. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Weather Watch MASSACHUSETTS The month of February was cold, aver- aging degrees a day below normal, coldest February since 1980. Maximum temperature was 45 degrees on the 2nd and 7th, minimum was minus 3 degrees on the 15th The only warmer than average days were the 2nd and 7th. Cooler than average days were the 5th, 10th and 12-15th Precipitation totaled only inches or 2'A inches below normal. There was measurable precipitation on only fourdays, with 111 Inches on the 7-10th as the grea- test storm, and not much else. Thi
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Weather Watch MASSACHUSETTS The month of February was cold, aver- aging degrees a day below normal, coldest February since 1980. Maximum temperature was 45 degrees on the 2nd and 7th, minimum was minus 3 degrees on the 15th The only warmer than average days were the 2nd and 7th. Cooler than average days were the 5th, 10th and 12-15th Precipitation totaled only inches or 2'A inches below normal. There was measurable precipitation on only fourdays, with 111 Inches on the 7-10th as the grea- test storm, and not much else. This was the driest February since 1980 and the fourth driest in our records We are about IV4 inches above normal for 1987 but about 1 ^4 inches behind 1986. There was a total of 13 inches of snow; 10 inches came on the 10th Total sunshine was the high- est ever recorded for February. March was just slightly on the warm side, averaging degrees a day above normal. Maximum temperature was 69 degrees on the 25th and minimum 14 degrees on the 5th Warmer than average periods were the 7-8th, 24-27th and 29- 31st Cooler than average periods were the2-5th, 10-17th and 21st Precipitation totaled inches or about 1/3 inch below normal. There was measu- rable precipitation on 12 days, with inches on the 1-2nd as the greatest storm. We are about an inch above normal for the year to date and about an inch behind 1986 for the period. There were only SVz inches of snow recorded. I. E. D NOVA SCOTIA We experienced a tough winter. The mean temperature for February was minus degrees C, which is colder than the 30 year average of minus We had no rain in February but a snowfall of cm. On March 2 we had another big snowstorm, making us well supplied with the white stuff. People in low lying areas were keep- ing their fingers crossed for a moderate spring thaw. The grip of our winter was somewhat broken by March 31. A few sunny days during the latter part of March did much to
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