REMARKS 



During the month of February the weather was generally pleas- 

 ant with an unsually large number of bright sunshining days. Only 

 four days were classed as cloudy, and more than one half the days 

 were clear. No zero weather was noted and the temperature was 

 considerably above the normal. The ground was practically free 

 from snow until the last week of the month. The precepitation was 

 very small until the last week, when a considerable amount occurred. 



The records of the several weather elements show the following 

 features of interest : The mean borometer was low for mid-winter, 

 and the range considerably less than the normal. The maximum 

 pressure was considerably lower than the normal for this feature. 

 The total wind movement was slightly more that the normal, and the 

 direction was from the northwest quadrant most of the time. 



The mean temperature was above four degrees higher than the 

 normal, and the range only about two-thirds of the normal amount. 

 This was largely due to the fact that the minimum temperature was 

 nearly seventeen degrees higher than the average value for this 

 feature. The period between the maximum and minimum tempera- 

 tures of the month was less than two and one-half days. 



The mean dew point was about three degrees above the normal, 

 and the relative humidity was nearly normal. 



The total precipitation was about one-half an inch less than the 

 normal, and the greater part occurred as rain. A heavy snow fall 

 occurred during the last week of the month, but it melted rapidly, so 

 that there was but little sleighing. 



The number of hours of sunshine recorded was greater than any 

 previous record for February at this station. 



The month closed with a drizzling rain in progress, and a rather 

 high temperature. 



J. E. OSTRANDER, Meteorologist. 

 A. L. CHANDLER, Observer. 



