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Marengo, 111. — Copious thuuder- shower 14th, ended drought of only 

 3.59 inches rain in one hundred and four days; cutting wheat 15th. 



Mattoon, III. — Grain cut, ])eaches ripening 25th. A dry month, 



Aurordj III. — Thunder, heavy rain, hail 14th; warmest fortnight in 

 twenty years loth to 28th. 



Louisiiille, III. — Wheat harvested 4th, oat harvest began 5th. 



Golconda, III. — Very dry, till rain of 27th saved the crops. 



Belvidere, III. — Copious rains 13th, 14th ; hail 15th. Very hot. 



Ottawa, III. — Fearful tornado, twisted off trees and destroved lives 

 17th. 



Decatur, III. — Driest summer known here, and hottest ever wanted ! 



TisMlic<(, III. — Terrible heat and longest drought in twenty-five years. 



Hennepin, III. — Great drought, heat 90° and over on twenty-one days. 

 {S.) — Verj" little due all summer, and eight days at temperature of 100°' 

 and over. (0.) 



Dubois, III. — Terrific thunder-storm and destructive tornado 13th ; 

 katydid 14th. Mouth 3.5° warmer than July average of six years. 



Mt. tSterlinfj, III. — Thunder, no rain, severe gale, damaging trees, corn, 

 &G., 13th. July nearly 10° warmer than last year. 



Andalusia, III. — Very dry month, a few very slight showers. 



Mayiitoicoc, Wis. — Eighteen thunder-storms on twelve days. 



Hingliam, Wis. — A wet month for haying. 



Geneva, Wis. — Barley and oat harvest 27th ; wheat harvest 28th. 



Embarrass, Wis. — Tornado, with thunder-storm, 13th ; hardest rain in 

 fifteen years, with hail, 19th; thunder-storm, hail, freshet 22d, 23d. 



Rocky Run, Wis. — Auroras 28th, 31st. Much rain, thunder, &c. 



Udgerton, Wis. — No rain from March 20 till June 30; driest and 

 hottest summer in twenty-two years. 



Mosinee, Wis. — Auroras 1st, 14th, 15th, 24th ; thunder-storms, with 

 gale, 13th ; 24th, with hai 1; freshet 19th ; fine harvest weather 30th. 



Tunnel City, Wis. — Dreadful thunder-storms, sweeping freshets 13th, 

 14th, 15th, 10th, 17th, destroying fences, hay, &c. 



KonisTca, Minn. — Pleasant month, but dry in early part. 



Neio Ulm, Minn. — Thunder-storm, hail, 23d; shooting stars 25th. 



Clinton, Iowa. — Except heavy thunder-storm on 14th, July very dry, 

 and hottest month in two years. 



Waulcon, Iowa. — No rain since May till severe thunder and destruc- 

 tive hail storm of 14th ; most rain in one storm this year, and hail 15th. 



Dubuque, Iowa. — Several months dry and hot, but our porous soil 

 stands drought well. 



Fort Madison, Iowa. — Cutting winter wheat 2d, rye 3d, meadow grass 

 5th, spring wheat 13th, oats 14th. Severest drought known here. 



Guttenbcrg, Iowa. — Itain last night filled our emi^ty cisterns 15th. 



Iowa City, Iowa. — Hot June and July ; mean temperature 84.08° from 

 13th to 27th ; the longest and highest "heated term" in thirty two years; 

 July average of that time for those years being only 72.51°. 



RocJcford, loica. — Terrible thunder, copious rain, 14th, 15th ; ended 

 the greatest drought in my sixteen years' residence here. 



Algona, Iowa. — Good thunder-storm ended drought 2Gth. Hottest 

 month known here. 



Boonsboro, Iowa. — Month 0.11° hotter than July average of fourteen 

 years, and April, May, June, and July 0° warmer than their average for 

 same years. 



Logan, Iowa. — Severest thunder for years, and heavy rain 27th. 

 West Unio7i, Iowa. — Severe thunder-storms 15th, 10th, 17th, with hail 

 24th. 



