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The precipitation was nearly all snoxv, the total ranging 

 from 11 to 36 inches. A severe storm on the 5th was 

 accompanied by gales of from 60 to 70 miles per hour. The 

 month as a whole was a very severe one. 



The weather of March was more moderate than usual, 

 with only two severe storms. The average temperature 

 ranged from 1° to 4° above the average for March. The 

 minimum temperatures of the first decade were low, and the 

 maximum temperatures during the closing days were high 

 for the season. At the close of the month the ground was 

 free from snow. 



April as a whole was very unseasonable, with weather con- 

 ditions more like March than April. The monthly average 

 temperature was from 1° to 4° below the April normal. 

 There was much cloudiness and a heavy fall of snow, from 

 2 to 18 inches, on the 8th, 9th and 10th. The month closed 

 with the season from ten days to a fortnight later than 

 usual. 



May opened with seasonable weather, but there was a 

 marked drop in temperature, and it continued very cool 

 until the 9th. From the 10th to the 20th the weather was 

 seasonal. The remainder of the month was unusually cool, 

 light to moderate frosts occurring on several nights. There 

 was also a deficiency of sunshine for the month, although 

 the monthly precipitation was generally deficient in amount. 

 The month was one of the most unpleasant of its name. 



Unseasonably cool weather continued until June 15. 

 From that date to the close of the month the daily tempera- 

 tures were generally above the normal. There was much 

 cloudy, unsettled weather during the first two weeks. The 

 last half of the month was quite dry, the rainfall being 

 light and irregularly distributed. There was also much sun- 

 shine, and by the 25th there was general need of rain. 

 Owing to uniformly cool weather during the first half of 

 the month, there were very few thunderstorms, but during 

 the rest of the month they occurred with average frequency. 



The weather of July was seasonal, with abundant sun- 

 shine and uniformly high temperatures through the entire 

 month. The monthly means were from 1 to 1^4 above the 



