tte monthly amounts ranging from 0.25 of an inch to nearly 

 2 inches below the February normal. The snowfall over the 

 section for the month ranged from I/2 i^ich to nearly 14 

 inches. 



March. — The weather was warmer than the seasonal aver- 

 age, with precipitation above the normal. The snowfall was 

 very light, and in some sections there was none. The heavy 

 rains from the 24th to the 27th caused a rapid rise in the 

 rivers, with more or less damage from washouts and overflows 

 in some sections. The monthly amounts of precipitation were 

 above the average in about all sections, with the excesses 

 ranging ^ inch to over 2 inches. The average temperature 

 of the month was the highest for several years, being about 

 7° above the normal for March. Owing to the light snowfall 

 and the prevailing high temperature the ground was gen- 

 erally bare throughout the month. 



April. — The first half of the month was cooler than usual, 

 with frequent light to moderate rains. After the 15th the 

 rainfall was light, with daily temperatures generally above 

 the average and the maximum temperatures ranging in the 

 80s on a few days. Snow fell in small amounts on the 6th 

 and 7th, but soon melted. The warm weather during the 

 latter part of the month caused a rapid advance in vegetation, 

 so that at the close the season was considerably in advance of 

 the average. 



Weather of May. 



The weather of the month was nearly normal in precipita- 

 tion, with the temperature somewhat below the average for 

 May. There was very little rain during the first fifteen 

 days, followed by frequent showers during the rest of the 

 month, with moderate to heavy amounts on the 22d and 23d. 

 Easterly winds of moderate force were unusually prevalent, 

 and fogs, generally light, were of quite common occurrence. 

 Notwithstanding the generally fair weather till the 15th, 

 there was much cloudiness, which, together, with the un- 

 settled weather of the latter part of the month, resulted in 

 a marked deficiency in the amount of sunshine. The tem- 

 perature was above the average until the 17th, after which 

 it was below, with the daily deficiencies ranging from 2 to 



