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Moorestown, New Jersey —First thunder shower 17th. March less windy 
than usual. 
Elwood, New Jersey—Wintry up to 7th; snow and ice gone, and farmers 
ploughing 19th; first thunder storm 17th ; severe snow- storm 20th and 21st—esti- 
mated fall 20 inches, but badly drifted and travel stopped. . 
Dover, New Jersey.—Since the thaw on the 8th, the spring has opened 
favorably and advanced steadily. 
Greenwich, New Jersey.—Month remarkable for cold at commencement, for 
sudden change to spring weather, and for a late snow-storm, unequalled for 
depth and severity in 11 years. 
Newfield, New Jersey —Coldest day of the winter, 2d; a drifting snow-storm 
on the 21st, in which 9 inches fell. 
Nyces, Pennsylvania.—Blue-birds on 9th; robins 13th; thunder and light- 
ning, without rain, 15th ; thunder shower 16th. 
Fallsington, Pennsylvania.—Snow-storms, blocking up roads, 1st and 2d, 
and on 21st and 22d. 
‘Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.—Barometer lower on 2d, and higher on 6th, 
than ever observed before in March; heaviest snow-storm of the season on the 
21st and 22d. 
Horsham, Pennsylvania—Severe snow storms on Ist and 2d,and on 20th 
and 21st; pewee heard on 11th; robin 14th; frogs 17th. 
Dyberry, Pennsylvania—The winter had 88 inches of snow, more than any 
winter in last 14 years. Sleighing lasted 12 weeks. March had 214 inches of 
snow, of which 12 inches fell on the 2d. Good maple sugar weather from 23d 
to close. 
Whitehall, Pennsylvania.—Drifting snow-storms on Ist and 21st. Ice on 
the Lehigh river 2 feet thick; broke up on 10th, and snow and ice went off 
quietly, without damaging freshets. 
Ichesburg, Pennsylvania.—Snow on 20th and 21st, melted as it fell; frost out 
of ground 28th; ground barely dry enough for gardening 30th. 
Tioga, Pa—Very severe snow-storm (12 inches fell) on 2d; coldest day of 
winter, 3d; robins and other birds appeared 10th; severe drifting snow-storm 
21st; frogs heard 27th. The last 8 days were warm and dry, and more farm 
work was done than in any March for 25 years. 
Grampian Hills, Pa—Snow badly drifted in some places, but no destructive 
storms, freshets or ice-gorges this month. 
Factoryville, Pa—Thirty-six hours of severest snow-storm of the season on 
20th and 21st. 
Murrysville, Pa—F¥rozen rain on 2d; very cold 3d; crows noisy 4th; frost 
out of ground 12th; frogs and various spring birds heard 13th; heavy frosts 
30th and 31st. 
Franklin. Pa—Snow, 11 inches, 1st and 2d; frogs heard 16th; a few flakes 
of snow, with light wind, 21st. 
Beaver, Pa—Most inclement snow-storm of the season 2d; coldest day this 
winter 3d; frost out of the ground 16th. 
Newcastle, Pa—From December 1st to 6th March, winter very uniform and 
ground covered with snow; last fortnight much ploughing and sowing done ; 
wheat looks unusually fine. 
Woodlawn, Md.—Snow first whitened the ground December 12th, and has 
been visible ever since; is now 3 feet deep in drifts ; 14.5 inches fell in March. 
Mt. St. Mary’s, Md.—Barometer very low 2d; coldest day of the winter 
3d; snow 20th, followed by rain 21st. 
Surry C. H., Va—First half of the month mild; last half wet, chilly, and 
disagreeable from 24th to 31st cloudy, sun not seen for 6 days; first light- 
ning and thunder 17th; fully 4 inches of snow fell on 22d, laid 3 inches deep. 
