REMARKS. 



The month of February has presented a rather remarkable variety 

 of weather and an unusual range of temperature. Beginning with 

 a severe snow storm in progress and low temperatui'e, the cold 

 increased until 19° below zero was reached on the morning of the 

 3rd. A high wind on the 1st drifted the snow so that the roads 

 were impassible for a time, and traffic at a standstill. The storm 

 was probably the most severe in this section since 1888. The first 

 week of the month was followed by a week of rather warm weather 

 and this by a period of unusually cloudy and stormy weather from 

 the 18th to the ■24th. The month closed with a few bright days of 

 good winter weather. Notwithstanding some exceptionally cold 

 weather the mean temperature for the month was over a degree above 

 the normal. The relative humidity considerably above the average. 



The total wind movement was nearly a thousand miles less than 

 the average for February ; the number of gales comparatively few. 



The precipitation was slightly above the normal while the snow- 

 fall in inches was a little below it. 



Sleighing has continued throughout the month and was in good 

 condition when the month closed. 



J. E. OSTRANDER, Meteorologist. 

 A. C. MONAHAN, Observer. 



