REMARKS 



The predominating feature of the weather for the month was the 

 extreme cold which prevailed with practically no cessation during the 

 entire period. The month opened with the first three days averaging 

 below zero for each day, and taken with the last three days of Decem- 

 ber when the same conditions prevailed, gave a period of six consecu- 

 tive days when the mean hourly temperature was below zero — an un- 

 precedented record for this locality. Just as the preceding month 

 was the coldest December on our repords, so the month just closed 

 proved to be the coldest January of which we have any record at this 

 station. In fact it was the coldest month of which there is any 

 authentic record for Amherst, dating back to 1836. 



There was but one day during the month when the mean tempera- 

 ture was above freezing, and since the last of November there have 

 been but three days with a mean hourly temperature above 32 degrees. 

 While the minimum temperature for January was not quite so low as 

 the December minimum, the mean temperature for January was about 

 three and one-half degrees lower than the December mean. The 

 usual January thaw did not put in an appearance. The month closed 

 with zero weather on the last day. 



The mean barometer was extremely low in contrast with the un- 

 usually high record for December. The range of pressure was much 

 greater than usual, due to the very hnv record made near the middle 

 of the month. The total wind movement was considerably more than 

 the normal and nearly the whole time was from the Northwest quad- 

 rant. 



The total precipitation was about one-half inch more than normal 

 and the snowfall of more than eighteen inches was much greater than 

 usual. 



The mean dew point was extremely low, due to the low temperature 

 which prevailed. The mean relative humidity was about the only nor- 

 mal feature for the month. 



The hours of bright sunshine recorded were considerably more than 

 usual. 



J. E. OSTRANDER, Meteorologist. 

 A. L. CHANDLER, Observer. 



