REMARKS 



The weather during February proved to be the most seasonable of 

 the winter. Clear, cold weather predominated and the temperature 

 fell below zero on a number of dates. Some of the changes in tem- 

 perature and pressure were unusually rapid. 



The records show the following as the most important features for 

 the month: The mean barometer was higher than the normal and 

 the range unusually large. The fall of 1.4 in. on the ist and the 

 recovery of i in. by the end of the 2nd showed an activity rarely 

 seen at this station. The range for the month was practically equal 

 to the mean annual range for the station. The total wind move- 

 ment was the largest for February since 1896. The daily wind move- 

 ment of 594 miles on the 2nd, following the sudden drop in pressure, 

 was one of the largest records ever made here. A number of gales 

 occurred during the first half of the month. 



The mean temperature was nearly three degrees below the normal. 

 The maximum was high and the minimum low, giving a range about 

 eight degrees more than usual. A rise in temperature of 42 degrees 

 in 9 hours occurred on the 25th. 



The mean dew point was considerably lower than the normal ,and 

 the relative humidity, 8 per cent higher than usual. The high hu- 

 midity taken in connection with the large amount of sunshine and 

 clear weather, gives an unusual condition in meteorology here. The 

 amount of sunshine was about a third more than the average, partly 

 accounted for by the extra day in the month. 



J. E. OSTRANDER, Meteorologist 



T. A. BARRY, Observer. 



