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MARCH MILD AND WET. 









Vegetation Two Weeks More Advanced 

 Than Usual According to Blue Hill 









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unusually mild and there were f re- j 

 quent rains. The mean temperature of 

 S9.6 degrees was 6.1 degrees above nor- 

 mal and the highest in March since 

 1903. Last year it was 33.3 degrees. , 

 The temperature rose above freezing on 

 all but two days and the highest , 

 reached Avas 69 degrees on the 25th. 

 The lowest of the month was 4 degrees 

 on the Sth. The total precipitation of 

 5.32 inches was .98 inch more than the 

 average amount and the most in March 

 since 1906. In March. 1912, the total 

 was 5.26 inches. A measurable quan- 

 tity of rain or snow fell on 16 days and 

 the most in one day was. 1.05 on the 

 37th. Two inches of snow fell during 

 the month as coin|ian'(l with 11 inches 

 in March, 1912. 



Tlie mean relative humidity of 69.6 

 per cent, was 2.0 per cent, less than 

 normal, while last year the mean for 

 the month was 68.2 per cent. There 

 Avas slightly more than the usual 

 cloudiness and 3 per cent, less than the 

 average amount of sunshine. There 

 was more wind than usual and the 

 prevailing direction was west. The 

 maximum velocitv of the month was 

 64 mih's jier hoiir from the south on 

 the 27th and there were gales on four 

 other davs. Thunder storms occurred 

 on four days, the most on record for 

 March. Ice disappeared from the 

 neighboring ponds on the 14th. the ear- 

 liest date since 1903. It is estimated 

 that vegetation in this vicinity is two 

 weeks more advanced than usual. 



L. A. Wells. 



Blue Hill Observatory. 



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