REMARKS 



The weather during January was most unseasonable in its tem- 

 perature, and exceptional in its barometric pressure. Throughout the 

 month the weather conditions resembled the normal conditions of 

 March much more closely than those of January. The absence of 

 snow on the ground, excepting for short periods, tended to increase 

 the resemblance to early spring rather than midwinter weather. 



A comparison of the records of the various weather elements with 

 those of former years shows the following interesting features : The 

 mean barometer was higher than the normal, and the range of pres- 

 sure was the largest ever noted for a single month at this station. 

 The minimum barometer, on the third, was the lowest recorded here 

 since this station was established. The minimum for Feb., 1895, 

 of 28.56 inches was, however, but one one-hundredth of an inch 

 higher than this month's record. 



The mean temperature for the month broke all records for Jan- 

 uary, at Amherst, back to 1836 — as far back as our records extend. 

 The average temperature was more than 10° higher than the normal 

 and, taken in connection with the unusually high temperature of the 

 preceding month, makes a record for an "open winter" up to this 

 date that has not been approached during the last 75 years. The 

 mean temperature of the past two months was more than 8 degrees 

 above the average value for that period. 



The mean dew point was more than eight degrees above the nor- 

 mal, and the relative humidity slightly greater than usual. 



The total precipitation was more than one-half an inch greater 

 than the normal, and practically all of it occurred as rain. 



The total wind movement was considerably more than usual, and 

 the daily movement on the 4th, following the low barometer of the 

 3d, was one of our largest daily records here. The prevailing direc- 

 tion of the wind was rather unusual for this season of the year. 



J. E. OSTRANDER, Meteorologist. 

 H. W. ANGIER, Observer. 



