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The prevailing wind direction was from the west. The average 

 wind travel at 6 stations of the National Bureau was 10,261 miles. 

 The mileage being generally greater than the average for March of 

 previous years. The maximum velocity reported from the above 

 stations was 76 miles per hour at Buffalo on the 12th. 



Lightning was observed at 3 stations of the Coast Region on the 

 3d. On the ] 2th a thunderstorm was reported from North Ham- 

 mond. On the 20th, thunderstorms were reported from 32 stations 

 in nearly all sections of the State. The main disturbance appears 

 to have been extensive, beginning at the western border early in the 

 morning, moving eastward over the State at the rate of about 30 

 miles per hour. On the 21st a thunderstorm occurred at Westiield, 

 on the 22d at 9 stations between Lake Erie and the eastern 

 border ; and on the 24th at Ithaca and Manhattan Beach. 



Hail fell on the 5th, 8th, 12th, 14:th, 20th ; and sleet fell on the 

 2d, 5th, 8th, 9th, 13th, 14th and 24th. 



Auroras were observed on the 4th, 7th, 28th and 31st ; Solar 

 halos on the 13th, 17th and 20th. Lunar halos on the 11th, 12th, 

 13th, 17th and 18th. 



General Features of the Weather. 

 After the cloudy weathe^r with which the month opened, a large 

 proportion of fair or clear days obtained, much of the precipitation 

 occurring during brief storms or squalls. The temperature 

 was well above the normal the greater part of the month, con- 

 siderable deficiencies being noted only for short periods about 

 the 1st, 7th and 16th. The range of temperature was large, values 

 varying from 25 degrees below zero in northern New York on the 

 Ist, to a maximum of 70 degrees in the south during the warm 

 wave of the third week. The precipitation was slightly in excess 

 for the State, but heavy only over a small portion of northern New 



