REMARKS 



The most marked characteristics of the weather during the month 

 were the low temperature and large amount of sunshine. To these 

 was added a rather large snowfall with practically no thawing 

 weather. The thermometer registered below zero on ten different 

 days and the maximum temperature was above freezing on only eight 

 days. Much of the snowfall occurred during the night and only four 

 days were cloudy. Sleighing began on the ninth and continued for 

 the rest of the month. The month closed with much snow on the 

 ground and good sleighing on most of the roads. 



The mean barometer was unusually high and the changes in pres- 

 sure were unusually large. The maximum pressure was registered 

 at midnight of the last day of the month and was the highest record 

 ever made at this station. The range of pressure was practically the 

 normal for January. The total wind movement was nearly normal 

 and more than two-thirds was from the northwest quadrant. 



The mean temperature was more than nine degrees below the 

 normal, making it one of our coldest months. It was, however, 2.7 

 degrees warmer than the record of January, 19 18. The maximum 

 temperature was the same as for January, 1896. which was our lowest 

 maximum record for any month. The mmimum temperature was 

 nearly ten degrees lower than the average value for this record. 



The mean relative humidity was very high and the mean dew point 

 was about six degrees lower than the normal. 



The total precipitation was about three-fourths of the normal and 

 practically all of it was snow. 



J. E. OSTRANDER, Meteorologist. 

 G. S. SMITH. Observer. 



