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Sjyiceland, Ind. — Snow all day 1st ; nearly all day 2d; most of day ud ; 

 very rainy IGtb, ITtli ; cold-storm p. m. ITtli. 



Laco7iia, Ind. — Brii^lit aurora Sd; thunder and lightning IGth; and 

 rain, gale 17th. 



Columhia City, Ind. — Thunder-storm 16th ; heavy 17th. 



Knif/htstoicn, Lid. — Heavy thunder-storm IGth; gale 17th. 



La Forte, Ind. — Gale, thunder, lightning, rain 17th. 



Merom, Ind. — Hail with lightning and thunder 17th. 



JVeu' Harmony, Ind. — Violent gale IGth and 17th. 



Chicago, III. — Little sunshine, rain on four and snow on seven days. 



Mattoon, III. — Eain, snow, forked lightning, thunder night of IGth. 



Effinyham, LI. — Eain, warm wind from south IGth; hail, thunder, sharp 

 wind from west 17th. Winter wheat hurt b^' thaws and freezes; peach 

 buds sound. 



Aurora, III. — Except storm of IGth, and following cold, month mild; 

 ground mostly bare. 



Louisville, III. — Thunder-storm night of IGth; robins, jays, &c., 23d ; 

 wild geese fly north 27th. Wheat looks well. 



Golconda, III. — First ice in Ohio river 11th to 14th ; heavy thunder, 

 lightning and deluge of rain 17th. 



Belvidere, LI. — Auroras 3d, 24th, 25th, 26th ; lightning, thunder, some 

 hail night of 16th ; mercury fell 41° in ten hours. Good wheeling. 



Ottaiva, LI. — Very heavy thunder-storm night of IGth. 



Lecatiir, III. — Night of IGth, terrible thunder, lightning and wind; two 

 storms from southwest and northwest met ; the southwest barely touched 

 here, but did great injury south of us. 



Winnehago, LI. — Rain, sleet, snow 12th, 13th; thunder-stoi-m and gale 

 IGth, and by 17th mercury fell 44° in nine hours ; auroras 2Gth, 30th. 



^Vyanet, III. — Month cloudy, no heavy storms, (i° colder than in 

 1869, 10° warmer than in ISGSJ and 8° warmer than in 1867. 



Feoria, LI. — Thunder-storm, gale IGth ; thermometer fell 45° in ten 

 hours. 



Dubois, LI. — Frogs 15th, IGth ; terrific thunder-storm, hail, gale, night 

 of 16th ; buzzards 27th. 



South Fass, LI. — Distant thunder 12th; freezing rain 14th; terrific 

 thunder-storm 16th; light snow 17th. 



Galeshury, LI. — Heavy thunder-storm Avithout high winds 17th. 



Manchester, III. — Bright aurora Gth ; violent gale and thunder-storm 

 16th. 



Mount Sterling, III. — Severe thunder-storm 13th ; distant lightning in 

 south 17th. 



Andalusia, III. — Mississippi Elver closed 8th; opened 10th; closed 

 17th; teams crossed 18th ; auroral arch 27th. 



Auqusta, III. — Severe thunder, lightning, and brief rain IGth. 



Flijmouth, Tri.s'.— Faint auroras 26th, 3dth, 31st. 



Milicauliee, Wis. — Auroras 2d, 4th, 26th, 30th; heavy rain, lightning, 

 night of 16th. 



Embarrass^ Wis. — Auroras 8tli, 2Gth; perfect arch 30th, 31st. 



Rocliy Run, Wis. — Auroras 3(1, 2Gth, 27th, 30th. ]\Iuch southerly 

 wind this month. 



Madison, Wis. — Lightning, rain IGth ; violent soutlnvest wind till 17th; 

 mercury fell till a. m. 18th; an aurora 29th. 



Mosinee, Wis. — Strong gale 2 a. m. 17th; auroras 2Sth, 29th. 



Barahoo, Wis. — Mild month; mildest winter known here. 



Bayfield, Wis. — Very heavy snow-storm 17th; auroras 26th, 27th, 28th. 

 More snow this month than usual. 



