 



Low I, a severe storm passing northward along the coast, giving 

 dangerous gales, rain and snow in the eastern section. 



High II, 30.5 inches, passing from the Upper Lakes over the 

 Northeastern States and coast on the 4th to 6th. Fair, cold weather 

 followed by rising temperatures reaching the maximum of the 

 month in advance of 



Low II, 29.6, passing from the Southern States over southeastern 

 New York on the 6th to 8th, with rain, hail and snow, mainly on 

 the coast and lakes. 



High III, a large area 30.7 inches, near the Upper Lakes on the 

 10th, much colder in New York. Cold continued until the 14th, as 

 the area moved to the northeast coast. 



Low III, 29.6 inches, developed and dissipated southwest of New 

 York on the 12th to loth, when the heaviest snows of the month 

 occurred in southeastern New York. 



Low IV, 29.7 inches, passed south of New York to the coast on 

 the 16th. Rain, hail and sleet on the coast, snow in the western 

 section. 



High IV over the Southern States on 17th and 18th, rising tem- 

 peratures in New York, in conjunction with 



Low V, 29.5 inches, passing eastward over Canada on the 18th» 

 Light rain in the western section. 



High Y, 30.5 inches, passed from the Central States and Lakes 

 to the northern coast on the 20th, giving fair and colder weather. 



