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 one and a half inch fell. January 1, rainy in the morning, blew up cold 

 in the afternoon. 



Kingston, Ohio. — December 31, about 10 o'clock p. m. a heavy wind began 

 to blow, and the weather began to turn cold. 



Vrbana, Ohio. — December 31, a sudden and extreme change during the 

 night. At 9 p. m. the thermometer 34°; the barometer was at its lowest 

 point, and began to show the change upwards, and at the same hour the 

 rain (which had been falling since 9 a. m.) changed to snow. During the 

 night the wind blew a gale from the west At T o'clock a. m., January 1, 

 the thermometer was down to 11 below zero, and the barometer had gone 

 up from 28.12 to 28.83. 



Cleveland, Ohio. — December 30, clear. December 31, overcast. 



New Lisbon, Ohio. — December 30, beautiful day. December 31, rainy from 

 8 a. m. to 2 p. m. 



Hillsborough, Ohio. — December 31, rain a. m. and p. m.; sleet and snow at 

 night, with very high wind. 



Eaton, O/uo.— December 31, rained all day, and about "l\ p. m. a furious 

 snow-storm set in, with the most sudden and remarkable change of tempe- 

 rature ever witnessed in this country. At Y p. m. the mercury stood at 45°. 

 It was not noticed at 9 o'clock, but it must have been down nearly to zero. 

 At 7 a.m., January 1, it stood — 16°, being a change of 61°; and I am satisfied 

 it was almost, if not quite, as cold at midnight as in the morning. 



Bowling Green, Ohio. — December 31 was warm; slightly misty from 11 a. 

 m., and the rain did not fairly commence until in the evening, although 

 drops of water were perceptible most of the afternoon. At 9 p. m. every 

 appearance indicated a rainy night. At about lOj p. m. the rain changed 

 to snow, and fell about one inch in depth. At 7 a. m., January 1, the 

 thermometer was — 1° ; at 8i a. m., —12.5° ; at 2 p. m., —10° ; at 9 p. m., —7.3°, 

 making it the coldest day in^the past thirty years. At 7 a. m., January 2, it 

 stood -^15°, being the lowest point reached. From this time it grew warmer, 

 and on the night of the 4th we had about three and a half inches of snow; 

 the 5th clear and pleasant. *' ' *■ 



College Hill, Ohio. — December 31, rain from 9 a. m. to 8 p. m. 



Welshfield, Ohio. — January was ushered in by a violent north wind, 

 which continued in unabated fur}^ varjnng to west and southwest till the 

 evening of the second day. The temperature fell from 40°, December 31, 

 at 10 p. m., to — 14°, January 2, 4 a.m.; 54° degrees in thirty hours. The 

 people being wholly unprepared for so sudden and so great a fall of tempe- 

 rature, much damage was done. Crops stored up in cellars were injured^ 

 and some animals perished. Rain from 8 a. m., December 31, to 4 a. ra., 

 January 1. 



Ypsilanti, Michigan. — December 31, the snow-storm of this morning turned 

 to rain at about 2 p. m., and continued until near 12 p. m., when the wind, 

 which had been from northeast all day, changed to southwest with a heavy 

 gale, and blew tremendously the rest of the night. 



Monroe, Michigan. — December 31, rain from 1J2 m. this day till an hour 

 after midnight. 



New Castle, Indiana. — December 31, slow and drizzling rain commenced 

 at 8 a. m. and continued till 5^ p m., when sleet and snow began to fall, 

 which soon turned into a violent snow-storm, and continued all night with 

 very violent wind from the west, northwest, and southwest, the wind being 

 verj- fitful. On Friday morning, January 1, at 5 a. ra., the thermometer 

 stood at 19 degrees below zero, being a fall of fifty-eight degrees from 2 

 p. m. of December 31, or in fifteen hours. 



Spiceland, Indiana. — December 30, pleasant winter weather. December 

 31, rain commenced about 5 a. m., with the wind from the east, and con- 



