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Booneshoro, loica. — Auroras 2d, 17tli, 2Gtli; bobolinks 11th. Warm- 

 est May in 14 years — average mean 50°, this May 65.3°. 



Sac City, Iowa. — Eain, hail Gth, 7th ; aurora 17th ; fire-flies 31st. 



Woodbine^ loica. — Heavy thunder-storm 5th, with hail 30th ; frost 

 12th. 



Hematite^ Mo. — Fire-flies 1st ; thunder-storm, high wind 5th ; from 

 12th to 31st, very dry. 



SarrisonviUe, Mo. — Hard thunder-storm, with high wind, 23d. 



Oregon, J/o.— Auroras 3d, 24th, 25th, 27th ; thunder-storm, followed 

 by cold wind blasting tender shoots, fruits, &c., 5th to 7th. 



Leavenworth, Kas. — Thunder-storm, gale, hail, (some as large as hen's 

 eggs,) doing much damage 19th ; apple and pear blight began 28th. 



Faoli, Kas. — Strong damaging wind Gth, in gusts 16th, 17th, 22d, 

 with thunder, a little rain, hail, 23d ; light showers 30th. 



Laicrence, Kas. — Drought till 19th ; destructive wind 5th, 6th, 7th ; 

 copious rains 19th, 22d, 30th ; ripe strawberries 20th. 



Holton, Kas. — Highest wind in several years 5th to 8th, blasting 

 plants and fruits ; month dry till the showers of 30th. 



Council Grove, Kas. — Dry till 21st ; grand aurora 20th ; copious rains 

 22d, 23d, 25th ; thunder-shower 30th. ^ 



Omaha Agency, Neh. — Very heavy rains ; fine growing season. 



De Soto, Neb. — Damaging gale "6th ; hail 20th ; grapes blossoming 

 31st. 



Bellevne, Neb. — Terrible wind 5th, 6th ; frost 12th ; aurora 17th. 



Nebrasl<a City, Neb. — Warm south wind 14th, 15th, IGth ; thunder- 

 storms 18th, rain very heavy 30th. 



Neiv Castle, Neb. — Thunder-storm, hail, 20th. 



Chico, Cal. — Sharp frost 17th ; heavy thunder-storm 25th. 



Visalia, Cal. — Grapes blossom 6th ; thunder-storm, hail, 16th. 



Beer Lodge City, Mont. Ter. — Aurora 1st 5 heavy frost 3d ; snow 16th; ice 

 18th ; Cottonwood in leaf 26th ; furious snow-storm on 29th, ending 

 June 1st, lay 5 inches in valley and 2 to 3J feet on mountains — worst 

 May storm ever known here. No lightning in May. 



Benver, Col. Ter. — A cloudy, dry, windy May, none like it since 1863, 

 the year before the great floods. 



Portland, Oregon. — A i>leasant May, with a few light showers. 



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