normal. There were no marked maximum temperatures, but 

 the minimums were somewhat high, ranging from 15° to 

 10° below zero. The snowfall was unusually light, varying 

 from a trace to 14 inches. The monthly precipitation, rain 

 and snow, was from 1 to 5 inches above the normal. At the 

 close of the month the ground was generally bare of snow. 



March : The weather was without marked departures from 

 the normal for the month in temperature, both for minimums 

 and maximums, but they were irregular, being slightly above 

 in some sections and slightly below in others. The snowfall 

 was light, generally less than 2 inches, and the total precipi- 

 tation was also deficient. 



April : The month was nearly normal in temperature, with 

 maximums rather high, considerably above 80° in many 

 sections. The monthly precipitation ranged from less than 

 an inch to 3 inches above the normal. Spring floods on the 

 rivers were common, and higher than usual, doing much 

 damage to highways, bridges and dams. 



May: The month opened with general rain' and unseason- 

 ably low temperatures. There were alternate cold and warm 

 periods, with the tendency toward minus departures from 

 the daily average as a whole. The rainfall was light, the 

 deficiencies ranging from 20 to 35 per cent over the State. 

 There was an unusual prevalence of easterly winds, and a 

 marked deficiency in sunshine. There was considerable fog 

 in coast sections. 



June: During the first ten days of the month there was 

 much cloudy weather, with cool, easterly winds, the tem- 

 perature being considerably below the normal. Heavy rains 

 fell on the 5th and 6th, and cloudy weather, with frequent 

 rain, occurred from the 10th until the 14th. The weather 

 after the 20th was fair, with much sunshine, with day tem- 

 peratures near 90°. The temperature was near the normal 

 during the first half of the month and much above during 

 the last half. 



July: The weather for July was very pleasant, with an 

 abundance of sunshine, temperatures somewhat below the 

 seasonal average, and, except in a few localities, precipitation 



