REMARKS 



The weather during February was marked by much more than the 

 usual amount of extreme cold — the temperature going below zero on 

 eleven days — and large fluctuations in the barometer's records. The 

 interval between the maximum and minimum barometer for the month 

 was only about thirty hours, and the fall of more than one inch in 

 twelve hours on the 14th showed a change in pressure seldom 

 equalled for rapidity here. Accompanying this change in pressure 

 was one of the most severe snow-storms of recent years. The first 

 week of the month was much more nearly normal than any other 

 part. 



The records of the several weather elements show the following as 

 the more important features : The mean barometer was nearly a 

 tenth of an inch higher than the normal and the fluctuations in pres- 

 sure were generally large. The maximum, minimum and range of 

 pressure were practically normal. The total wind movement was 

 about a thousand miles more than usual — more than one-third of the 

 days showing a large daily movement. Nearly three-fourths of the 

 wind was from the northerly points of the compass. 



The mean temperature was nearly seven degrees below the normal, 

 making it one of the coldest months since this station was estab- 

 lished. Owing to the low minimum of the month the range was con- 

 siderably larger than usual. On the 12th and,i6th the mean hourly 

 temperature was below zero. 



The total precipitation was slightly more than the normal ; more 

 than two inches resulting from the severe snowstorm of the 13th- 

 14th. Nearly all of the precipitation was in the form of snow. 



The mean dew point was extremely low and the relative humidity 

 was much lower than usual. The amount of sunshine was considera- 

 bly more than the normal. Sleighing began on the 14th and con- 

 tinued throughout the remainder of the month. 



J. E. OSTRANDER, Meteorologist 

 E. K. DEXTER, Observer. 



