REMARKS 



The backwardness of the season, so marked during April, con- 

 tinued throughout the whole of this month. Generally cool 

 nights and the lack of sufficient soil moisture materially retarded 

 the progress of the season. The wind was from the north points 

 of the compass most of the time and there was but little really 

 warm weather. The precipitation was notably deficient and the 

 few storms very light. In this section it has proved to be the 

 latest spring in many years. 



The barometer was generally low during nearly the whole 

 month and the mean value one of our lowest for May. The 

 range of pressure was slightly more than usual owing to a low 

 minimum record rather early in the month. The wind movement 

 was considerably more than normal. 



The mean temperature was more than two degrees below the 

 normal making it one of the coldest Mays on our records. The 

 maximum temperature was seven degrees below the normal for 

 this feature and that record was made early in the month. The 

 minimum temperature was nearly normal. 



Notwithstanding the low temperature there were no frosts at 

 the station after the first week of the month. On low lands in 

 the vicinity frosts were reported rather late in the month. The 

 last week of the month was marked by rather cold nights. 



The mean dew point was rather low and the relative humidity 

 very high for this time of year. 



The total precipitation was about one-third of the normal and 

 most of it occurred before the middle of the month. The amount 

 of cloudiness was more than usual. 



J. E. OSTRANDER, Meteorologist 

 JAMES BOWER Jr., Observer. 



