New York Weather Bureau. 



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TABLE 22. 



Dates of the opening and dosing of Erie Canal. Records to 1871 



obtained from the New York Regents' Reports, 

 furnished hy State Engineer. 



Later records 



YEARS. 



1824. 

 1825. 

 182H 

 1837. 

 3828. 

 1829, 

 1880. 

 1831. 

 1832. 

 1833 

 1834. 

 1835 

 1836, 

 1837 

 1838. 

 1839, 

 1840. 

 1841 

 1842 

 1843, 

 1844 

 1845 

 1846 

 1847 

 1848 

 1849 

 1850 

 1851 

 1852 

 1853 

 1854 

 l'?55 

 1856 

 1857 

 1858 

 1859 



Canal 

 opened. 



April 



April 



April 



April 



March 



May 



April 



April 



April 



April 



April 



April 



April 



April 



April 



April 



April 



April 



April 



May 



April 



April 



April 



May 



May 



May 



April 



April 



April 



April 



May 



May 



May 



May 



April 



April 



YEARS. 



1860 



1861 



1862 



1863 



1864 



1865 



1866 



1867 



1868 



1869 



18T0 



1871 



1872 



1873 



1874 



1875 



1876 



1877 



1878..,.-..., 



1879 



1880 



1881 



1882 



1883 



1884 



1885 



1886 



1887 



188S 



1889 



1890 



1891 



1892 



Average 



Canal 

 opened. 



April 25 



May 

 May 

 May 



May 



May 

 May 

 May 

 May 

 May 



May 

 May 

 May 

 May 

 May 

 May 



April 30 



1 

 1 

 6 

 4 

 6 

 10 



April 24 

 May 13 



May 



May 5 



May 18 



May 4 



May 8 



April 15 



May 8 



April 16 



May 13 



April 1 1 

 May 



6 



11 



1 



7 

 10 



1 



April 28 



May 5 



May 1 



April 37 



Canal 

 closed. 



December 12 

 December 10 

 December 10 

 December 9 

 December 8 

 December 12 

 December 13 

 December 20 

 December 7 

 December 10 

 December 10 

 December 1 

 December 1 

 December 5 

 December 5 

 November 30* 

 December 1 

 December 7 

 December 7 

 December 6 

 November 21* 

 December 8 

 December 7 

 December 1 

 December 1 

 December 1 

 December 1 

 December 1 

 December 3 

 November 30 

 November 30 

 December 5 



December 6 



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o ? 

 ° 13 



232 



224 

 234 

 223 

 223 

 226 

 226 

 239 

 217 

 218 

 214 

 320 

 202 

 205 

 215 

 197 

 211 

 214 

 337 

 313 

 S20 

 211 

 241 

 208 

 209 

 205 

 314 

 208 

 207 

 214 

 316 

 215 



224 



* By ice. 



