s ' Sturdy Pousse willows cheered the Lls- 

 tener's desiTTn the midst of the Siberian 

 e cold of day before yesterday. They were 

 h picked in Stoughton. 



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FEBRUARY WAS WINTRY. 



Much Colder and More Snow Than 

 Usual — Blue Hill Observatory Re- 

 port. 



Unusually cold weather prevailed 

 thoughout February. The mean tem- 

 perature of the month was 18.2 de- 

 grees, 7 degrees lower than the nor- 

 mal and the coldest since 1885. The 

 highest temperature reached was 46 

 degrees on the 14th, and the lowest 

 was 8 below zero on the 23d. The 

 temperature fell below zero on five 

 different days, and rose above freez- 

 ing on 12 days. The total snowfall of 

 32 inches was twice the usual amount 

 and the greatest in February since 

 1899. Snow fell on 14 different days, 

 and the greatest amount any one day 

 was 16 inches on the 5th. Very little 

 rain fell during the mouth, only .26 

 inch being recorded. The ground was 

 continuously covered with snow, the 

 largest amount being 21 inches on 

 the 5th and 6th, andi the smallest 4 

 inches on the 17th. There were more 

 clear days than usual and the total 

 amount of sunshine was almost 20 per- 

 cent greater than the average. The 

 relative humidity was less than nor- 

 mal, and there was more wind than 

 usual. The prevailing wind was from 

 the northwest and gales occurred on 

 the 3rd and 25th. Auroras were ob- 

 served on the 7th, 9th and 11th, that 

 of the 9th being unusually brilliant. 



L. A. WELLS, 

 Blue Hill Observatory. 



