region, including a part of Potter conuty, Pennsylvania, corn, buckwlieat, and 

 potatoes are badly killed. 



Geneva, Keio York — The mean temperature of August was nearly six de- 

 grees below the general average for the month. There has been no frost. The 

 rains have been unusually frequent, but the total amount of rainfall was less 

 than the average for the last fifteen years. 



Rochester, Nem York. — The coldest August before this since Dr. Dewey's 

 records began, was in 1844, when-the mean temperature was 65. 53^ or nearly 

 three degrees warmer than the month just closed. 



Greoiicich, Ncio Jersey. — August has been unu.-^ually cool, but no frost has 

 been observed or heard of in this neighborhood. 



I^ewark, New Jersey. — The average temperature of August for the last twenty- 

 three years was 70.99, that of the last month was 3.69^ lower. The amount of 

 rain was nearly three-fourths of an inch more than the average quantity for the 

 month. 



CorineJsville, Pe?insylcania. — August IG. — Temperature at sunrise 41^ ; frost 

 within one mile of this place. 



Steroisrille, Pennsylvania. — August 17. — Thermometer 37' at 5 a. m. Hard 

 frost on the hills around here ; a heavy fog kept it off from the valley. 



Dyhcrry, Pennsylvania — August IS. — Very slight frost this morning. 25th, 

 a trifle of ice in the morning. 



hieu-castle, Pennsylvania. — August 17. — Heavy white frost this morning. 



Lewishurg, Pennsylvania. — The mean temperature of the month is lower 

 than that of any August since the record begun, which was in 1S56. 



TVoodhavn, Maryland, — August 17. — A light hoar-frost. 



Grenada, Mississij^pi. — At sunrise on the 25th the temperature was 58', 

 which is lower than it has been in August for ten years, which is as far back as 

 the record has been kept. 



Chilesbiirg, Kejituclaj. — August 24. — There Avas frost in some localities, but 

 none here, owing to a fog that arose from the spring and spring branch extend- 

 ing so as to prevent it. 



Steubenville, Ohio. — This has been the coldest August since 1836. 



TJrhana, Ohio. — The mean temperature of the month was 6.10^ lower than 

 the average of August for the past fourteen years. On the 24th there was light 

 frost in the neighborhood, and on the 26th a very light frost on the observer's 

 place, but no damaged tender plants. 



Bethel, Ohio. — August 8. — A violent thunder-storm came from the northwest 

 at 9 p. m. The wind blev/ dov/n trees and some houses ; there was more light- 

 ning than for years. 



Litchfield, Michigan. — August 23. — A heavy frost at 4.30 a. m.; no injury 

 to crops on upland ; buckwheat injured in the valleys on clay and muck soils. 

 Springs are lov^'er, the first settlers say, than they have been known for twenty- 

 five years. 



Muncie, Indiana. — There were light frosts on the mornings cf the 26th and 

 27th, but not enough to do any damage to vegetation. 



Sandwich, Illinois. — August .25 and 26. — Light frosts. No damage done. 



Rochelle, Illinois. — August 3. — Severe hail storm at 8.20 p. m. Some of th • 

 stones measured an inch and a half through the largest diameter, and a little over 

 half an inch through the shortest diameter. In shape they were oblate spheroids. 

 A number were cut open to count the rings of different density. In the largest 

 there were four circles of the more compact ice, counting the central dot and the 

 outer surface. 



[A newspaper account of this hail storm in Carroll, Ogle, DeKalb, and Kane 

 counties represents it asvery destructive to animals, standing crops, and buildings.] 



Soami, Illinois. — August 23. — Alighjj frost reported this morning six or eight 

 miles east of this place, but none known nearer. 



