The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-03

were above normal with minimums above freezing on a number of days. Precipitation was general during this period and was mostly in the form of rain, only trace of snow remaining on the ground on the 18th From the 18th to the end of the month moderately low temper atures prevailed, With generally clear skies and no precipitation.
 The extremes in temperature for the month were 46 and IS degrees, respectively; the mean temperature PIP; the total precipitation 5.91 inches; and the snowfall 1877 in.
 March.
 While the month averaged 1.2 de- grees below normal in temperature, there were no unusually high or low readings, the extremes being 45 and IS degrees. A 12-day period of precipitation began on the 18th, and while there was also some light rain or snow on few other days. remainder of the month was gen. erally quite pleasant, with 100 per cent of sunshine on a number of days. The total precipitation for the month was APO inches, and the snowfall 27.9 inches. ai,s
 April.
 The feature of the weather of this month was the deficiency in precipitation, the total being 1.69 inches as against normal of 4.99 inches There were only days with measurable quantity, and only one day with snowfall, the l1th, with 10 inch. The mean temperature, 41.9 degrees, was 0.7 degrees above normal, due mainly to the unseasonably warm weather of the last decade, during which period maximum temperatures rang ed from 55 to GA degrees. As t whole, the month was quite plea sant, with an abundance of sun shine.
 May.
 With q total of 3.53 inches Of precipitation, the month of May had only about two-thirds of the normal amount, though a measur- able quantity was recorded on 14 days. There was an average daily deficiency in temperature of 1.5 de grees, but no marked extremes were recorded. The highest was 69 de- h., ha lat ct 30 degrees on the Sd.
 Although the total precipitation, 5.30 inches, was but little more than the normal amount for June, there was much cloudiness and as d result the mean temperature, 51.9 degrees, was 30 degrees below the average of 22 previous Junes. The temperature ranged from a maxi mum of 75 degrees on the 18th to minimum of 40 degrees on the 2d.
 July.
 The month of July had still more cloudy weather than June, and showed an average daily deficiency in temperature of 5.1 degrees, the mean for the month being -52.7 de- grees. The extremes were 73 and 41 degrees, respectively A meas urable quantity of precipitation fell on 23 days, and the total, 10.50 inches, was more than double the normal amount.
 August.
 The temperature in August aver aged practically normal, the mean for the month being 54.6 degrees and the departure -0S degree. On the 9th occurred the highest tenn perature of the year, 7S degrees, while the minimum of the month was 40 degrees on the 31st. All though there was slightly more sun shine than in July and one less day with rain, the total rainfall was greater The amount was 11.0s inches, but the normal amount is also greater, being I'll inches as against 4.94 inches for July.
 September.
 Clear skies and bright sunshine the first decade of the month, but on the 11th rainy spell set in that continued beyond the end of the month with the ex- ception of the 24th. During the 19 days with precipitation there was total of 12.27 inches, as agains. normal for the month of 10.55 inches. A fall of PIP inches oc cured in 24 consecutive hours on