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Minneapolis, Minn. — Drifting east snow-storm ICtli, ITtli. 



Konislia, Minn. — River ice two feet thick 15tb ; worst day in my four- 

 teen years' residence here ITtli. 



New Ulm, Minn. — Severe snow-storm all day ITtli; snow on ground 

 two feet 31st. 



Madelia, Minn. — Great drifting snow-storm from nortliwest 17tb. 



Clinton, Iowa. — Thunder and lightning in southeast 16th; wind 

 changed to northwest and became a cokl gale 17th, 



WauJcon, Jou'rt.— Auroras 1st, 3d; brilbant 26tb; aif -frost all day and 

 mercury falling ITtb. 



Dubiique, Iowa. — Wind blew hard all day IGtb ; barometer fell rapidly 

 till on 17th. 



Fort Madison, Iowa. — Gale 17th; Mississippi river frozen over 8th; 

 distant thunder and lightning 10th ; gale after midnight 17th. 



Guttenberg, Iowa.— At 0.30 p. m. 10th, thei-mometer 45°; at 7 a. m. 

 17th 0°; range 51° in eight honrs thirty minutes. 



Independence, loica. — Terrific gale from west 7th ; rain all day IGth ; air 

 full of frost 17th. 



Waterloo, loica. — Mildest winter in many years. 



BocJcford, loica. — Snow and worst blow this winter 7th, 8th ; very cold 

 and severe gale 17tb. 



Algona, Iowa. — Snow 14th, 15th; then sleet with strong southeast 

 wind till one p. m. 16th ; then changed to northwest gale till sunset 17th ; 

 eight inches snow 28th, 29th, 30th. Except this, month mild and pleas- 

 ant. 



West Bend, Iowa. — Aurora 26th. Xo great storm except on 10th, 17th. 

 Month pleasant. 



Booneshoro, Iowa. — Drifting snow-squalls all day 7th ; rain, snow, high 

 wind 10th, 17th. 



Mineral Bidge, Iowa. — Drifting snow from west 7th; rain, snow, high 

 wind southwest, then cold northwest, IGth ; wind west, colder, 17th. 



Bolfe, Iowa. — Difl'used auroras 3d, 7th, 31st. 



Logan, Iowa. — Mildest January in many years ; free from storms of all 

 kinds. 



West Union, Iowa. — Rain, mist, all day IGth ; cold iu night, gale all day 

 17th, and mercury fell 55° in ten hours. 



St. Louis, Mo. — Rain, lightning, gale IGth ; then snow 17th. 



Allenton, Mo. — Thunder, lightning, hail 16th, 17th. 



Bolla, Mo. — Rainy, misty 10th ; thunder-storm, had, gale 17th. 



Bolivar, 3Io. — Warm, balmy wind, changed to furious northwest with 

 thunder and lightning in north, and mercury fell 34° in two houjs, on 

 16th. 



Warrenshurg, 3Io. — Thunder and lightning in north 15th ; thermometer 

 64° at noon; —4° at nine p. m. ; range GS^ in nine hours. 



St. Josejyli, Mo. — Gale 16th, (fall in temperature of 50° in nine hours ;) 

 river closed 17th. Good ice secured. 



Oregon, il/o.— Auroras 3d, 7th, 26th, 29th a. m., and p. m. 30th, 31st ; 

 six inches ice on Mill Creek IStli ; sleighing 26th. 



Leavenworth, Kan. — On the 16th at noon, temperature 50° ; at two p. 

 m. 28° ; at eight p. m. — 1° ; 51° in eight hours, kdling most peach 

 buds, as 60° sudden change, even if not below 16°, kills the peach. 



Faola, Kan. — South gale, changed to southwest and west, growing- 

 cold rapidly 16th ; blue-birds 31st. 



Holton, Kan.^iiome severe and sudden changes, but pleasant month, 

 and wheat looks well. 



Le Bog, Kan. — On 17th, seven a. m., thermometer 48° ; eleven a, m.. 



