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KOTES OF THE WEATHER FOR FEBRUARY, 1870. 



Stenhen, Me. — Aurora 1st ; greatest freshet in raany years 20th. 



Orono, Me. — Auroras, 1st brilliant, 10th, 11th. 



W. Wuierrille, .1/e.— Auroras ist, 21st, 2Gth ; snow, rain, 18th, 19th, 

 and damaging Hood 20th. Stormy month ; 1.94:° colder than the Feb- 

 ruary average of 6 years. ^ 



Ganliner, Me. — Auroras, 1st and 23d, brilliant 25th. Average heat 

 of February for 34 years, 20.59°; and average moisture 3.35 inches. 



Lisbon, Me. — Storm 18th, 19th ; aurora 23d; excellent sleighing since 

 21st. 



Norway, Me. — Brilliant aurora 1st ; storm 18th, 19th ; freshet 20th. 

 Stormy month ; 4.48° colder than last year. 



Cornish, Me. — Aurora 1st ; hail, sleet, rain, 18th ; mist, snow, 19th. 



Cornish viUe, Me. — Month's average heat for 40 years, 18.33°. 



IStraiford, N. H. — Snow fall this February 42.5 inches. 



Whiiejicld, iV. H. — Aurora 1st. Snow or raiu ou 20 days ; 2 to 3 feet 

 snow on the ground. 



Antrim, N. H. — Coldest month this winter. Snow on 9 days; and on 

 35 days since October 1st. 



Tamworth, K. H. — Auroras 1st, 23d, 27th ; no frost in ground 1st ; 

 ground frozen 4 inches 7th. The cold penetrated 20 inches of snow and 

 4 of earth on 4th and 5th. Blustery, drifting 21st, 22d. Suow 29 inches 

 in fields, 35 in woods. Month steadily cold. 



Goffstown Center, N. R. — Auroras 1st, 4th. Month rather pleasant. 



Lunenhurg, Vt. — Snow and ashes, (or tine sand,) mixed-, three inches, 

 12th. Stormy month ; 4 feet suow on ground. 



N. Craftsbury, Vt. — Brilliant auroras 1st, 5th ; great rain and floods 

 19th. Coldest February in 3 years, and very changeful. 



Newport, Vt. — Aurora 1st ; rain 18th ; then snow 19th. 



E. Bethel,Vt. — Snow night of the 17th ; rain 18th and on 19th with 

 high wind ; freshets 19th, 20th. Mean heat of winter 22.5°. 



Woodstoel;, Vt. — Lightning 19th ; Ottaqueeche River o]>en (4th time) 

 19th ; good sleighing all month ; snow 2 feet deep. 



W. Charlotte, Vt. — Auroral arch all night 1st ; drifting snow, 12 to 18 

 inches, 9tli ; ice on lake 2 to 3 inches 14th ; heavy rain 18th, 19th. 



Panton,Vt. — Bright aurora 1st; Arnold's Bay closed 4th; drifting 

 snow-storm 8th ; heavy rains 18th. 



N. BiUeriea, Mass. — Aurora 1st ; 12 inches snow 4th ; drifting snow 

 storm 8th ; heavy storm 18th, 19th. A hard, raw month. 



Neiv Bedford, Mass. — Little snow or ice ; river not frozen 24 hours. 



Worcester, Mass. — Aurora 1st, 2d ; iiyious snow storm 8th ; storm 28th. 



Mendon, Mass. — Bright aurora 1st; danuiging freshet 18th. 



Lunenbury, Mass. — Oround has 18 inches snow 1st; good sleighing all 

 month ; 9 inches snow on ground 28th. Average of February for 30 

 years 20.38^' ; tliis month 27.60°. 



Amherst, Mass. — A few days good sleighing before 14th; warm rain, 

 snow gone 18th ; good sleighing at close. 



Richmond, Mass. — Heavy rain, loud thunder, lightning, 18th. 



Newport, U. I. — Rain, snow, hail, 21st, and mercury fell 20° from 7 a. 

 m. to 9 p. m. Winter mean temi)eratures, 1865, 29.78°; 1866, 31.08°; 

 1867. 29.7°; 1808, 26.78°; 1869, 29.95° ; 1870, 33.92°. 



Middletown, Ct. — Auroras 1st, brilliant 13th; lightning 18th. 



Colebrook, Ct. — Heavy rain p. m. of 18th to p. m. of 19th. 



Brookjield, Ct. — Rain in torrents, heavy thunder, sharp lightning, 18th. 



