REMARKS 



Good winter weather was in eviden :e throughout the whole 

 month. Sleighing started with a sleety snow on the 5th and con- 

 tinued for the remainder of the month. The snowstorm of the 

 20th was the heaviest storm of the season and much of it was still 

 on the ground when the month closed. While there was much 

 sunshine the temperature was below freezing nearly all the time. 

 The number of clear days was unusually large, and the nights 

 were generally clear and cold. The wind was persistently from 

 the northerly points of the compass. 



The mean barometer was slightly higher than the normal 

 and the range of pressure was very small for the time of year. 

 The total range for the month occurred on the 19th-20th when 

 the heavy snowfall occurred. This rapid fall of the barometer 

 of more than an inch was followed by the heaviest wind of the 

 month on the 21st, when the only gale was registered. 



The mean hourly temperature was more than three degrees 

 lower than the normal and the maximum temperature was below 

 freezing on more than one-half the days of the month. Not a 

 single day showed an average hourly temperature above freezing. 



The range of temperature on the 25th was but little less 

 than the range for the entire month. 



The mean dew point was more than four degrees lower than 

 usual and the relative humidity was practically normal. 



The total precipitation was about three-fourths of the 

 normal and nearly all of it was snow and sleet. 



The total wind movement was about a thotisand miles less 

 than usual. 



The amount of bright sunshine was about thirty per cent 

 more than the normal after allowing for the extra day of the 

 month. 



J. E. OSTRANDER, Meteorologist. 



H. H. SHEPARD, Observer. 



