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Wind. The wind was S.W. for the first 9 days, then N.E. and
E. until the 22nd, when it again veered to the S.W. and
continued there during the remainder of the month.
FEBRUARY.
Barometer. The mean pressure for the month was 30 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 17th to 29.3 on the 27th.
Thermometers. The mean maximum temperature was 50.8.
the mean for the preceding 30 years being 45.8,
The highest point reached was 60 degrees on the 20th of the month.
The mean minimum temperature was 40.3 degrees, as compared
with 34 7 degrees the mean for the month during the preceding 30
years. The lowest record was on the 2nd, when it registered 30
degrees. The lowest in 1902 was 17 degrees.
Rainfall. Rain fell on 11 days during the month, the total
rainfall being 0.91 inches, as compared with 1.69 the
mean for the preceding 35 years.
Wind. During the month the wind was from the West, chiefly
S.W.
MARCH.
Barometer. The mean pressure for the month was 29.8 inches,
being the same as the mean for the preceding 30
years.
Thermometers. The mean maximum temperature was 53.5
degrees, as compared with 50.1 degrees the
mean for the preceding 30 years. The mean minimum temperature
was 37.4 degrees, as compared with 35.3 the mean for the preceding