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The month has been unusually mild, dry, and cloudy. though with less than 
half the usual amount of rain. 
Fish River, Ala—From 17th to 29th, warm and dry; “oldest inhab- 
itants” never saw so much warm weather, in the same time. at this season. The 
results are ripe dewberries and peach blossoms on 28th. No frost since 16th, 
and but little then. 
Jacksonville, Fla —Thunder-storm on the 13th. 
Waco, Texas.—Mild and very dry until 29th, when it commenced raining, 
and in the night snowing, continuing through the 30th. 
Austin, Texas—Weather remarkably mild and “northers’’ moderate until 
28th, at 5.30 p. m., when a severe “norther” set in. 29th, rainallday. 30th, 
about two inches snow. 31st, clear and cold. 
Grenada, Miss.—Month generally unusually warm and cloudy, but free 
from rain and snow. 11th, at night strong wind, rain, hail, and heavy thunder. 
Natchez, Miss.—11th, light rain at 6 a. m.; wind strong from southwest at 
noon; sharp lightning in the west and northwest at 9 p. m. 12th, severe 
storm from northwest last night, accompanied with lightning, thunder, rain, 
and terrifie wind. 
Lookout Mountain, Tenn.—12th, violent thunder-storm, with very high wind. 
29th, remarkable storm, continuing till January 2, 1868; the rain congealed 
as it fell, and coated everything with ice, in some places three inches thick. 
Many trees broke off near the ground; nearly all lost limbs and branches. 
The temperature hovered about the freezing point until, on January 2, it sud- 
denly rose, and this “coronation of winter’ dissolved in a brisk, warm rain. 
Memphis, Tenn—High wind from west and northwest on the 12th, until 3 
p-m. Snow on 30th and 31st, depth 6.25 inches; a greater quantity than fell 
in the last two winters. The past month has been very cloudy, compared with 
the small amount of rain. 
Franklin, Tenn —On 10th, at 7 p. m., the sky was suddenly obscured with 
_ clouds; wind blew from all quarters in a few minutes, with lightning, thunder, 
and rain. From 16th to 27th weather very mild; unfavorable to fruit buds. 
29th, rain, sleet, and snow to the 31st, when snow was twelve inches deep, 
damp, and compact; the longest fall of snow since March, 1843. The ther- 
mometer for thirty-six hours only varied from 31°.5 to 32°.15. 
Chilesburg, Ky.— Unusual amount of cloudy weather this month, yet, until 
the 22d, there was not water enough to raise the streams and fill the ponds. 
31st, snowing, raining, and hailing all day; bushes and trees encased in thick 
ice. 
New Lisbon, Ohio.—27th, lightning and thunder last night; frost out of the 
ground. 
Steubenville, Ohio—The snow of 11th, 12th, and 13th was sleety, with a 
strong wind, changing from south and southwest to northwest, northeast, and 
north. 
Painesville, Ohio—Y¥rogs heard peeping on 27th. 
Kelley’s Island, Ohio.—12th and 13th, the most violent storm of snow and 
driving wind from northeast that has occurred in thirty years. 14th, lake cov- 
ered with ice. The month remarkable for cloudiness, humidity, and great and 
sudden changes in the barometer. ; 
North Fairfield, Ohio.—Severe snow-storm from northeast on 12th; prob- 
ably twelve inches fell by the 13th. December very cold, with unusual amount 
of snow. 
Marion, Ohio.—10th, 2 p.m., rain. 11th, 11 p.m., snow, continuing through 
12th, with wind from northeast, and ending on evening of 13th. 
Wialliamsport, Ohio.—Hail and rain on 17th, accompanied with thirteen 
heavy peals of thunder. Storms, with thunder, on 21st and 22d. 
