REMARKS 



The weather during the month was more or less abnormal in sev- 

 eral respects ; the most noticeable departures being in the tempera- 

 ture and precipitation records. The general absence of snow on 

 the ground and a large wind movement were other features of 

 interest. 



A comparison of the records of the several weather elements with 

 the normals shows the following characteristics : The mean barom- 

 eter was considerably above the normal January record while the 

 maximum and minimum were about average records. The fluctua- 

 tions in pressure were large even for this time of year although the 

 range was practically normal. 



The mean temperature was about four degrees above the normal 

 making it an unusually warm January. The maximum temperature 

 was normal while the minimum was about ten degrees higher than 

 usual, owing to the absence of extreme zero weather. 



The mean dew point and relative humidity were both slightly 

 higher than the normals. 



The total precipitation was about two-thirds the usual amount and 

 practically all of it occurred as rain, and was generally distributed 

 throughont the month. 



The total wind movement was about one-fourth more than the 

 average, the records of the last four days being especially large. 



The percentage of observed cloudiness was slightly above the 

 average. 



J. E. OSTRANDER, Meteorologist. 

 C. M. DAMON, Observer. 



