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Special Telegraphic Report. 



[Weather Bureau, Boston.] 



Week ending September 28. — New England. Boston: 

 Frost in the interior on 22d killed tender vegetation, but 

 hardy crops were generally beyond injury ; harvesting prac- 

 tically completed ; fall seeding well along ; surface of ground 

 in excellent condition ; fall feed and stock seldom better 

 than at present. 



Massachusetts Weather, 1897. 



[Compiled from Data tuknished by the New England Weather Service.] 



January averaged warmer than usual, except along the 

 south-eastern coast, the mean monthly temperature being 

 26.8°, a departure from the normal of 1.6°. A warm spell 

 prevailed from the 3d to 5th inclusive, with winter temper- 

 atures from then until the 19th, when a pronounced cold 

 wave set in, which was again followed by moderate weather. 

 The storms of the month were mostly rain with the excep- 

 tion of that of the 28th, a typical coast storm, when from 

 12 to 18 inches of snow fell, leaving a large body on the 

 ground at the close of the month. 



Heavy storms were not numerous during February, and 

 the mean monthly temperature was higher than the normal 

 by 2°. There were but two pronounced cold waves, zero 

 weather being almost steady during the first six mornings, 

 and the closing days bringing a cold spell. There were 

 numerous mild, spring-like days. The precipitation was 

 0.95 inch below the normal. The snowfall averaged 13 

 inches and a good snow covering protected the ground. 



March was a stormy, disagreeable month, although there 

 was no great storm. In the first half of the month precipi- 

 tation was measured on nine days, and in the last half there 

 was another storm period from the 19th to the 27th. The 

 precipitation was, however, slightly below normal, and the 

 average snowfall was but 4 inches. Low morning tempera- 

 tures prevailed during the first ten days, and another cold 

 period prevailed from the 13th to the 18th. From that date 

 on the weather was almost uniformly mild. 



