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NOTES OF THE WEATHER— SEPTEMBEK, 1870. 



H. B. — Want of room compels llie oiuission of many notices of the auroral displays 

 dnring tJie moutb. We give a few to show the varied grandeur and beauty exhibited 

 (where not too cloudy) all over the Northern States, and, on the 24th and 25th, all over 

 the Union. 



Houlton, Me. — Violent rain Sth, with wiud 4tli; brilliant pink aurora 

 18tli ; heavy frost 21st. 



Orono, Me. — Frosts on lowlands 12th, and ni)lands 13th; brilliant 

 auroras 25th, 2Gth. 



West WaterviUe, Me. — First frosts, slight, 12th, 13th ; springs nearly 

 all dry. 



Gardiner, .¥e.— Auroras 20th, 22d, bright 18th, brilliant 2r)th, 26th. 

 Sei)tember, like August, warm and dry ; mean heat 1.77° above average 

 of thirty-four Septembers. 



Lisbon, Me. — Kiver lower than since 1819 — an old settler says 1816. 



Nortcay, Me. — Severe frosts 12th, 13th ; auroras 22d, 25th, 26th, green 

 and white rays 23d, red and white 24th. Driest time ever known here. 



Cornish, Me. — Auroras 18th, all night 24th, 25th, and 26th, brilliant 

 20th. Average September heat for 40 years, 56.16° ; in 1834, 64° ; this, 

 63.37°. 



Whitejield, W. If.— Frosts 7th, 11th, severe 12th. Great drought to 

 30th. 



Tmmvorth, N. ^.— Frost, ice, 13th ; auroras 18th, 20th, 25th, 26th ; 

 the sky a tent of brilliant flames and streamers uniting overhead, 24th. 



Lunenburg, Vt. — Aurora every fair evening ; very bright 24th, 25th. 

 Month dry, but vegetation yet green. 



2iorth Craftsbury, Vt. — First killing frost 12th. A warm, dry Septem- 

 ber. 



Woodstock, F^.— Slight frosts 6th, 12th, 13th 5 auroras 24th, 25th, 28th. 

 Rains have not yet swelled the low springs and streams. 



West Charlotte, Vt. — Auroras 6th, 19th, 21st, 26th ; brilliant white and 

 rosy cohtmns and streamers 25th ; first copious rain since April 30th. 



Fanton, Ff.— Auroras 6th, 7th, 8th, 11th, 22d, 26th ; brilliant 18th, 

 and with red streamers 21st ; first frost 12th. 



Topsjield, Mass. — Frosts 7th, 11th, 12th, 20th ; brilliant aurora 25th. 



North Billerica, Mass. — Wells and streams never lower ; heavy rain 

 30th. 



Mendon, Mass. — Rain, ended severest drought in forty-four years, 30th. 



Williamstown, Mass. — Slight frosts 11th, 20tli ; brilliant aurora 24th. 



Middletoicn, Conn. — Frost 12th ; auroras (cloudy) 24th and 25th ; bril- 

 liant 26th. 



Sonthington, Conn. — Frosts 12th, 13th ; auroras 18th, bright a. m. 27th. 

 Dry June, July, and August ;, in 1854, 25.46 inches rain ; 1855, 17.81 

 inches; 1864, 16.69 inches; 1865, 21.72 inches ; this year 15.18 inches. 



Brookjield, Conn. — Frosts, slight 12th, light 13th ; splendid aurora, 

 24th. 



Moriches, N. Y. — First frosts, slight, 12th, 13th ; auroras, brilliant, 

 ^ith streamers 18th, 20th, and 25th, diffused 20th and 28th. 



Caldwell, N. Y. — First frost, light 12th. Lake George lower than ever 

 known. 



Meio Fo)7f Oi7y.— Auroras 20th, very bright 23d, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th. 



Brooldyn, N. Y. — Blessed rain 30th. Stars visible 22 nights this 

 month. 



Cooperstoicn, If. Y. — Slight frosts 12th, 13th, 20th. Surface rains, 

 springs low. 



