REMARKS 



The weather during the month was good winter weather with 

 most of the variations and rapid changes which often mark the 

 mid-winter season. Several thaws and snowstorms occurred but 

 only one short period of extremely cold weather when the lowest 

 temperature of the season was reached. A generally high bar- 

 ometer prevailed and some of the storms occurred when the 

 barometer was rnuch higher than normal. There were many 

 gales although the total wind movement was comparatively 

 small. There was sufficient snow to maintain fair sleighing 

 about one-half the month. 



The mean barometer was unusually high and there were only 

 three days when the maximum barometer was below 30 inches. 

 The mimimum barometer was considerably above the normal 

 giving a range of pressure considerably less than usual at this 

 time of year. The total wind movement was a thousand miles 

 less than usual, The wind was quite variable although nearly 

 all was from the westerly directions. 



The m':)nth was slightly warmer than normal and the range of 

 temperature was comparatively large. The period from the 13th 

 to the 19th was the coldest part of the month. 



The mean dew-point and relative humidity were both slightly 

 higher than usual. 



The total precipitation was slightly below the average and 

 was well distributed throughout the month. A considerable 

 portion of it occurred as snow although there were no very 

 large storms. 



The amount of sunshine was about normal although the num- 

 ber of cloudy days was large. 



J. E. OSTRANDER, Meteorologist. 

 G. E. LINDSKOG, Observer. 



