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FEBRUARY.
Barometer.
The mean pressure for the month was 29.98 inches
being practically the same as the mean for the month
for the preceding 30 years, viz., 29.99. It fell from
30.5 on the 1st to 29.2 on the 6th, rising gradually to 30.2 on the
16th, and then falling to 29.2 at the end of the month.
Thermometers.
The mean maximum temperature was 40.0 the mean
for the preceding 30 years being 45.8. It was 33
degrees on the 3rd of the month and gradually rose to 54 degrees
on the 28th. The mean minimum temperature was 30.8 degrees as
compared with 34.7 degrees, the mean for the month during the
preceding 30 years. The lowest record was on the 16th, when it
registered 17 degrees.
Rainfall.
Rain fell on 9 days and snow 1 day during the
month, the total rainfall being 0.94 inches as compared
with 1.69 the mean for the preceding 35 years.
Wind.
During most of the month the wind was from the
E. or N.E., until the last 2 days, when it became S.W.
MARCH.
Barometer.
The mean pressure for the month was 30 inches as
compared with 29.9 the mean for the preceding 30
years. Rising from 29.3 on the 1st to over 30 on the 16th, gradually
falling to slightly below 29 on the 25th and then rising rapidly to
29.8 on the 26th.
Thermometers.
The mean maximum temperature was 54 degrees as
compared with 50.1 degrees the mean for the preceding
30 years. With variations the registrations kept between 50 and
60 degrees throughout the month. The mean minimum temperature
was 37.4 degrees as compared with 35.3 the mean for the preceding
30 years. The lowest point was reached on the 7th when 27
degrees was registered.