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March was notable for a preponderance of fine, clear 

 weather, the average number of clear days, 15, being much 

 in excess of the pleasant weather usually experienced during 

 this month. There was an average of only 8 days with a 

 measurable amount of precipitation, which is a remarkable 

 occurrence for March weather. Notwithstanding the small 

 number of foul days, the average precipitation for the month 

 was fully up to normal, and for the greater portion of the 

 State it was from 1 to 2 inches in excess. It occurred, how- 

 ever, principally during two storms, i. e., lst-2d and the 

 10th. The month was colder than usual, the monthly mean 

 temperature being about 1.5° below the normal. 



April was a pleasant month, with more than the average 

 amount of fair weather. There were 12 sunny days, 7 with 

 skies partially obscured and 9 with general cloudiness. 

 The precipitation was deficient, the average amount for the 

 month being about 1 inch below the normal. Snow flurries 

 were of occurrence in parts of the State, but the amounts too 

 small to measure. The temperature was fairly well dis- 

 tributed through the month. The monthly mean was 1° 

 above the normal for April. The temperature fell below 

 freezing during the month at all stations. 



Temperature and Rainfall for the Whole Country. 



[From United States Climate and Crop Bulletins.] 



Week ending May 7. — The week averaged colder than 

 usual in the Lake region, central and upper portions of the 

 Ohio valley, northern New England, and from Oklahoma 

 and western Texas westward over the southern plateau 

 region. On the Atlantic and east Gulf coasts, and also in 

 the upper Mississippi valley there was a slight but general 

 excess in the daily temperature averages. From the Mis- 

 souri valley westward to the north Pacific coast the week 

 was decidedly warmer than usual. Over much the greater 

 part of the country the week was drier than the average, 

 practically no rain falling over large central areas, and also 

 over the interior portions of the middle and south Atlantic 

 States. There were excessive rains in Florida and along the 



