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Salem, Ky.—20th.—Thunder and rain on the 6th, and cold ever since, with 
abundance of sleet on the ground. 
Norwalk; Ohio—The month was steadily cold, though the average is above 
January of last year. Wells continue dry. 
North Fairfield, Ohio.—Month steadily cold; good roads, with but little 
sleighing. 
Williamsport, Ohio.—Uneovered ground frozen 25 inches—under snow 6 
inches deep it is frozen only 15 inches. 
Toledo, Ohio —The drought continues. The month has been steadily cold. 
Bowling Green, Ohio.—Remarkably cold month; no severe storms, nor 
wholly clear days; six snow-storms; in all 15.5 inches fell. 
Bethel, Ohio.—On 6th, distant thunder in southwest, at 6 and 11 a. m. 
Alpena, Mich—Lake covered with drifting ice on the Sth. 
Litchfield, Mich—‘he monthly mean nearly a degree higher than last year; 
snow eleven inches in woods, but very dry and loose. Springs remain low. 
Northport, Mich.—January, on the whole, has been of even temperature and 
agreeable. 
Richmond, Ind.—Ath, west wind, but day remarkably clear and warm. 17th, 
coldest morning this winter. 30th, still colder. 
Aurora, Ind—Thunder-storm on 6th, at 3 a.m., with diffused lightning ; 
atmosphere foggy; rain all day. 20th to 21st, snow-storm; 7.75 inches fell. 
Vevay, Ind.—On 6th, heavy rain, with thunder, from west, at 2.30 a.m. On 
20th, violent snow-storm from northwest; snow wet and heavy; broke down 
limbs of many trees. 31st, Ohio river running heavy ice since 27th; naviga- 
tion dangerous and nearly stopped. 
Aurora, Iil.—Coldest steady weather known here in twenty years; farmers 
still inconvenienced in watering stock. 
Hennepin, lil—Month regular, free from storms and sudden and extreme 
changes, and, except scarcity of water in some places, pleasant and healthy for 
man and beast. 
Tiskilwa, ll—Steadily cold and dry month; cisterns and wells nearly all 
dry ; snow about two inches deep, but sleighing good since 14th. 
Waterloo, lll—A_ heavy thunder-storm, with rain from northwest to south- 
east, on night of 4th and Gth. 
Mt. Sterling, lli—Frost out of ground, aud farmers ploughing on 3d; thun- 
der-storm from southeast, with considerable hail and vivid lightning about 4 p. 
m. on 5th in the evening; lightning visible in northwest horizon. On 6th, 
thunder-storm, with hail and sleet from southwest, at 6 to 7 a m. 
Augusta, Iil.—Thunder-storm of sleet and snow at 6 to 6.30 a. m., on 6th. 
Plymouth, Wis.—Unusually steady, but not severe cold weather, with just 
snow enough to make good sleighing. 
Waupacca, Wis.—Good sleighing all the month; no drifting of snow. 
Edgerton, Wis —Very cold month, with little rain or snow. 
Baraboo, Wis.—Month remarkable only for continued mild weather for this 
high northern latitude. Continuous good sleighing all the month. 
St. Paul, Minn —The coldest January for twelve years. 
Sibley, Minn —The coldest January since I kept record. 
Clinton, Iowa—A uniformly cold month, without much rain or snow; wells 
drying up; ice in river twelve inches; ground frozen eighteen inches. 
Monticello, Iowa.— Very pleasant month; no rain or mud; little severe cold, 
but for last three months very dry. In this city not one well in twenty has a 
full supply of water. . 
Muscatine, Iowa.—The coldest and dryest January for many years. 
Marble Rock, lowa—Finest sleighing this winter I ever saw; just snow 
enough to keep you from the ground. 
