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Havana, III. — Rivers bridged with ice 21st ; very pleasant Slst. 



Dubois, 111. — First snowfall 19tli, two months hiter than in 18(50. 



Galeshurfi, III. — Except a few days, a fine month ; no sleighing. 



A)i(lalusia, III. — First snow litli ; Mississippi closed the 20th ; 

 dionglit. 



Hiufiham, 'SVis. — First soow two inches 5th; streams frozen 18th; 

 being low, some froze to the bottom, making water very scarce for 

 cattle. 



Mosinee, Wis. — Cold stopped vegetation 7th ; not enough snow for 

 logging. 



St. Paul, Minn.— MWd to 20t\\; river closed 21st; moderate 20th to 

 31st. Average mean of i6 years, 43° ; of 1870, 4GC'.00 ; 187 clear days 

 in 1870 ; a pleasant year. 



Koniska, Minn. — Light snow ; ground frozen eighteen inches ; lake 

 ice eighteen inches. 



New Ulm, Minn. — Kiver bridged with ice 21st ; no snow or frost 31st. 



Madelia, Minn. — Eivers and lakes closed 20th ; ground frozen two 

 feet 30th. 



Bowen^s Prairie, loiva. — Month dry; springs low; roads dusty. 



Gvttenhurg, loica. — Thunder-shower 5th; Mississippi closed 21st. 



loica City, lou-a. — To 20tli very mild, then the coldest week in the 

 year. The year unusually warm and dry ; 2°.05 above mean of 31 

 years; raiii-iall 1G.17 inches less than mean of 22 years. 



Independence, loira. — Plowing to 5th ; tliunder-storm and snow-squall 

 5th; raw Christmas ; snow gone; mild; wheeling si)leiidid. 



Boonesboro, loica. — No storms worth naming for two and a half 

 months. 



ISac City, Iowa. — Finest fall and winter I ever experienced. 



Woodbine, loica. — Delightful to IGth, much plowing done ; ground 

 dry 31st. 



iSt. Louis, Mo. — Month of great and sudden changes of baronseter, 

 followed by as great atmospheric changes. 



Hematite, Mo. — Gale 5th ; deepest snow-fall for years 19th ; coldest 

 ever known here 24th ; killed peach buds and some twigs and even tiees. 



Oreyon, Mo. — Koads fine; plowing ICth ; auroras 19th, 28tli, 29th, 

 30th ; dusty 22d ; ice eight inches thick 2Gth ; thawing 27th to 31st. 



Leavenworth, Kans. — The sudden changes, (41° from heat to cold, and 

 49° cold to heat,) 19th to 30th, (not mere cold,) killed budded peach buds. 



Olathe, Kans. — Open to I7th, when four inches snow; below zero all 

 23d, and below 15° from 19th to 25th; the hardest freeze in at least 13 

 years. 



Paola, Kans. — Gales 3d, 4th ; fowls froze 25th ; robins and bluebirds 

 SOth. 



Baxter Springs, Kans. — Coldest since settlement of this county, 24tli. 



Bellevne, Nebr. — The Missouri and Platte closed 20th ; pleasant yet 

 remurkable month; no rain, no snow to measure, and roads never 

 better. 



Nebraska City, Nebr. — Floating ice in river 14th; river closed 21st. 



W((tso7iville, Cal. — Thunder-storm 2d ; thunder 5th ; coldest Decem- 

 ber known here for many years. 



Deer Lodye City, Mont. Ter. — Middle of month colder, latter part 

 warmer than usual ; month 4^.3 colder than average of 4 years ; uo 

 snow in valley. 



Missoula, Mont. Ter. — Kiver closed 13th ; warm from 2Gth to close. 



Denver, Col. Ter. — Coldest month since settlement of this Territory. 



