The prevailing wind direction was north-west, and the 



greatest velocity, 88 miles per hour from the south-east, was 



reported by the observer at Blue Hill, Norfolk County, on 



the 2d. 



February, 1893. 



February was also below the normal in temperature, the 

 average deficiency for the month being slightly more than 

 a degree. The greatest departure was noted on the southern 

 coast ; at Wood's Holl, Barnstable County, the deficiency was 

 2.7° ; in the western part of the State it was nearly normal. 

 The highest temperature was 57°, at Lake Cochituate, Mid- 

 dlesex County, on the 15th; the lowest — 11°, at Ludlow, 

 Hampden County, on the 21st. 



Precipitation was heavy and much above normal ; the 

 departure at Waltham was -f-4.84 inches. The greatest 

 amount recorded was 8.55 inches, at Beverly Farms, Essex 

 County. The snowfall was remarkably heavy, and ranged 

 from 15 inches at Long Plain, Bristol County, to 6 feet 6 

 inches at Monroe, Franklin County ; at the end of the 

 month from 6 inches to 4 feet remained on the ground. 



The prevailing winds were from the north-west, and Blue 

 Hill again reported the highest velocity, 72 miles per hour 

 from the north-west on the 20th. 



March, 1893. 



The temperature departure for March was — 1.5° ; Am- 

 herst records show a deficiency of 3°, while at Boston the 

 departure was only — 0.1°. The coldest day at Boston was 

 the 5th, with a mean of 17°, and the highest daily mean 

 occurred on the 25th, with an average of 48°. The highest 

 temperature was 64°, at Plymouth on the 24th, and the low- 

 est — 6°, at Lake Cochituate on the 3d and at Monroe on 

 the 19th. 



The precipitation was below normal ; the greatest defi- 

 ciency, — 1 .82 inches, was reported by the observer at Mystic 

 Lake, Middlesex County. The snowfall was below normal, 

 and the greatest amount was 18 inches, at Hyannis, Barn- 

 stable County. 



Prevailing winds were from the north-west, and the great- 

 est velocity was 61 miles per hour from the north-west, at 

 Blue Hill on the 16th. 



