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period many large trees were uprooted and considerable 
damage was done by the lightning. 
March. 
Winterly weather prevailed on many days, with snow, and 
accompanied by frost, although of no great severity. Mean 
temperature was a degree under the normal, and there were 
but few mild days. Rough winds blew on several days, 
particularly on the 9th and 31st, but the general direction 
varied much, and there were constant fluctuations of the 
barometer. . 
April. 
The earlier part of the month was mild, but with the advent 
of Easter on the 19th an exceptionally severe winterly period 
(for so late in the season) was ushered in. Snow fell almost 
daily, culminating with great snowstorms, more in character 
with Christmas than Easter, on the 23rd and 24th. Although 
the melted snow on the morning of the 24th measured .81 ins., 
this fall was considerably less than what occurred in many 
places in the south of England, where roads were rendered 
impassable by the depth of the snow. The mean temperature 
of the month was 3.4 degrees below the average, and it was 
the coldest April since 1891. 
May. 
A cheering change took place with the coming of May, and 
the contrast from the great snows of the 4th week of April 
was remarkable. The month was warm throughout, which is 
rarely the case in May. and the mean temperature of the month 
was the highest for forty years past. \\ arm. growing rains 
during the first half of the month forced on the much retarded 
vegetation, and the fruit blossoms were unchecked by frost, 
and formed a magnificent spectacle in the middle of the month. 
Mean temperature, which was 4.4 degrees above the a\erage, 
was as much as 13 degrees higher than that of April : in fact, 
it was a sudden jump from winter into summer, the 
thermometer failing to reach 60 degrees on only three days, 
and exceeding 70 degrees on four days. 
