than 1° below the uormal. There were no extremes in tem- 

 perature, and the temperature did not fall below zero in any 

 section. The snowfall was above the average, the excess rang- 

 ing from 3 to 7 inches. At the close of the month, however, 

 there was little snow on the ground. There was an average 

 amount of sunshine. 



March : The month was below the normal in temperature, 

 but the deficiency was slight, less than a degree in most sec- 

 tions. The first week was considerably colder than the aver- 

 age, while for the rest of the month the distribution of 

 temperature was quite irregular. The precipitation for the 

 month was deficient, although the departures were generally 

 less than half an inch. The snowfall was about normal for 

 March. At the close of the month the ground was bare. 

 There was the average amount of sunshine. 



April: The month was somewhat colder than usual, the 

 deficiencies ranging from a half a degree to a degree and a 

 half below the normal. Over the greater portion of the State 

 the precipitation was below the average, although there was 

 somewhat more than the average amount of snowfall. There 

 was a considerable amount of sunshine above the seasonal 

 average. The temperature was unseasonably high during the 

 last four days of the month, rising to 80 ° and above in nearly 

 all sections. The month as a whole was very pleasant, but 

 was from ten days to two weeks later than usual at its close. 



Tempeeatuke axd Rai]N"Fale for the Whole Country. 



[Fhom United States National Weekly Weather Bulletin.] 



Weeh ending May S. — Cold weather was the rule at the 

 beginning of the week from the Rocky Mountains to the 

 Mississippi valley. As the week advanced the high pressure 

 area moved slowly eastward, and cold weather prevailed 

 throughout the balance of the week over practically all dis- 

 tricts from the middle of the Great Plains region eastward 

 to the Atlantic coast. A rain area moved eastward from cen- 

 tral Michigan during the week, accompanied by local showers 

 over much of the country east of the Mississippi, with some 

 heavy falls in the Gulf States and moderate amounts in the 



