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Newcastle, Neb. — A dry summer, no rain, save a few drops. 



Taylorsville, Col. — Flaming auroras 7tli, 10th ; frosts 21st, 22d, sever© 

 30th, 31st. 



Beer Lodge City, Mont. Ter. — Severe frost 8th; new snow on mountains 

 9th. 



Missoula, Mont. Ter. — Light frost 7th ; frequent light showers. 



Cathlamet, W. Ter. — Very dry month ; no rain from June 2 to 27th 

 inst. 



Port Angeles, W. Ter. — Aurora 28th. Foggy and thick; only four 

 clear days. 



Union Eidge, W. Ter.— Auroras 21st, 26th. Month dry till 27th. 



Teni2)leto7i's Gap, Col. — Very heavy thunder-shower 31st. Month dry. 



Uola, Oregon. — Thunder-showers 28th to 30th. Harvest begun 31st. 



Laramie City, Wy. Ter. — More rain fell on 20th than in the previous 

 year, and the heaviest ever known here on 22d, with some hail. 



August, 1871. 



West Waterville, Me. — Month 1°.G9 warmer than average of last seven 

 Augusts ; 1.27 inches rain more than August average of seven years. 



Gardiner, Me. — Auroras 5th, 13th, 17th, 19th, 21st, 24th. Mean tem- 

 perature for thirty-five years G7°.019. Drought continued till 26th. 



Lisbon, Me. — Severe hail-storm 5th ; heavy rains 26th, 27th, 30th. 



Amoslieag, N. H. — Slight frost 18th. Last of month quite wet. 



Tamwortli, N. H. — Hot night of 14th ; auroras 5th, 17th ; drought 

 severe to 25th. 



Troy, Ft— Auroras 10th, 12th, 13th, 17th, 21st, 24th. Eain on eleven 

 days. 



East Bethel, Fif.— White frost 20th ; long drought ended 26th. 



Near St. Albans, Vt. — Thunder and hail storm 8th ; light frost 20th. 



West Charlotte, Vt. — An October day 19th ; orioles and swallows gone 

 29th ; drought ended 26th. 



Lunenburgh, Mass. — Heavy thunder-showers 8th, 30th ; high winds 

 27th. 



North Adams, Mass. — Heavy thunder-storm, hail, 8th ; rain, high 

 wind, 21st. 



Hinsdale, Mass. — Heavy rain, with almost a tornado, 27th. 



Neicport, B. I. — A very wet month, dense fogs, and much rain. 



Moriches, N. Y. — A very cloudy and damp month ,• not very rainy. 



Garrison's, N. T. — More than usually uniform temperature and moist- 

 ure. 



Brooldyn, N. Y. — Frequent rains, some hea"\^; foliage green as in 

 June. 



North Hammond, N. Y. — To 26th great drought, ground baked, vege- 

 tation dried to a crisp ; then dews, rains, reviving vegetation. 



Lowville, N. Y. — Shooting stars seen 10th, 12th ; 11th cloudy. Au- 

 rora 12th. 



Bepauville, N. T.- Auroras 5th, 9th, 10th, 12th, 13th, 15th, 21st; 

 meteors 10th, I2th, 13th, (llth cloudy ;) thunder-storm, high wind, 29th. 



Waterbury, N. Y. — Until the last week month very dry and warm. 



Nichols, N. Y. — Many hazy days ; rainiest August in twelve years. 



NeivarJc Valley, N. Y. — A heavy rain and severe hail-storm 24th. • 



Buffalo, N. Y. — Month 3°.97 warmer than the August average of 

 thirteen years ; rain-fall three inches above the average. 



Netvar'jc,N. J".— Warmest August, 74o.61, 1864; coldest, 07o.3, 1866; 

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