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closing days, but otherwise conditions were generally mild and favorable 

 for all forms of outdoor work. Snowfall and precipitation amounts 

 were generally below the normals but were well distributed." 



January, 1919. 

 "Weather conditions throughout the month were exceptionally 

 mild, as a rule. Two cold spells occurred during the first half of the 

 month, the temperature falling to — 20° to — 27° in the Adirondack 

 region on the 10th, 11th and 12th, while in the southern and south- 

 eastern sections it ranged from 9° to about — 15°. Fortunately the 

 ground was fairly well covered with snow during these severe cold 

 spells, affording a fair to good protection to winter grains, meadows, 

 and new seeding. After the 15th the ground was generally free from 

 snow in most sections, but the temperature average was abnormally 

 high for the season. * * * * Precipitation and snowfall amounts were 

 below the normals at all but a very few stations and pleasant overhead 

 conditions usually obtained." 



February, 1919. 

 "February, like Jamiary, was above the normal in temperature and 

 below normal in precipitation. With the exception of 1915 when the 

 temperature averaged 0.3° higher, this was the wannest February since 

 1891, while precipitation was below normal in all sections, the average 

 of 1.S9 inches being the least recorded in the month of February since 

 1907." 



March, 1919. 

 "The weather of March, 1919, was somewhat above the average 

 both in temperature and precipitation, the excess being 3.4° and 0.56 

 of an inch respectively. The temperature was above normal in all 

 sections of the State. * * * * The precipitation was above normal in 

 all sections except the Western Plateau and the Mohawk Valley, 

 where it was slightly deficient." 



April, 1919. 

 "The month as a whole, while somewhat colder than the average 

 April, was remarkable for two decidedly cold periods of three days 

 each. The first period covered the first three days of the month, and 

 the second occurred from the 25th to 27th inclusive. The month opened 

 decidedly cold for the season with maximum temperatures generally 

 but little above freezing and minimum temperatures approaching zero 

 in the more elevated parts of the State. * * * .1= -pj^g monthly 

 precipitation for the State was considerably above average." 



The weather conditions for the winter of 1918-'19 in New 

 York State may be summed up then as being above the normal in 

 temperature and somewhat below the normal in precipitation and 

 what is probably as important as either of these there were no 



