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Auroras were observed at St. Jolinsville on the 2d and 17th and 

 at Bedford on the 2d. 



Hail fell on the 6th, 8th, 9th, 16th, 25th, 27th, 29th, 30th; and 

 sleet on the 6th, 9th, 11th, 12th, 14th and 25th. 



Solar halos were observed on the 7th, 10th, 14th, 16th ; and 

 Lunar halos on the 4th, 11th and 30th. 



General Features of the Weather. 



This month was somewhat warmer than usual, the excess of tem- 

 perature occurring mainlj^ during the first week, and near the close 

 of the month, with generally seasonable weather in the interval. 



More than the usual rain and snowfall occurred over the State at 

 large, the greatest excesses occurring in the region of the southern 

 Adirondacks. As usual, in November, the storm frequency was 

 decidedly greater than for the preceding autumn months, while the 

 percentage of cloudy weather was very large, especially in the west 

 and north. A heavj^ snowfall occurred in restricted northern and 

 highland sections, and eastward of Lake Ontario, but generally the 

 fall was slight and quickly disappeared. 



Six areas of high and niue areas of low pressure influenced the 

 weather in this vicinity daring the month, with the exception of the 

 storms of the 9tli and 11th, the depressions were of moderate energy. 

 About half of their number approached this State from the south- 

 west, following, nearly, the winter course, while of the remainder, 

 three passed eastsvard along the Canadian border, and one was 

 central over the Atlantic. The anti-cyclones, as a rule, moved south- 

 eastward from their place of appearance on the Pacific Coast, but 

 with a tendency to spread northward when near the Atlantic States. 

 The absence of the severe winter weather which was reported in the 

 West was probably due, in part, to the southerly trend of the highs. 



The following is a brief account of the atmospheric movements 

 of the month : 



Low I, 29.6 inches, originating over the Mexican Gulf, moved 

 northeastward, and was central over New York on the 2d to 3d, 

 bringing the heaviest general rains of the month, with mild weather 



High I followed a southerly course to the Atlantic States, spread- 

 ing along the coast on the 3d to 5th and maintaining the moderate 

 temperatures. 



