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later tlian ever known before iu ttis section of Kansas. 31st, river highest to- 

 day for the month. 



Glendalc, Kcbrasha. — ^Fay 10. — Currants in bloom, lltli, apple trees and 

 choke-cherry in bloom. 13th, themometer at 5 a. m., 32®. The freeze did 

 but little damage. 2l3t, honeysuckle in bloom. 28th, common locust in bloom. 



Elkhorn City, Nebraska. — May 3. — ilaple leafing. 13th, wild strawberry 

 blooming. 14tb, wild cherry blooming. Trees generally in leaf. 31st, there 

 was some drought abont the middle of the mouth, but rain came'in season to 

 bring up the planted corn. 



Temperature of spring, 186G, 47.15° ; temperature of spring for eight years 

 48.24^ ; temperature of May, eight years, 63.02*=. 



NOTES OF THE WEATHER— JUNE, 18G6. 



Standish, Maine. — June 1 . — Heavy frost last night, killing in low places. 



Gardiner, Maine. — Mean temperature of June 2.14'^ lower than the average 

 of thirty years. Amount of rain 0.22 inch above the average of twenty-eight 

 years. 



Sfevhen, Maine. — June 1. — Ice this morning as thick as the glass on the roof 

 of the green-house. 2d, the ground was white with fro.st and the intervale as 

 white as winter. 10th, smart frost this morning. 



Stratford, New Ilamjfshire. — June 1. — Hard frost this morning ; ice in a tub 

 near the house one-sixteenth of an inch thick. 2d, first apple blossoms. 



Lrttle Genesee, New York. — June 1. — Frost. 29th, frost iu some of the 

 neighboring towns ; no harm. 



South Hartford, Neu^ York. — The mean temperature for June was unusually 

 ow. ^lany thunder-showers occurred during the month. 



Nichols, New York. — June 1. — Large white frost this morning, but it did no 

 damage. 



Pale) mo, New York. — This has been the coldest June since 1S59. 



Rochester, Neiv York. — The temperature of the first half of June exceeded 

 the average for thirty years ; but the last half was below the average, so that 

 the whole month exceeded the average seven-tenths of a degree. 



Geneva, New York. — The mouth of June has been about one-fourth of a 

 degree warmer than the general average for this place. There has beeu 1.321 

 inches of rain more than the average, and so distributed as to be most favorable 

 to the growth of vegetation. 



Buffalo, New York. — The mean temperature of June was one degree lower 

 than the average for eight years. The amount of rain did not vary much from 

 the general average for the same period, and the showers were well distributed 

 through the month. The terrific storm that burst upon the city at 4 p. m. of the 

 25th was one of the most destructive that ever visited this part of the State. 

 Two buildings were struck by lightning during the thunder-storm on the morning 

 of the 26th. 



Newark, New Jersey. — The mean temperature of June Avas about three-tenths 

 of a degree below the average for the month. The amount of rain was about 

 eight-tenths of an inch below the average. There was comparatively little 

 thunder and lightning, and there was no storm of any severity. 



New Castle, Pennsylvania. — The ground was white with snow on the night 

 of the 18th, about midnight. There were frequent vrarm showers during the 

 entire month. 



Tioga, Pennsylvania. — The whole month of June Avas very favorable for 

 agricultural purposes. 

 " Pcnnscille, Pennsylvania. — June was throughout very favorable to vegeta- 

 tion, measurably making up for the deficiencies of May, moderately warm and 

 moist, yet no very heavy rains or floods or storms of wind, thunder or lightning. 



