No. 4. J MASSACHUSETTS WEATHER. xxxvii 



The month of October as a whole was exceptionally pleasant, 

 there being much fair, sunny weather, with many days of the 

 Indian summer type, and moderate temperatures, generally 

 near the seasonal average. Two well-defined storms of con- 

 siderable intensity passed over the State. The first one was 

 on the Sth, when general and heavy rains fell in all sections, 

 and high winds to strong southerly and westerly gales pre- 

 vailed along the coast. Much delay and some damage from 

 the violent winds resulted to shipping. The second storm 

 was on the 28th-29th. This disturbance also caused danger- 

 ous gales along the coast, although there was little damage to 

 shipping. The rainfall during this storm was quite general, 

 but the amounts were not excessive. Light rains fell on the 

 4th and on the 20th. A well-defined cool wave prevailed on 

 the 21st-22d, during which killing frosts occurred in all except 

 immediate coast sections, with light to moderate freezes in 

 interior sections of the State. 



In November the general weather conditions presented no 

 marked departures from those usual to the season. The month 

 as a whole was somewhat warmer than usual for November. 

 The precipitation was generally in excess, and rather irregu- 

 larly distributed. It was in the form of rain, except during the 

 last week of the month, when snow varying from a trace to 6 

 "inches fell over the State. The principal storms of the month 

 occurred on the 3d, 6th, 7th and 25th. Those of the 6th and 

 the 25th caused high winds and gales on the coast, and the 

 latter gave nearly all the snowfall of the month. 



December was warmer and more pleasant than the average 

 December. The mean temperature, entire State, 33°, was 

 3° above the normal for the month. The daily temperatures 

 were below the seasonal average during the first week and gen- 

 erally above during the rest of the month. The lowest tem- 

 peratures were generally on the 5th and the highest on the 10th. 

 The precipitation was above the normal in all sections, with 

 the greater portion of it as rain. The monthly snowfall ranged 

 from 5 to 17 inches, and it was greatest in the central and 

 western portions of the State. It fell chiefly on the 14th and 

 the 15th. There was somewhat more than the average amount 

 of sunshine and clear weather. 



