without special features. The precipitation was from normal 

 to somewhat excessive, and well distributed throughout the 

 month. The snowfall ranged from 1 inch at Provincetown 

 to 30 inches in parts of Berskhire County. Precipitation 

 occurred on thirteen days. The minimum temperatures 

 ranged from 3° above zero to 15° below zero. The monthly 

 mean temperature was generally in excess of the normal. 

 There were twelve clear days. 



March : The month was unusually mild, with temperatures 

 much above the normal, generally between 6° and 7°, and 

 no severe storms. In some localities the maximum tem- 

 peratures during the last decade were above 75°, and the 

 highest on record for March. The precipitation was gen- 

 erally less than 2 inches. At the close of the month rain 

 was much needed, and the season was from ten days to a 

 fortnight in advance of the normal. There was much more 

 than the average amount of sunshine. 



April: The month was much above the normal in tem- 

 perature, from 4° to 6°, and one of the warmest of its 

 name. The maximum temperatures occurred on the 6th and 

 7th, and ranged from 72° to 80°. The precipitation was 

 well distributed through the month and over the State. 

 There was somewhat more than the average amount of sun- 

 shine. The season at the close of the month was about two 

 weeks earlier than usual. 



Temperature and Rainfai.t. foe the Whole Coijntky. 



[From United States National Weekly Weather Bulletin.] 



Week endmg May 9. — The temperatures were generally 

 below normal over the districts east of the Eocky Mountains, 

 killing frosts occurring in many sections from the Missouri 

 valley eastward to the interior of New England. West of 

 the Rocky Mountains the mean temperature for the week 

 was generally above the normal. Generous rains fell ovei- 

 the more easterly portions of the Great Plains region, and 

 thence eastward over the middle Mississippi and Ohio 

 valleys and generally over the Atlantic coast districts. Over 

 much of the remaining districts the precipitation was below 

 the normal, but bv slight amounts. 



