REMARKS 



The weather during February was considerably colder than 

 usual, although it was much less severe than that of the preceding 

 month. With but a very light fall of snow, the low temperature 

 preserved the sleighing during the greater part of the month. Only 

 two storms of any amount occurred and both were mostly rain. 

 Low barometer and very high winds were especially marked during 

 the first of these two storms. 



The records of the several weather elements show these features 

 of interest : The mean barometer was fully a tenth of an inch lower 

 than the normal and the maximum pressure was two- tenths less than 

 the average of the February maximums. The minimum barometer, 

 which was noted during the heavy storm of the 2ist-22d, was one of 

 the lowest records at this station in recent years. The pressure 

 recovered more than an inch in the i8 hours following the time of 

 lowest reading. The total wind movement on the two days, 2 2d-23d, 

 was over a thousand miles. Much more than the usual amount of 

 wind was from the northwest quadrant. 



The mean temperature was more than two degrees below the 

 normal and the maximum for the month was nearly 8 degrees lower 

 than the average value for this feature. On account of this low 

 record the range was exceptionally large. The mean hourly tem- 

 perature on the loth shows that date was the coldest so far this year. 



The mean dew point was over four degrees below the normal, 

 while the relative humidity was about the usual value. 



The total precipitation was practically normal and nearly all of 

 it occurred as rain. Moderate thunder and lightning accompanied 

 the storm of the 2ist-22d. The percentage of cloudiness was com- 

 paratively small. 



J. E. OSTRANDER, Meteorologist. 

 R. N. HALLO WELL, Observer. 



