REMARKS 



The weather during the month, while less stormy than that of 

 January, was far from pleasant The precipitation, while rather 

 small, was nearly all in the form of snow, which added to the 

 large amount on the ground at the beginning of the month made 

 a depth of snow of from two to three feet in unexposed places. 



The most pronounced feature was the unusually low tempera- 

 ture, especially during the last half of the month. The temper- 

 ature was below zero on more than one-third of the days of the 

 month, and on one-half the days the maximum was below freez- 

 ing. Only three days had an average temperature above 

 freezing. 



The mean temperature was about six degrees lower than the 

 normal and the maximum and. minimum^ were both considerably 

 lower than usual. The month proved to be the coldest of the 

 winter. If the period from the 3d to the 2 7th is taken I believe 

 it will show as low a temperature as any period of equal length 

 since this station was established. 



The mean barometer was rather high and the range small for 

 the time of year. The wind movement was about twenty per 

 cent less than the normal and the persistency of direction from 

 the Northwest quadrant was noticeable. Several gales were 

 registered on the pressure chart and some were of considerable 

 severity. 



The mean dew-point the lowest ever recorded at this station 

 for this month and the relative humidity was very low. 



The total precipitation was but little more than one-half the 

 normal and the storms were all small and unimportant. 



The amount of sunshine, while much larger than in January, 

 was somewhat less than normal. 



J. E. OSTRANDER, Meteorologist. 

 G. E. LINDSKOG, Observer. 



