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the values being generally greater than usual at both coast and lake 

 stations. The maximum velocity recorded was 59 miles per hour 

 at Buffalo on the ITth. 



Distant thunder was noted at New Lisbon on the 4th, and on the 

 17th thunderstorms were reported from the extreme southwestern 

 section, being violent near the shore of Lake Erie. 



Hail fell on the 17th and 24th, and sleet on the 4th, 5th, 10th, 

 14th, 15th, 17th and 20th. 



Auroras were reported from three stations on the 2d, and from 

 one station on the 29th. 



General Features of the Weather. 



The temperature conditions of January varied widely, mild 

 weather during the first decade being followed by a period of large 

 fluctuations until the last week, which was uniformly cold. Several 

 stations reported maxima of t50 degrees or more on the 4th and 5th, 

 while on the coldest day, the 25th, the minima reached 26 degrees 

 below zero in northern New York. 



The precipitation over the greater part of the State was light, 

 the number of stormy days being considerably less than usual. 

 General rains occurred on the 4th and on the. 17th and 28th near 

 the coast ; but with these exceptions precipitation generally occurred 

 in the form of snow. Warm waves on the 10th and 17th prevented 

 the snow covering from remaining long on the ground in the central 

 and southern sections ; but during the cold period following the 

 23d the depth was greater than at any previous time during the 

 winter, the high winds which prevailed at the time causing much 

 drifting, especially in the western and southeastern counties. 



About the usual cloudiness for the winter months obtained dur- 

 ing January. 



