February: Generally speaking the weather was cold, with 

 precipitation near the average. The daily temperatures 

 ranged very near the average, and the monthly mean was less 

 than 1° below the normal. 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 

 ranging 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 

 sections. The first week was considerably colder than the 

 average, 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 an average amount of sunshine. 



April: The month was somewhat colder than usual, the 

 deficiencies ranging from a half degi'ee to a degree and a 

 half below 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. 



May : The v/eather of the month was warm and exception- 

 ally dry. The monthly mean temperatures over the State 

 ranged from 3° to 5° above the May averages, and the total 

 rainfall was less than an inch in numerous localities, and 

 less than 50 per cent of the normal in nearly all sections. 

 ISTotwithstanding the small precipitation of the month, rain 

 fell on an average of twelve days, but the amounts were ex- 

 ceptionally small. There was an abundance of sunshine. 

 At the close of the month it was generally considered that 

 the season was several days in advance of the average. 



