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NOTES OF THE "VVEATHEE — OCTOBER, 1866. 



FROM THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 



Wolfville, Nova Scotia. — October 4. — First appearance of snow in the air, 

 31st. — Gale last night. 



Lisbon, Maine. — The gale of the 30th commenced, here at 3 p. m. of the 29th, 

 with a light fall of hail and rain, and wnnd light from eastward, hauling to 

 southeast and south. At 9 p. m. southeast fresh breezes and rain, increasing 

 till 2 p. m. of the 30th, when the gale reached its height here, lasting till 4 p. m., 

 and then moderating. It was the severest gale known here for many years. 

 Ice on the 26th, 27th, 28th, and 29th. 



Cornish, Maine. — October 30. — Very severe storm of wind and rain, 



TVillia?nsburg, Maine. — October 4. — Ground frozen half an inch. 27th, 

 first snow of the season — depth one inch. 29th, two inches of snow fell. 



West WaierviUe, Maine. — October 27. — Slight fall of snow and sleet last 

 night. 29th, snow and sleet from 4 p. m. to 7 p. m., then rain till in night of 

 the 30th. Very heavy storm ; more water fell tiian in any one storm during 

 the time of these observations — ten years. 



Runiford Point, Maine. — Three inches of snow fell on the 27th, and two 

 inches on the 29 th. 



Gardiner, Maine. — The storm of the 30th began at 3 p. m. on the 29th; 

 height of the gale from 3 to 5 p, m. on the 30th. 



Concord, Neio Hampshire. — The southerly storm raged with great violence 

 for thirty hours, the wind blowing strongly from the southeast, and the clouds 

 moving with remarkable rapidity. The Merrimack river rose above its banks, 

 which has not occurred before in about two years. 



Shelhurne, Neiv Hampshire. — Snow from 3 p. m. of the 26th to 9 a. m. of 

 the 27th, the tirst that has fallen in the valleys. 



Claremont, Ncio Hampshire. — Ice formed one-fourth of an inch on the morn- 

 ing of the 5th, and half an inch on the 26th. Snow seen on Ascutuey moun- 

 tains on the 27th. 



Strafford, New Hampshire. — The month was a very pleasant one ; there 

 was but little rain before the heavy storm of the 29th. Two inches of snow fell 

 on the 27th. 



Craftshury, Vermont. — This has been the warmest October since 1854 ; Oc- 

 tober of last year was the coldest in the same period. 



Wilmington, Vermont. — A very heavy storm occurred on the 29th and 30th, 

 the rain much of the time felling in torrents. At 1 p. m. on the 30th the water 

 was higher than known to be here for more than fifty years, and many bridges 

 and fences were swept away. 



Lunenburg, Vermont. — October was remarkably fair and warm, and really 

 dry. Some bushes have leafed out the second time, and strawberries blossomed. 



New Bedford, Massachusetts. — Trees were little changed till the frost of the 

 5th. At the end of the month grass lots were still green, and the feed unusu- 

 ally good for the season. 



Mendon, Massachusetts. — October 30. — Streams lowest for the year so far. 



Lunenburg, Massachusetts. — October 4. — First heavy frost last night. 



Newport, Rhode Island. — October 26. — Ice this morning about a quarter of 

 an inch thick. 30th — High wind this morning, which increased to a gale from 

 noon to 1 p. m., demolishing one hundred and fifty feet of the depot on Long 

 wharf; very high tide; wind moderate at sunset. 



Providence, Rhode Island, — The mean temperature of October (50.2°) was 



