REMARKS 



The weather during February was exceptional in many ways. The 

 barometer, which had reached the unprecedented height of 30.99 

 inches at midnight on the last day of the previous month, continued 

 to rise until 10 a. m. on the first, when 31.05 inches was recorded, 

 making a new high record for pressure at this station. The changes 

 in pressure during the month were generally large and some were 

 rather rapid. The total range of pressure for the month nearly 

 equalled the normal range for an entire year. The marked baro- 

 metric activity was not appreciably reflected in the total wind move- 

 ment of the month. 



The snowfall was by far the most noticeable feature of the month. 

 The large amount of snow which had accumulated during January, 

 owing to the absence of any appreciable thaw during that month, 

 was augmented by a very large snowfall during February. A single 

 storm early in the month was one of the most severe in recent years. 

 This was followed by several storms of moderate amounts through- 

 out the month, so that the total exceeded two and one-half feet. With 

 practically no thawing weather during the month the accumulated 

 snowfall of two months was practically all on the ground when the 

 month closed. Although more or less settlement had taken place 

 the ground was covered with from two and one-half to three and 

 one-half feet. 



Another feature of interest was the temperature. While the mean 

 for the month was only about three degrees lower than the normal, 

 the temperature was above freezing but little of the time. The tem- 

 perature dropped to eighteen degrees below zero on the first and the 

 mean hourly for that day w^as below zero. Near the end of the 

 month very low temperatures were again noted. With the advent 

 of warmer weather during the coming month swollen rivers and 

 streams and damage from high water seems inevitable. 



J. E. OSTRANDER, Meteorologist. 

 G. S. SMITH, Observer. 



