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Dubois, III. — Bluebirds 4tli; violeut snow-storm 17th; doves cooing 

 24th. Month 1.5° warmer than average of five years. 



South Pass, III. — Pigeons to north 9th, and geese 10th; quails call 

 14th; thunder-showers 14tli, 26th; rain, hail, snow, mercury fell 27° in 

 a few hours, 17th; peaches killed 20th; robins 28th. 



Manchester, 111 — Eed and white aurora a. m. 1st ; thunder, west, IGth, 

 with heavy rain, north, 2Gth. 



3Iount Sterling, III. — Thunder-storms from southeast 16th, southwest 

 from 26 th. 



Andalusia, III. — Thunder-storm 26th; driving snow all day 27th. 

 Month dr}" and mild. 



Sturgeon Bay, TFis'. — Rain, snow, strong wind, 17th; aurora 20th. 



Plymouth, Wis. — Aurora 11th; lightning 26th. Average temperature 

 of six years, 21°. A pleasant month, with general good sleighing. 



Hingham, Wis. — February snow 5 inches, rain half an inch. Mildest 

 winter in twenty-two years. 



3Hlwanl:ee, Wis. — Sleighing gone 11th ; gale 12th; snow 14th; rain all 

 last night 27th. 



Umharrass, Wis. — Auroras 20th, 23d, bright 11th; brilliant meteor in 

 the south 28th. 



Geneva, Wis. — Strong northwest wind all night 12th, and at 4 a. m. 

 mercury fell from 36° to 9°. 



Mosinee, Wis. — Gale 11th, lightning 26th. Two feet snow in the 

 woods ; beautiful logging season. 



Barahoo, Wis. — Finest February known here; good sleighing. 



St. Paul, Minn. — Mean of month, 17.79°; of winter, 17.79° — only four 

 Februaries and four winters warmer. 



Minneajmlis, Minn. — Good sleighing all month; ice in the river 26 

 inches thick. 



Konislia, Minn. — Pleasant month; ice 2 feet thick. 



New TJlm, Minn. — Auroras with streamers 1st, 23d. 



White Earth, Minn. — Remarkable storm 11th; wind changed from 

 south to east, and round by north to northwest, from 7 a. m. to 2 p. m., 

 driving fine snow with great force. The mercury fell from 24° to 2°. 

 The storm lasted till 8 p. m. 



Clinton, lotva. — Uniform mild month ; few cold days. 



Waukon, Iowa. — Auroras 11th bright reddish, 24th faint; thunder- 

 storm 26th; snow 27th, 28th. 



Gnttenhurg, Iowa. — Thunder and lightning 27th. Winter mild but 

 unhealthy; ice 15 inches thick. 



lyulependence, Iowa. — A mild month and winter, 



Algona, Iowa. — Sharp lightning and heavy thunder 25th. 



West Bend, Iowa. — Aurora 1st. Pleasant month ; sudden changes. 



Boonshoro, Iowa. — Month 2.60° above average of fourteen years. 



Mineral Ridge, Iowa. — Aurora 1st; smoky 7th, 13th, 22d to 25th: the 

 warmest winter in 11 years. '* 



Fontanellc, Iowa. — Bright aurora 11th ; smoky 20th to 26th; pleasant- 

 est February in many years. 



Logan, Iowa. — Month bland as April ; no storms ; dry roads. 



Woodbine, Iowa. — Month variable; roads dusty; \\'inter pleasant; few 

 cold days — the coldest, January 17th. 



West Union, Iowa. — Sleet, aurora, 1st; first freeze this year, thunder- 

 storm, 24th ; snowing all a. m. 28th. 



St. Louis, Mo. — Lightning, thunder, rain, 16th ; violent rain and hail 

 storm 26tli. 



Allenton, Mo. — Thunder-storms, lightning, 16th, 26th. 



