REMARKS. 



The weather for the month was hardly as severe as is usual at 

 this season of the year and disagreeable features were not promin- 

 ent. Extremes of temperature and severe storms were noticeably 

 absent although a few short periods of low temperature were 

 recorded. 



A comparison of some of the weather elements with the normals 

 here shows a few features of interest. The mean barometric pres- 

 sure was unusually high although the maximum and minimum were 

 about normal. Fluctuations in pressure were marked and rather 

 large at times, the barometer being generally unsteady during the 

 whole month. The total wind movement was considerably above 

 the January mean, due to three well defined periods of heavy winds. 



The mean temperature was about two degrees above the normal, 

 with about the usual range. The relative humidity was about two 

 per cent lower than usual. The percentage of sunshine recorded 

 was high although the cloudiness observed was about normal. 



The precipitation was about half an inch more than the normal 

 amount ; more falling as rain than as snow. A few days sleighing 

 occurred near the middle of the month. It soon disappeared with 

 warmer weather, leaving the ground bare until the snowfall of the 

 29th, which made excellent sleighing. This was still in good condi- 

 tion when the month closed. 



A. C. MONAHAN, 



Ohsen'er. 



J. E. OSTRANDER, 



Meteorolosist. 



