for an entire winter. The total depth for the month ranged 

 from 4 inches on the immediate coast to about 50 inches in 

 some of the interior sections. January as a whole may be 

 considered one of the most severe months that has occurred 

 during the last century. 



February was a fitting climax to a winter that, so far as 

 temperatures are concerned, is unprecedented in the official 

 records. The monthly means were again below the normal 

 at all stations, the departures ranging from 3° on the coast 

 to 8*^ in the interior and west portions. The snowfall was 

 in excess of the average, although the monthly amounts were 

 much below those of the preceding month. The month was 

 also characterized b}^ severe and persistent storms along the 

 coast, during which the wind blew with great violence. 

 Shipping was greatly inconvenienced and delayed, although 

 few casualties resulted. This month will also go on record 

 as one of great severity. 



The meteorological conditions of March presented features 

 at little variance from those usually experienced at this time 

 of the year. While the temperature at the major portion of 

 the points of observation was below the average for March, 

 the deficiencies were not so marked as in the preceding 

 months. The same may be said of the precipitation, which 

 was chiefly in the form of snow. The storms of the month 

 were less severe and fewer in number than usual for March. 

 The month closed with moderate weather, during which 

 the snow disappeared, except in protected places, giving 

 conditions favorable to the beginning of farming opera- 

 tions. 



April as a whole was very unpleasant, the weather being 

 unusually cold and wet. With slight exceptions the month 

 was the coldest of its name within official records. The 

 temperatures, entire month, were below normal at all 

 stations, with the monthly departures ranging from 1° to 4°. 

 The precipitation of the month was remarka1)ly heavy, al- 

 though well distributed through the period and over the 

 territory. The monthly amounts were among the largest of 

 record for April. At the close of April it was generally 

 estimated that the season was from ten to fifteen days behind 

 the average. 



