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Bluff, Ala. — Thuuder-sliowers liere on seven days ; distant on nine 

 other days. 



Goatopa, Ala. — Lightning, mostly with thunder, often with rain, on 

 twenty days. 



Manatee, Fla. — July mean temperature, 1860, 84'^ ; 1870, 83^ ; raiu, 

 1869, 7.8 inches ; 1870, 11 inches. 



Gilmer, Tex. — Katydid 2d ; heaviest rain known here 29th, continued 

 with freshets 30th, 3ist. Month dry till 19th. 



Blue Branch, Tex. — First part of July dry, last half showery and re- 

 markably cool. 



Lavaca, Tex. — On 10th, at sunset, a brilliant azure bow, like a rain- 

 bow. 



San Antonia, Tex. — Shower from southeast 10 minutes, then thunder- 

 shower from north, 20 minutes ; in the 30 minutes thermometer fell 32^. 



BrooMaven, Miss. — Watermelons 4th, peaches 10th, 2d crop figs 20th; 

 whippoorwills ceased calling 25th ; large hail from southeast 25th. Not 

 one entirely clear day in July. 



Elizahethton, Tenn. — Like June, very cloudy and rainy. 



Loolrjut Mountain, Tenn. — Very dry till rains on 31st. 



ClarAsville, Tenn. — Air moist and hot for some days; feels like a 

 vapor bath 11th. 



Salem, Ohio. — Rain on fourteen days, but grain not damaged. 



Stenbenville, Ohio. — Thunder, with heaviest rain ever known here, 1st. 



FainesviUe, Ohio. — More rain, thunder, and lightning than ever known 

 in July. 



Gilmore, Ohio. — Katydids 12th : aurora 18th ; potato bugs at work 

 24th, 



Cleveland, Ohio. — July averages for sixteen years — temperature 

 72.61°, rain 3.26 inches ; this year temperature 72.28^^, rain 10.15 inches. 



Kelley's Island, Ohio. — Thunder-storm 24th, lightning struck a post 

 in a vineyard, followed the vines, and destroyed the whole row. 



WesterviUe, Ohio. — Shower 6th, pouring rain 7th ; thunder-shower, 

 wind, hail, ending in a steady raiu, 28th. 



North Bass Island, Ohio. — Heavy, damaging hail 8th. Kain on twelve 

 days ; intense electric action all the month. 



Bowling Green, Ohio. — Many and brilliant electric disjilays in July. 



College Hill, Ohio. — Shooting stars 25th, 27th, 29th, to southwest, 

 wind northeast. 



Ann Arbor, Mich. — Frequent rains damaged much wheat. 



Al])ena, Mich. — Kingfisher 20th ; humming bird 26th ; corn tassels 

 31st. 



Lansing, Mich. — Rainiest July in many years ; June and July 15.29 

 inches. 



Litchfield, Mich. — Heaviest thunder-shower in four years 6th, (2 

 inches in 15 minutes.) Thunder and chain lightning on twenty-three 

 days, wheat not damaged. 



Xorthport, Mich. — Heavy thunder, much rain and hail 23d. 



Vevag, Ind. — Thunder, vivid lightning, vsleet and drenching rain 1st, 

 showery to 15th ; uncommonly violent storm 21st. 



La Porte, Ind. — Violent storm, hail, 13th. and thunder, high wind, 

 27th. 



New Harmony, Ind. — Mouth 3.5^ below July, 1868, but more oppres- 

 siye because "temperature of evaporation" was very high — the wet 

 bulb ranging 80° to 85° from 15th to 28th. 



Harveyshurg, Ind. — The most seasonable month known here. 



