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Urbanay Ohio. — Aurora IStli, 25tli. Mouth 1.72'^ above its average 

 for eigbteeu years — raiu considerably less than the average. 



Detroit, Mich. — Auroras, bright beyond zenith 20tli, faint 24:th. 



Alpena, iliic/«. -^Auroras, flashes beyond zenith 20tli, line 24:th. 



Northport, Mich. — Aurora 19th. Ground full of water ; warm yet. 



Copper Falls, Mich. — xVuroras always frequent here, but on 19tli were 

 deep red, with abundant streamers extending beyond the zenith. 



Ontonagon, Mich — June and July were very dry, August quite wet. 



Yevay, Ind. — Grapes drying up; refreshing rains 13th: aurora 20th. 



Marengo, III. — A welcome copious rain 7th ; brilliant aurora IDth. 



Aurora, III. — Auroras 21st, 24th, 29th. A good farming month. 



Belvidere, J//.— Summer means, 1867, 67.41° j 1868, 71.06°; 1869, 

 67.37° ; 1870, 71.49°. No frost since April 29th. 



Winnebago, III. — Frequent meteors 10th ; auroras 19th, 21st, 31st. 

 Summer mean 72.56°, 2.72° above the average of twelve years. 



Dubois, III. — August average of 12 years, 3.92° below this month. 



Hennepin, 111. — Showers 6th to 8th, revived herbage and late crops. 



Mt. Sterling, III. — Aurora, streamers to zenith. Plowing and sowing 

 wheat. 



Manitmvoc, Wis. — Auroras, arch and beams, 19th, 21st, arch only 29th. 



Embarrass, Wis. — Auroras 2d, 4th, 19th, 29th; eight inches rain in 

 seven days up to 29th, made damaging floods. 



Mosinee, Wis. — Frost and ice 20th; streamers north to south 25th, 

 26th. 



Baraboo, Wis — Excellent month for crops and work, all rains at night. 



Tunnel City, Wis. — Severe thunder-storm, lives and buildings destroyed 

 5th ; heavy rains and ruinous floods 27th, 28th ; triangular aurora, apex 

 near zenith, 29th. 



Minneapolis, Minn. — Frosts 12th, 19th. Coldest August in fifteen 

 years. 



Litchfield, Minn. — Light frosts 12th, 18th ; bright auroras 19th, 20th. 



N'ew JJlm, Minn. — Auroras, like waves of fire, lightning flashing in the 

 cloud beneath, 19th, streamers 24th; heaviest rain in several years 22d. 



Clinton, loica. — Fine month; no frost, no cold nights. 



Fort Madison, Iowa. — Auroras 19th, 20th. Kain April 1 to August 1, 

 5.16 inches. 



loica City, lotva. — August averages of thii'ty-oue years: heat, 70.7°; 

 rain, 5.69 inches. 



Eochford, loiva.—Yery dry till 18th ; slight frost 20th. 



Algona, Iowa. — A good soaking raiu 1st. A very pleasant month, 



Boonesboro, loica. — Auroras 19th, 21st. Month 1.75° below average 

 of fourteen years. 



Logan, Iowa. — Slight frost l9th; beautiful meteor with long train 23d. 

 Woodbine, Iowa. — Light frost 26th; faint aurora 24th to 25th. 



St. Louis, Mo. — End of nearly continuous rain for two weeks 15th; 

 faint auroras 19th, 2()th. 



St. Joseph, Mo. — Five thunder-storms, each uprooting trees, &c. 



Oregon, Mo. — Fires needed 12th, 13th; auroras, brilliant, 19th, faint 

 21st, 25th, 28th, 29th; great rain and wind storm, much injury, 28th. 



Corning, Mo. — Coldest, hardest August storm I ever knew, 12th. 

 Williamstown, Kans. — Melons 1st; auroras, brilliant, 19th, 24th, mod- 

 erate 21st; meteoric shower 21st. Heavy rains but do not swell the 

 streams much. 



Paola, Kans. — Heavy thunder-storms and gales 18th, 25th, 28th. 



Lawrence, Kans. — "Heated term" of fifty days ended 8th — mercury 



