February weather was less severe than the normal. The 

 month opened with generally lower temperatures, the mer- 

 cury falling to or below zero on the 3cl and 6th. The 

 ground remained bare of snow until the 9th, when there was 

 a general and quite heavy snowfall, except on the immediate 

 coast, where rain fell. The month closed with a storm of 

 moderate energy, both rain and snow falling, followed by a 

 decided fall in temperature, and high winds and gales on the 

 27th and 28th. 



March was unseasonably cold as a whole, the temperature 

 ranging at or near zero to an unusually late date, and the 

 mean for the month 1)eing 3 to 5 degrees below the monthly 

 normal. The snowfall was greatly in excess of the March 

 average, generally exceeding the fall of the three months 

 preceding. Heavy gales and storms caused great damage 

 to shipping on the coast, wnth considerable loss of life. 

 After the 2(ith the temperature was decidedly higher, and 

 with rains during the closing days the snow rapidly disap- 

 peared, so that at the end of the month the ground was 

 generally bare. 



April was a seasonable month, no marked departures from 

 the normals occurring in any of the elements. During the 

 three first days the temperature was low, but after the 4th 

 it ranged near the monthly average. The highest tempera- 

 tures were generally on the 21st, with the maxima mostly 

 between 70° and 75°. The precipitation was well distributed 

 through the period and over the State, with only slight de- 

 partures from the monthly average. The principal storm 

 occurred on the 9th and 10th, with heavy precipitation, gen- 

 erally as rain, and high winds along the coast. The month 

 as a whole was pleasant, and the season was near the average 

 at its close. 



Temperature axd Rainfall for the Whole Country. 



[From United States National Weekly Weather Bulletin. 5 



W^eek ending 2Ia>/ 7. — The week averaged warmer than 

 usual in the middle and north Pacific coast districts ; also in 

 the west Gulf States and in all districts east of the Missis- 

 sippi River, with the exception of the upper Mississippi 

 valley, the western portion of the upper Lake region and 



