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that nothing was damaged except peaches, and those but 

 slightly. 



It was the diyest March on record in the history of the 

 Weather Bureau at Boston. At Fall River, Monroe and 

 Vineyard Haven the amount of precipitation was over two 

 inches, but elsewhere it was from three-fourths to one and 

 three-fourths inches, and was from two to three and one- 

 half inches below the usual amount for the month. The 

 snowfall was small and the ground was bare the most of the 

 month. The Connecticut River opened before the 15th, and 

 many wild birds made their appearance. At the end of the 

 month the season was about two weeks ahead of the average. 



Ajjril, 1894. 



April was warm and dry in all interior districts, and cool 

 and wet along the south-eastern coast. The warmest day 

 was generally on the 27th, the temperature rising to 72° to 

 82*^. The lowest was everywhere on the 3d, when it fell 

 to from 5** to 20° below freezing. The mornings of the 25th 

 and 30th were quite cold, but little damage to crops was re- 

 ported. 



The deficiency in rainfall for the month was 1.51 inches 

 at Amherst, but along the coast it was slightly in excess, 

 the greater part coming with the snow-storms of the 9th, 

 11th and 12th. The latter storm was very severe along the 

 coast. High gales prevailed, and with the damp heavy snow 

 did great damage to telegraph and telephone service, the 

 poles on some lines being laid flat for miles. Train service 

 was delayed on that account. It was very dry at the end 

 of the month, but all farm work and growth of vegetation 

 was about two weeks ahead of the average. 



Temperature and Rainfall for the Whole Country. 



Fr.oM United States Weathee-Ceop Bulletins. 



Weeh ending May 7. — Week warm and weather condi- 

 tions favorable for growing crops in all sections east of 

 Rocky Mountains. Week cool on Pacific coast, except over 

 interior valleys of California, where hot, dry weather pre- 

 vailed. Very little rain fell except in upper Lake region, 



