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uniformly low, the monthly means being below normal at 

 all stations. According to numerous and reliable records, 

 the month was the coldest of its name for many years. 



The weather during December was fairly characteristic of 

 the first winter month. The mean temperature was near the 

 normal for the month. There were, however, some extremes 

 in the record of temperature. From the 11th to the 1 5th 

 the mercury ranged successively high, the figures being in 

 the 60's during mid-day hours ; and this was followed by a 

 severe and protracted cold wave, which prevailed through- 

 out the State from the 16th to the 22d, during which the 

 temperature ranged in the vicinity of zero much of the time. 

 The precipitation of the month was largely in excess of the 

 average of the month. It fell on 11 days, and there were 

 five well-defined storms. High winds and strong gales pre- 

 vailed along the coast during the 15th, but, so far as re- 

 ported, without serious damage to shipping. Snow fell in 

 moderate amounts on several dates, and sleighing was good 

 much of the time, especially in interior sections. Generally 

 speaking, the weather of the month was representative of 

 the season. 



