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two-tentlis of a degree below the average of the month for thirty-five years. 

 The amount of rain (2.78 inches) was fifty-seven hiindreilths of an inch below 

 the average of thirty-five years. The warmest October in that period was in 

 1835, the coldest in 1836. A very heavy gale from the southeast commenced 

 after midnight of the 29th and continued until about 2 p m of the 30th, with 

 fucessant rain. At 1 p. m. the tide in the river overflowed the wharves, cover- 

 ing several of the streets. It is believed that the tide has not been so high 

 since the great gale of 1815. 



Pomfrct, Connecticut. — The first killing frost was on the night of the 4tli. 



Groton, Connecticut. — October 4. — Quite a frost this morning. 5th. — Water 

 froze this morning. 



Colehrook, Connecticut. — October 4. — Ground slightly frozen this morning. 



North Hammond, New York. — October 4. — Heavy frost ; snow flakes fell at 



'intervals during the afternoon. 5th, very hard frost. 22d, at 11 a. m. wind 



blowing a violent gale. 26th, at 7.15 a. m. snow enough to whiten the ground. 



Theresa, Neio York. — October 26. — Ground white with snow. 



Tulermo, New York. — October 4. — First black frost, killing vegetation gen- 

 erally. 17th and ISth. thunder in the northwest, on both days, between 10 a. 

 m. and 1 p. m. 24th. — No rain since the 27th of September until to-day ; wild 

 geese passing southward. 31st, snow fell two inches in depth. 



Nichols, New York — October 5. — Temperature at 5.J a. m., 20°. 



Rochester, New York. — October 5. — A very hard frost this morning, killing 

 all tender vegetables, and forming ice an eighth of an inch thick. 31st, the 

 mean temperature of the month was three degrees above the average of thirty 

 years, and only four times in that period has the month been warmer. The 

 warmest October was in 1839, the coldest in 1843. 



New York, Neiv York. — October 29. — Violent southeast wind p. m., and at 

 9.40 rain, which both contiinied till the 30th, at 9.35 a m., when it ceased and 

 was followed by a thick fog till 10.50, when it suddenly disappeared and the 

 wind came west very light. 



Buffalo, New York. — October 29. — Raining before dayliglit, continuing mod- 

 erately all day and evening. 30th, raining from 4.30 p. m. to 5.30 p. m. 31st, 

 bcatteiing flakes of snow at 4.30 p. m. 



Geneva, New York. — October was uncommonly warm, pleasant, and dry. 

 The mean temperature was five degrees above the general average for the month, 

 and the rain was nearly an inch and three-tenths less than the usual amount. 

 From the 1st to the 24th of the month there was not a drop of rain, and until 

 the 30th less than half an inch. 



Little Genesee, New York. — October 25. — Roofs white with snow. 



Trenton, New Jersey. — October 12. — Very strong wind all night, doing much 

 damage to trees, old roofs, &c. 22d, light thunder-shower from the west, about 

 5.30 p. m.; much lightning, but little thunder. 26th, first ice, about as thick as 

 writing paper. 



Neioark, New Jersey. — The mean temperature of October was higher by more 

 than a degree than the average of the month for the last twenty-two years. 



Mount Holly, New Jersey. — October 5. — First frost iu the town this morning. 

 6th, very heavy hoar frost; ]2th, faint flashes of lightning and distant thunder, 

 from 10 J p. m. to midnight. Began to rain at 11 p. m., and rained heavily all 

 night. 



Moorestown, New Jersey. — October 22. — Thunder-shower from 5 to 6 p. m. 



Byherry, Pennsylvania — October 5. — Very hard frost last night; ice in some 

 places ; ground considerably frozen. 6th. — Very heavy white frost this morning ; 

 fields as white as snuw. 



Dyherry, Pennsylvania. — October was unusually clear and pleasant, with 

 scarcely any rain before the 29th. Streams very low, and some wells and 

 springs bfgan to fail. 



