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gale from the north-east, occurred on the 1 8th. There were also heavy 

 rains near the close of the month. 



October. — The monthly mean of temperature was 13 deg. below 

 that of October, 1854, and the weather was generally cold for the sea- 

 son, as well as very changeable. Some snow, the first of the season, 

 fell on the 6th, and about the 24th, the weather was unusually cold 

 and stormy, with strong northerly winds. High winds prevailed on 

 eight days; on the evening of the 27th, a very strong gale from the 

 south-west. The thunderetorms of the 29th and 3l8t were very severe 

 in this vicinity. 



November. — The weather of this month was warm and wet, the 

 temperature of the first fifteen days especially, being considerably above 

 the normal mean. The total amount of precipitation was nearly twice 

 the average for November. The last two weeks of the month were 

 very changeable, the barometer oscillating every few days, accompanied 

 by violent winds. A heavy storm occurred . on the 1 1 th and 1 2th, 

 when nearly three inches of water reached the ground. There were a 

 few light snowsqualls during the month, and lightning and thunder on 

 the 15th. 



December. — Until the 23d the weather was generally mild, and re- 

 markably pleasant for the season. About 4 inches of snow fell on the 

 22d, and the weather of the succeeding days, was, without interruption, 

 severely cold. It is worthy of remark that the date at which this 

 change took place, was identical with that on which a change of an 

 opposite character occurred, in December, 1854, at which time a period 

 of mild weather again set in. With the exception of some severe 

 storms, the first two weeks of December, 1855, were unusually pleasant 

 and mild throughout the country. The storm of the 8th and 9th was 

 severely felt over a large portion of the country. The rain here 

 amounted to about 1.50 inches. 



