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NOTES OF THE WEATHER—JANUARY, 1868. 
[Compiled in the Department of Agriculture from the reports of observers for the Smithso- 
nian Institution. ] 
Steuben, Maine.—The coldest January, except two, on my record. 
Gardiner, Maine—TVhe mouth colder by 0°.7 than the J anuary average of 
thirty-two years; ground frozen forty-two inches deep. 
Cornish, Maine.—Average temperature for the month 0°.79 above that for 
thirty-five years; depth of snow fall for the month forty-three inches. 
Stratford, New Hampshire-—Thermometer not above 32° the whole month; 
snow twenty-seven inches deep on the level. 
Claremont, New Hampshire—A cold month, without a severe blow or thaw. 
Lunenburg, Vermont.—Sleighing excellent all the month ; springs and streams 
the lowest known for many winters, some apparently frozen dry; ice on ponds 
and rivers two feet thick, very clear and solid. 
Randolph, Vermont.—About three feet of snow fell during the month, and is 
now twenty-two inches deep on open plains, deeper in woods; no extreme cold, 
neither much thawing. 
Kingston, Massachusetts.—A cold, stormy month; snow fell on twelve days. 
Topsfield, Massachusetts —Ice twenty-two inches thick, superior quality on 
1st; the month closes cold with twenty-two inches of snow, and ground frozen 
eighteen inches deep. 
Georgetown, Massachusetts ——A month of no extreme in temperature, but 
steady cold made it severe ; no storms, only one rain, and lack of water in wells 
and streams. 
North Billerica, Massachusetts—Sinow about twelve inches deep on 31st ; 
splendid sleighing. 
New Bedford, Massachusetts —Sleighing unusually prolonged for this locality. 
Richmond, Massachusetts —A violent gale all day, with rain and hail, on the 
1st; on the 12th, p.m. tempest from northwest; sleighing unusually good 
through the month. 
Newport, Rhode Island—Snow and rain on the 4th, 20th, 28th and 29th, 
and snow on the 8th. ; 
South Hartford, N. Y—Mouth colder than for many years; sleighing good 
throughout; snow 18 inches on a level; ground frozen 30 inches. ‘That por- 
tion of Lake Champlain known as “ Broad Lake”’ has been frozen over before 
the 15th of January but thrice in fifty-two years, viz., January 10, 1835, 
January 11, 1859, and January 7, 1868. It has been entirely open all winter 
but five times since 1800, viz., 1808-’09, 1826-’27, 1833-’34, 1841-’42, and 
1849-50. March 4, 1819, is the latest date of closing in fifty-two years. ‘lhe 
earliest opening of navigation was March 1, 1851; and the latest, April 30, 1847. 
Garrison's, N. Y—Month more than usually dry and cold. 
Columbia College, New York city—The month very cold, especially the first 
half. 
Depauville, N. Y—Snow much drifted this month, but about 12 inches deep 
on a level. Wells and streams low; ground frozen hard under the snow. 
Palermo, N. Y—Many snow storms during the month—45.25 inches fell, in 
all. 
Nichols, N. Y—On 21st hardest snow storm in many years; more snow fell 
in a given time, in all about 15 inches in 14 hours. Susquehanna closed with 
ice since the 10th. 
Little Genesee, N. Y—An unusual month; no rain in measurable quantity ; 
only one day of thaw ; good sleighing all the time, and streams low, and many 
springs and wells dry. 
Buffalo, N. Y—Mean temperature of the month 7° below the Januarys of ten 
years past. Lake Erie closed on the 9th. Good sleighing all the month. 
