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NOTES OF THE WEATHEE— JAyUAEY, 1870. 



We omit many notices of the great gale of January 2, wliicli ex- 

 tended all over the New England and middle States, into some southern 

 States, east of the Alleghany range, and westward along the lakes into 

 Michigan. So of the great storm of wind, rain, and snow, and electri- 

 city, of the 16th and 17th, with its great and sudden fall in temper- 

 ature, extending over the northwestern, western and most south- 

 western States, and even into Virginia and the Carolinas. We also 

 omit descriptions of the bright and singular lunar halos and parhelia 

 ("sun dogs") which j)receded, accompanied, or followed. tliis storm in 

 nearly all its course. Our limits forbid more than we have given. They 

 are preserved for future use in the Smithsonian Institution. 



JlouJfon, Me. — Sleighing good since December 23d, but icy till 25th; 

 more rain than for many Januarys. 



Steuben, Me. — Tornado 3d ; snow gone IGth ; rivers and bays clear of 

 ice 31st. 



Orouo, .¥e.— Auroras, 3d brilliant red ; 28th, 30th. 



WiUiamshurg. Me. — Auroras, 3d bright ; 30th. Snow fall 31.75 inches. 



West Watervi'Ue, J7e.— Auroras a. m. of 4th, brilliant; 26th, 30th. Month 

 mild, wet, 7.41° warmer than in six years. 



Gardiner, Me. — Snow, rain, hail, gale, in succession, 2d ; auroras, a. m. 

 of 3d and p. m. of 26th ; s])lendid 4th, 5th, 27th, 28th, 30th; river closed 

 8th; except 24th, good sleighing 10th to 26th January ; average heat for 

 34 years 18.21°; this month 6.87° warmer. 

 . jjishon, Me. — No sleighing till 25th, and poor for lumbering. 



Korwai), J7e,— Snow, rain, and liigli wind 2d; freshet 3d; auroras a. m. 

 of 3d; bright p.m. of 3d, 26th, 30th; first good sleighing 13th. Warm, 

 open January; snows mostly ended in rain, andfroze, probably injuring 

 grass roots. 



CornishviUe, Me. — Very splendid aurora all night 8th. Average Janu- 

 ary heat for 41 years 17° ; this, 25.76°. 



Stratford, N. H. — Warmest January in twelve years; snow-fall 30.5 

 inches ; now 2 feet deep in woods. 



Whitefield, If. H. — Snow, rain, with high wind 2d ; auroras a. m. of 3d; 

 splendid 30th. 



Goffstoicn Center, X. H. — Auroras 1st, 2d, 26th, 28th. A warm, wet 

 January ; frost out of ground 31st. 



Graftshuri/, Yt. — Auroras 9th, 26th, 27th, 30th. A warm January: 

 snows ended in rain. 



Keivport, Yt. — Gale night of 2d ; robins seen feeding on mountain ash 

 berries 13th ; aurora 30th. 



Uast Bethel, Yt. — Warmest January in many years ; 2.5 feet of snow, 

 and nuieh rain. 



Woodstocl-, Vt. — Good sleighing all January, sometimes icy, as snows 

 often ended in hail and rain. 



West Charlotte, Yt. — Damaging gale from south last night, 3d ; dread- 

 ful storm 13th ; first snow to cover the ground in 1870, 25th ; aurora 

 30th. 



Mlddlehury, Yt. — Warmest January in sixteen years ; little sleighing 

 and no ice for storing away. 



Panton, Yt. — Damaging gale 2d and 3d; aurora 3d; violet in garden 

 4th ; snow with high wind 13tli ; thunder-storm 17th. * 



Castleton, Yt. — High winds 1st and 2d; aurora and meteors 27th. 



Kinf/ston, Mass. — Splendid red aurora a. m. of 5th ; no frost in ground 

 all the month; farmers plowing. 4 



