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the southwest, blowing; a gale, and the mercury falling rapidly. At *I a. m. 

 of the 2d the wind still blowing a gale from the southwest, the temperature 

 had fallen to zero, being a change of 42° in seventeen hours. 



Theresa, Neio York. — December 31, dark clouds in the east and south 

 horizon; at 1 p. m. light northeast breeze all day. January 1, stormy; 

 eight-hundredths of an inch of rain fell. 



Fort Arm, Neiu York. — No rain or snow from the 29th of December until 

 the 5th January. 



Rochester, Neio Yo7'k. — December 31, clouds look stormy; snow at 1^ p. 

 m.; some hail until eve; high wind from southwest until midnight, and some 

 snow. January 1, an extremely unpleasant day; a strong westerly gale 

 prevailing all last night and to-day, with a rapidly decreasing temperature, 

 the mercury having fallen 34° between 1 a. m. and 11.50 p. m.; commenced 

 snowing at 3 p. m. 



Eaddonjield, New Jersey. — January 1, drizzle at 8 a. m. of short continu- 

 ance; 7 a. m. clouds, with scud to northeast. Farmers ploughing sod readily 

 to-day; no frost in the ground; 9 p. m. clear. January 2, in the morning- 

 cirro-stratus forming and extending in long lines southwest and northeast 

 through the zenith. At 1^ m. numerous bands of smaller slender rolls of 

 cirri extended across the main long broad cirrus parallel to each other at 

 short intervals, very curious, warp and woof-like, with the main cloud. At 

 2 p. m. these straight parallel cirri-strati had been all deflected in the middle, 

 and bent in beautiful curl-like curves towards the northeast. Clear at 7 a. 

 m , and 9 p. m wind southwest. Ice formed last night thick enough to bear 

 a man. 



Newark, New Jersexj. — A fall of an inch and a quarter of snow in the after- 

 noon of December 31, turning to rain, and continuing till after midnight. 



Progress, Neiv Jersey. — December 31, heavy white frost; 11.35 a. m. snow 

 from tiie north, melting as it fell; at 30 minutes p. m. light rain; from 7 p. m. 

 to 8 p. m. gale from the east, rain heavier than before; at 9 p. m. rsrin-gauge 

 indicated a fall of thirty-four hundredths of an inch, and storm increasing in 

 violence; rain ceased in the forenoon of January 1. 



Passaic Valley, {two miles southwest of Paterson,) New Jersey. — December 

 31, cloudy all day; rain at 3 p. m., wind brisk. About a quarter of an inch 

 of snow fell before it began to rain. 



Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. — December 31, cloudy; from 7.15 a. m. strong 

 gale and heavy rain; from 8 p. m. violent gale. 



Nazareth, Pennsylvania. — December 31, snow from 12 m. to 7 p. m., >yhen 

 it began to rain. January 1, this morning the snow has entirely disap- 

 peared. 



Fleming, Pemisylvania. — December 31, rain from 8 a. m. to 11 p. m. 



Gonnellsville, Pennsylvania. — January 1, rain from midnight to 3 a. m. this 

 morning. 



Silver Spring, Pennsylvania. — December 31, snow from 10 a. m. till night, 

 one inch. 



Tioga, Pennsylvania. — December 31, a little snow and rain. January I, 

 morning warm and pleasant; afternoon very cold; evening violent gale, 

 and thermometer eight degrees below zero; a change of fifty degrees since 

 7 a. m. 



Barrisburg, Pennsylvania. — December 31, snow at 9| a. m. 



Cannonsburg, Pennsylvania. — December 31, wind southeast all day; violent 

 wind from the southwest during the night. 



Oil City, Pennsylvania.-^Decemhev 31, rain and snow 10 a. m.; misty and 

 rainy through the day; very high winds on the high lands. January J , snow 

 from 8 a. m. through the day interrupted. 



Byberry, Pennsylvania. — Commenced to rain at 11 a. m., ended in night; 



