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pletely arching* the sky from east to west, all traveling slowly, almost im- 

 perceptibly, toward the south, some not fading away till within 15 or 20 

 degrees above the southern horizon. These moving patches and arches 

 were visible all through the evening, even when the white streamers met 

 overhead. For a time three parallel bands were in sight, each requiring 

 half to three-quarters of an hour to move from the zenith to beyond Orion." 



COMPARATIVE DATA FOR THE STATE— MARCH. 



TEAR 



Number of 

 Days 



1890 



1891 



1892 



1893 



1891 



1895 



1896 



1897 



1898- 



1899 



1900 



19<J1 



1902 



1903 



1904 



1905 



1906 



1907 



1908 



nxi9 



1910 



1011 



1912 



1013 



1914 



1915 



1916 



1917- 



1918 



28.0 

 26.8 

 31.9 

 31.8 

 41.0 

 34.4 

 30.9 

 32.0 

 37.5 

 23.0 

 30.7 

 34.2 

 39.1 

 38.8 

 34.8 

 41.5 

 27.1 

 40.6 

 37.9 

 32.5 

 48.9 

 39.4 

 24.9 

 31.9 

 34.7 

 29.3 

 35.2 

 34.6 

 42.9 



T indicates ::□ amount too small to mpa=iire, or le.s 

 lion, and Ic;-:- tlian .0.0 inch snowfall. 



than .005 inch precipita- 



APRIL. 



April was colder than normal and less than 2° warmer than March. 

 The deficiency accumulated mainly in the last 12 days, being the greatest, 

 7.6°, in Decatur County. 



Precipitation was quite evenly distributed but generally deficient, though 

 there was a slight excess in several of the eastern counties and in Fre- 

 mont, Page and Taylor Counties. The deficiency was greatest, about 2 

 inches, in Madison County. A striking feature was the snowstorm of the 

 19th-21st, which covered the southern and eastern portions of the State, 

 except the extreme southeast counties. In Page, Taylor, Ringgold and 

 Decatur Counties from one to two feet of snow fell, exceeding the total 

 fall of the winter months just preceding. Such a storm Is believed to be 



