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ICE, FROST. AND SNOW. 



May 1. — Garrisons, New York. — The last frost tins montli was on the first. 

 May 1. — Mount Pleasant, Iowa. — Turned quite chilly at dark, and rain 

 mingled with snow ; 2d, slight frost, snow, and rain ; formed considerable ice 

 in the night ; 3d, slight frost again, but not enough to kill potato vines. 



May 2. — Progress, New Jersey. — Heavy white frost ; thermometer at sun- 

 rise, 37°. 



May 2. — College Hill, Ohio. — A snow-storm began at half past ten a. m. 

 melted as it fell. 



May 2. — Kingston, Ohio. — A few flakes of snow fell to-day ; 3d and 4th, a 

 slight frost. 



May 2, 3. — Welshfleld, Ohio. — At 3 a. m. of the 2d it brgan to rain, wind 

 northeast ; about 4 p. m,, wind northwest, it changed to snow, which continued 

 falling till 3^ p. m. of the 3d, when it was about eight inches deep. A cold 

 driving rain followed this for about three hours, when the storm, as a whole, 

 abated. This storm, during the last thirty-six hours of its progress, was ex- 

 ceedingly severe, and considerable damage was done among flocks of sheep, 

 especially those not sheltered, by killing the lambs. 

 31ay 2. — Muncie, Indiana. — Snow one inch deep. 

 May 2. — Ottawa, Illinois. — Very slight frost. 

 May 2. — Canton, Missouri. — A hard frost; 3d, slight frost. 

 May 2. — Manhattan, Kansas. — Ice a quarter of an inch thick. 

 May 2. — Weyanwega, Wisconsin. — There was quite a flurry of snow this 

 morning. Ice froze an eighth of an inch thick. 



May 2. — Embarrass, "W isconsin. — Snow from 5.30 to 7 a. m. ; 3d, hard frost. 

 May 2. — Pleasant Plain, Iowa. — Frost and ice this morning. 

 May 2. — Fort Madison, Iowa. — Frost this morning. 

 May 2, 3. — Muscatine, Iowa. — Ice on both these mornings. 

 May 3. — Palmyra, New York. — The ground white with snow at 7 a. m. 

 May 3. — Sandwich, Illinois. — White frost. 



May 3. — Milwaukee, Wisconsin. — Ice and hoar frost this morning. 

 May 3. — New Ulm, Minnesota. — Ice sixteenth of an inch thick. 

 May 5. — Oannonsburg, Pennsylvania. — Frost in the morning. 

 May 5. — New Lisbon, Ohio. — Hard frost. . 



May 9. — Sandwich, Illinois. — White frost. Ice formed an eighth of an inch 

 thick. 



May 10. — Fort Riley, Kansas. — Light frost this morning on low land ; ice 

 an eighth of an inch thick reported in places on the creek. 



May 10. — Weyanwega, Wisconsin. — The ground was frozen quite hard this 

 morning ; lltli, heavy hoar frost this morning. 



May 10, 13, 14. — Embarrass, Wisconsin. — Hard frost. 

 May 10. — Dubuque, Iowa. — Abundant white frost in the morning. 

 May 10. — Independence, Iowa. — Thin ice termed in the morning; 11th, 

 ground froze half an inch deep. 



May 10. — Lyons, loAva. — Wind came up about twelve o'clock last night, 

 blowing a gale from the north, and very cold; 11th, a little rain; a severe 

 white frost in the morning, doing some injury to the gardens and to cherries. 

 3Iay 10. — New Ulm, Minnesota. — ^Ice three-eighths of an inch in thickness. 

 May 11. — Kingston, Ohio. — Snow fell this morning; 12th, a slight frost. 

 May 11. — Fox Creek, Missouri. — Quite a severe frost, killing grape ehoots, 

 potato vines, beans, tomatoes, &c. ; thermometer, at 5 a. m., 34° ; at 7 a. m., 

 46°. 



May 11. — Allenton, Missouri. — Severe white frost; temperature, at 5 a. m.] 

 33°. 



