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Coopersfmcn, N. Y. — Fine, pleasant month. The year was the warmest 

 and its winter the mihlest (excei)t March) in twenty-one years, and crops 

 the earliest. 



North Hammond, N. 1\ — Ground open till 8th ; St. Lawrence closed 

 24th. 



South Trenton, X. Y. — Nine inches snow on ground, but poor sleigh- 

 ing. Tlie wannest year since 1^48. 



Depauville, N. Y. — Auroras 14l"h, 15th IGth ; first sleighing 19th. 

 Palermo, y. Y. — Finished ])lowing J3th ; first sleighing 23d. Many 

 brooks dry. The warmest year on my record for seventeen years; total 

 gnow 1 10 inches. 



Little Genesee, N. Y. — Mild and muddy till snow of 14th ; sleighing to 

 31st. 



Bufdio, N. Y. — First week mild, no frost, thunder-shower 5th ; rough 

 and (;i)l(l after 15tli; first sleighing 2(ith ; mean temperature same as for 

 tliirteen ye: rs. 



Trenton, N. J. — Sli.iiht carth(piake 14th ; canal frozen first time 22d. 

 Neiv Germantown, N. J. — Auroras 10th, 15th; ice is six inches thick 

 27th. 



Greenwich, N. J. — Roses 1st; blue violets 4th; wintry after 20th to 

 31st. 



llamlinton, Pa. — Very dry, springs failing, but little snow. 

 Pliimouth Sleeting, Pa. — Very dry, mild to 21st, then cohl to 31st. 

 Factoryvilte, Pa. — No real snow-storm ; many wells dry ; ground hard 

 frozen. 

 Fountain Dale, Pa. — First half of month mild, last half cold. 

 Tiof/a, Pa. — Diffuse lightning Ttli ; a very pleasant moiith. 

 Grampian Jlills, Pa. — tleavy tlumder-storm 5th; to 20th pleasant; 

 little snow. 



Pittsburg, Pa. — Hard freeze 1st; river full of ice, four inches thick, 

 23d. 



BroicnsviUe, Pa. — Thunderstorm 5th ; river closed 23d; a fine month. 

 (Jannonsljurg, Pa. — Dandelions 4th ; tiinnder ami liglitiiing 5th. 

 ]\lllJo7-(J, Del. — First snow 18th ; cohlest weather in several years 31st. 

 IToorZ/rnrM, Md. — Susijuehanna River closed 23d. 

 Einmittslnir(j, Md. — Aurora lOth ; coldest day in 1870, 24tli. 

 JIampton, Vu. — To 23d very mild and dry, then snow and severe cold. 

 kSurry Court House, Va. — Thermometer 4° (lowest since 1850) 25th; 

 to 2 1st warm, dry, windy, then to close calm, snowy, cold. 



Vit-nna, Va.—(JiM 20th, very cold 21sf, still colder 22d, coldest 24th. 

 Piedmont, Va. — Very cold 23d to 2()th; ice six inches; month dry, 

 win<lv. 



W'l/thcvlUe, F(f.— Coldest day since December 12, 18G8, 24th. 

 Goldsboro, N. C. — Thunder and lightning Uth, 31st; very cold 24th, 

 25th. 



0.rford, N. G. — Three inches snow 28th; coldest December in many 

 years. 



)State.^riUe, X. C. — Coldest December <lays in forty years, (or more, 

 24th, 25th. 



>Smlth''s Ford, 8. d — Cohlest spell in several years, 24th, 25th. 

 BLuffton, S. (J. — Mrst troys and rooins heard this winter, 1st; sleet 

 nnd snow, two to four inclies, 22«1 ; coldest Christmas (24th and 25th) 

 in many year.s. 



Peiijield, Ga. — Ripe strawberries 15th to 23d; Christmas coldest day 

 gince January, 185J, when it was Jo. 



Greene tSprinys, Ala. — Cold week after 20fh; ice several inches thick. 



