1895.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 33. 471 



The mean temperature for February, viz., 19.68*^, was 

 about 4° below the average. On the morning of the 25th 

 the minimum reading was — 18"^. The mean temperature for 

 the 24th was — 1° and for the 25th — 2.5°, these being the 

 two coldest days of the year. The precipitation was much 

 below the normal, but the ground was well protected with 

 snow during the greater part of the month. 



The month of March was warm and dry. The daily mean 

 temperature, viz., 39°, was nearly 10° above the normal, 

 and was 9.4° above that of March, 1893. The precipitation, 

 viz., 1.G8 inches, was nearly 2 inches below the average. 



April was also characterized by being unusually warm and 

 pleasant. The daily mean temperature, viz., 45.6°, was 

 about 2° above the normal. The precipitation, viz., 1.60 

 inches, was 2 inches below the average for that month. 

 There was a storm on the 8th giving 4 inches of snow, and 

 one on the 12th and 13th giving 2 inches. This was the last 

 snowfall of the season. April being so warm and dry, 

 farmers were enabled to get most of their land in condition 

 for planting, and some had planted potatoes, onions, mixed 

 forage crops, etc., by the 25th. 



The mean temperature for IMay was about the average. 

 The mercury reached the freezing point several times. On 

 the morning of the 15th the minimum reading was 28°. The 

 precipitation was about normal, but most of it occurred 

 during the last week of the month. The dry weather during 

 the first two weeks of the month retarded the germination 

 of seeds and growth of plants. Frosts on the 15th and 

 22d injured those crops that were up, and damaged fruit, 

 especially on low lands. The frost of the 22d was the last 

 of the season. 



The mean temperature for June, viz., 67.53°, was about 

 3° below the normal. The rainfall was 5 inches below the 

 average, and most of it occurred during the first and last 

 part of the month, while the middle was hot and dry. The 

 month was favorable for the growth of all crops. Haying 

 was quite general by the 15th. 



The month of July was hot and dry. The daily mean 

 temperature, viz., 71.9°, was about 4° above the normal, 

 while the rainfall, viz., 1.60 inches, was nearly 3 inches 



