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which it reached at that hour during the month; at the same hour next day it 

 was 34°. The minimum barometer of the month was at 9 p. m. on the 20th. 



TJrhana, Ohio. — On the 20th, at 9 p. m., the barometer was the lowest during 

 the mouth, and the temperature (62^) was higher than at the same hour on any- 

 other day; the next day, at 9 p. m., it had fallen to 28°. Heavy thunder from 

 7i a. m. to 8 a. m. of the 20th; also from lOi p. m. till 1 o'clock next morning, 

 with light hail for about a minute at 11 p. m. 



Westerville, Ohio. — March 20. — Considerable thunder and lightning in the 

 morning ; terrific storm at night. The lowest barometer of the month was at 9 

 p. m. on that day, and the temperature was higher then than at the same hour 

 on any other day; at 9 p. m. next day the temperature was 31^°. 



HilIshoro7/gh, Ohio. — March 20. — Thunder, lightning, and rain from 3 to 4 

 a. m. and afterwards; storm of thunder, hail, and rain at 12 p. m.; temperature 

 at 9 p. m. (the highest of the month at that hour) 62^ ; at the same hour next 

 day 29° ; lowest barometer of the month at 9 p. m. 



College Hill, Ohio. — March 20. — Thunder-stonn about '3 a. m. and another 

 at 10 p. m.; direction of the latter from southwest to northeast, attended with 

 high wind and a great display of lightning, more so than is often in March. 

 The highest temperature of the month at 9 p. m. Avas on this day. 



Gallipolis, Ohio. — The temperature at 9 p. m. on the 20th was Q>&°, the maxi- 

 mum of the month, except at 2 p. m. on the 13th and 14th. At 9 p. m. on the 

 21st the temperature was 33^. 



Marion, Ohio. — The highest temperature at 9 p. m. was 56' on the 20th; 

 the same on the 2d. At 9 p. m. on the 21st the thermometer had fallen to 28°. 

 Thunder-storm in the night of the 20th. 



Welshjield, Ohio. — March 20. — Thunder and lightning in various directions 

 from 3 to 6 p. m., and a heavy thunder-storm from 10 to lli p. m. No damage 

 done. 



Bethel, Ohio. — The last two-thirdg of the month has been very wet, inter- 

 mixed with freezing and thawing, so that farm business has been suspended; 

 ploughing for oats was impossible; none sowed for the last twenty days; a few 

 were sown in the first part of the month ; sod ground has not been ploughed to 

 much extent on account of the wet; peach-blossom buds are entirely killed ; 

 winter wheat is killed at least one-half. 



Xonvalk, Ohio. — Four inches of snow fell on the morning of the 19th. At 

 9 p. m. on the 20th the thermometer was 34° ; rain «from 7 a. m. to 10 p. m. ; 

 frost disaj)peared from the ground about the 25th. This was the coldest March 

 since the observer has kept a record. 



Smithfield, Ohio. — March 20. — Thundei'-storm at 9i a. m., direction west to 

 east; church at Mount Pleasant, near this point, was struck by lightning. 21st, 

 thunder- storm and tornado at 2 a. m. ; direction northwest to east; lightning dif- 

 fuse; some small hail. 31st, frost all out of ground; the ground was frozen 

 during the month on an average eight inches : streams all open. 



Wooster, Ohio. — March 20. — Thunder and lightning at 2.50 p. m. 



Kelley's Island, Ohio. — Rain or snow every day from the 11th to the 21st. 

 On the 20th drizzling rain, freezing as it fell; vegetation loaded with sleet; 

 thunder-shower from about 9.30 to 11 p. m.; thermometer at 9 p. m. 33°. 31st. — 

 The steamer Island Queen succeeded this afternoon in getting through the ice 

 in Sandusky bay, and reached the island. There is still considerable floating 

 ice, but no further serious obstruction from ice need be apprehended in the 

 west end of the lake. This is about ten days later than the average opening 

 of navigation in this vicinity, i 



New Lisbon, Ohio. — March 20. — Heavy rain, v.ith thunder and lightning, in 

 the afternoon ; also rain, hail, thunder, and lightning in the night. 



East Fairfield, Ohio. — March 15. — The frost is nearly all out of the ground 

 on the southern hill-sides. 16th, first flock of wild geese flying north, and of 



