In February the monthly mean temperatures were again 

 below the normal at all stations, the snowfall in excess of 

 the average, though below the preceding month in amount, 

 and the month was also characterized by severe and per- 

 sistent storms along the coast, during which the wind blew 

 with great violence. The month was a fitting climax to a 

 winter that, so far as temperatures are concerned, is unprec- 

 edented in the official records. 



In March the temperature at most points was below the 

 average for the month, but with deficiencies less marked 

 than in the preceding months. The same was true of the 

 precipitation, mostly in the form of snow. The storms of 

 the month were less severe and fewer in number than usual. 

 The month closed with moderate weather, during which the 

 snow disappeared, except in protected places, giving con- 

 ditions favorable to the beginning of farm operations. 



April was very unpleasant, the weather being unusually 

 cold and wet. With slight exceptions the month was the 

 coldest of its name on record. The precipitation was 

 remarkably heavy, though well distributed through the 

 period and over the territory. The monthly amounts were 

 among the largest recorded for April. At the close of the 

 month the season was generally estimated to be from ten to 

 fifteen days behind the average. 



The opening week of May was clear and sunshiny, with 

 almost an entire absence of rainfall and temperatures gener- 

 ally above the seasonal average, the days being- quite warm 

 and the nights cooler than usual. Rain on the i)th and 10th 

 was followed by several days of unsettled but generally fair 

 weather, ending with copious rainfall on the 19th. The 

 temperature varied but little from the normal. The weather 

 of the remainder of the month was characteristic of the 

 season ; clear to partly cloudj^ skies, with well-distributed 

 showers. The temperature of this period was continuously 

 above the average. May as a whole Avas a very ])leasant 

 month, the weather being well suited to farm operations. 



The weather of June was marked by an abundance of 

 sunny d&ys and a deficiency of rainfall. In a few sections 

 there were violent local storms, but ov(>r the greater part of 



