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most that has fallen, including melted snow, in any one previous month within 

 eight years was 6.32 inches, in May, 1S64, which is 1.43 less than in the Sep- 

 tember just closed. 



North Haynmond, N. Y. — White frost on the morning of the 16th, and heavy 

 frost on the 23d. 



Germantown, N. Y. — The first frost seen in this neighborhood was on the 

 morning of the 23d. 



Palermo, N. Y. — The past September was the coldest hi thirteen years. 



Newark, N. J. — The mean temperature of September was nearly a degree 

 and four-tenths above the average of twenty-two years, having been exceeded 

 only in the years 1S46, 1850, 1851, and 1865. The fall of laiii was nearly 

 two inches more than the average of the month, and here was a larger amount 

 only in the years 1847, 1859, and 1860, during the period covered by these ob- 

 servations. 



Moura Holly, N J. — September 8. — Last night about 9i o'clock a violent hur- 

 ricane commenced, as near as the observer can learn, about five miles in a direct 

 line southwest from this place, and ended at a point five miles due east from 

 here; width of track about fifty yards. It prostrated fences and trees through- 

 out its path, and near the end of it entirely demolished a dwelling-house of tv.^o 

 stories. 



Dyberry, Peim. — September 23. — Frost this morning killed corn, potatoes, &c., 

 and made forest leaves commence to fall. Ice formed one-fourth to three-eighths 

 of an inch thick in vessels. The ground looked as though a light snow had 

 fallen. 30th, about one-half of the evenings during the month were clear after 

 sunset, but there was no day wholly clear. 



North Whitehall, Pen?i. — September 16. — Light frost in some localities. 



Byberry, Penn. — September 14. — Clear till 4 p. m., when a storm came up from 

 the west. Rain fell in torrents, and from 5^ to 52 hail-stones fell as large as 

 pigeons' eggs. 



FalUngston, Penn. — Tlie month was very vvet, and there was no frost of any^ 

 consequence. 



Nyels, Penn. — Frost on the mornings of the 16th, 23d, and 28lh, and on the- 

 23d ice on standing water three-sixteenths of an inch thick. 



Horsham, Penn. — September 14. — A thunder-storm arose in the Avest about 5" 

 p. m., and passed over to the east, raining heavily here for about an hour, thun- 

 der not very near. A few miles south tiiere was very heavy hail, breaking manj 

 windows. 



Gramjnon Hills, Penn. — September was very wet, yet without any very 

 heavy rains, but ahnost continually showery, making it very difiicuit to get in 

 the fall crops. There were no storms of wind and very little thunder or light- 

 ning ; some light frosts, but not severe enough to materially injure the corn or 

 vines. 



Woodlawn, Maryland. — Hoar-frost on low grounds on the mornings of the 

 16th, 23d, 27th, and 28th. 



Eomney, West Virginia. — September 1. — Hardest rain of the season 3d, 

 very hard rain and some thunder. 23(1, first frost of the sen son ; tliere were 

 earlier frosts in the country, but this was the first in town. 



Lake {'Aly, Florida. — llains on fourteen days of the month ; heavy on the 

 3d, 6th, 10th, 14th, 15th and 16th. 



Grenada, Mississipjn. — September 30. — Vegetation, cotton especially, un- 

 usually green and growing for this season of the year; but little cotton open, 

 whereas nearly half the crop should have been picked. Peas, an important 

 crop here, are very green and backward and much fear is felt of damage from 

 early frost. 



Lookout Mountain, Tennessee. — September 18. — Sudden shower at noon ; 



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