91.5 on May of last year, 91.3 in 1900, and 90.1, the mean 

 of the May averages of the last ten years. 



Of the total amount of spring })lowing contemplated, it is 

 estimated that 72.3 per cent was actually done up to May 1, 

 against 67 per cent at the corresponding date last year and 

 a ten-year average of 71.1 per cent. 



Weather Summary, Jan. 1 to May 1, 1902. 



[Furnished by the Weather Bureau, Boston.] 



The weather during January was uneventful and unusually 

 pleasant for the midwinter season. There was much sun- 

 shine and precipitation in measurable amounts on an average 

 of 8 days. The precipitation was below the average in all 

 sections, although it was quite well distributed. The chief 

 feature in connection wnth this element w^as the snowfall, 

 which was far below the averao;e for this month. The aver- 

 age for the State was 8.5 inches, which is several inches 

 below the usual amount for January ; but, owing to the uni- 

 formly low temperature, the mean of Avhich was 1.5 below 

 the normal of the month, the ground was well covered with 

 snow, giving good sleighing most of the period. The tem- 

 perature conditions were very ftivorable to ice interests, and 

 the weather generally ada})ted to out-door industries. 



The weather of February was of the tyi)e usually experi- 

 enced during this month. There were several storms of 

 marked intensity, accompanied by general and heavy pre- 

 cipitation, with high winds and gales. The most conspicu- 

 ous of these occurred on the 2d and 17th. The rain and 

 attending high temperature caused a rapid melting of the 

 snow on the ground, and the result was swollen rivers and 

 streams. Fortunately, the depth of the snow was not great 

 and the damages from high water not great or general . The 

 monthly precipitation was nearly 2 inches above the normal. 

 The temperature ranged near the seasonal average, without 

 notal)lc features in the extremes. 



March was generally unseasonable, some of the weather 

 elements departing greatly from the monthly average. The 

 most important departures were in the temperature and the 

 precipitation. The monthly mean of the former was 8° 

 above the normal, and in some localities the excess amounted 



