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Sioux City Iowa. — Snow-sqnalls, hurricane, llth, 15th, IGth; t"WO per- 

 sons and many cattle perished in it in this vicinity. 



Clinton, loica. — Severe 8"ale, rain, snow, 11th, 12tli; severest gale and 

 suovr since January 1st, 1861, 15th ; thunder 20th ; robins 23d. 



Waulion, loica. — Severe snow-storms 11th and 12th, llth and 15th, 

 some twenty-five inches in all, badly drifted ; robins 25th ; bluebirds 

 28th. 



BoicctCs Prarie, loica. — Severe gale and snow 11th. Very little plow- 

 ing done ; not one cloudless day in March. 



Fort Madison, Iowa. — Freezing rain 12th ; severe drifting snow 14th, 

 15th ; equinoctial storm 21st ; very bad roads 30th. 



Guttenherg, Iowa. — Worst month for cattle this winter ; slush and mud 

 since 10th ; snow all gone ; no freshets. 



Indepemience, loica. — Gale, rain, snow, hail, 11th, 12th ; furious snow, 

 rain, 1 4th, 15th ; rain, snow, 19th, 20th. Xear Independence. — Heavy snow 

 15th ; geese 20th. Less wind in March than for several years. 



Waterloo, loica. — More snow than in January and February. 



Bocl^ford, Iowa. — More snow and drifting than all winter 11th, 12th; 

 more snow yet, and worse drifting 14th, 15tli. 



Iowa Falls, loica. — Thunder, hail, snow, 11th, 12th; snow, rain, sleet, 

 high wind, 15th to 18th ; aurora 25th ; spring birds 27th. 



Ames, loica. — Eain, hail, snow, llth, and with worse wind 14th, 15th. 



Algona, loica. — Snows all day, six inches, 3d, six inches llth, fear- 

 fully furious 14th, 15th, 16th, during which many persons in this State 

 and Minnesota perished, also many cattle. 



Booneshoro, loica. — Thunder-storm of hail, snow 12th ; hurricane with 

 snow 14th, 15th. Mouth 6.5° below the average of thirteen vears, and 

 130 below March of 1868. 



Fontanelle, Iowa. — Sleet, great snow-storm 14th, 15th, IGth. 



Grant City, Iowa. — Snows, four inches, 13th, and with rain and gale 

 llth, 15th, 16th, in which man\' people, cattle, and sheep perished. 



Logan, loica. — Thunder, snow-storm, llth; terrible snow and wind of 

 seven tj'-t wo hours, llth, 15th, 16th ; mercury fell to 7° below zero, and 

 many lives were lost. 



Woodbine, loica. — Thunder, snow-storm llth ; three days driving snow 

 llth, 15th, 16th; spring birds 25th. 



West Union, loiva. — Auroras 1st, 9th, 27th ; drifting snow 12th ; deep- 

 est snow of the winter 15th. 



;S'^. Louis, Mo. — Eain, snow, high winds, thunder, lightning, 12th ; rain, 

 thunder, lightning, llth ; snow, high winds 15th ; high winds, snow, hail, 

 IGth. 



AUent07i, ^0.— Thunder-storms 12th, 29th ; barometer 28.430 on 12th, 

 lowest in thirty-four years. 



Hematite, Mo. — Yellow crocus 2d ; thunder-shower, snow, 12th ; wrens 

 15th ; grasshoppers 18th ; aurora 21st ; hail 29th. 



Eolla, Mo. — Thunder-shower llth; fi-eezing rain, high wind, severe 

 snow-storm, 12th ; thunder, freezing rain, snow, llth ; light snow, frosty, 

 16th; thunder, rain, hail, 29th. 



Jefferson City, Mo. — Lightning, rain, llth ; rain, heavy snow, 12th ; 

 thunder-storm from south 29tli. 



Kansas City, Mo. — Springs low, ground dry, oats sown. 



St. Josepli, 2I0. — Thunder, little rain, heavy wind, llth. 



Oregon, 2Io. — AVild geese, robins, 8th ; great storm 9 a. m. 14th to 5 p. 

 ' m. 16th ; auroras 20th, 21st, 22d. Peaches yet safe. 



Atchison, Kans. — Thunder and lightning 3d, 19th; with rain 28th. 

 Missouri river open all winter. 



