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There was very little clear weather in Pecember, and at many places it rained 

 or snowed on more than half the days of the month. The two heaviest storms 

 were about the 10th and 21st. They both prevailed from Iowa, or further west, 

 to the Atlantic coast. 



NOTES OF THE WEATHER. 



Lisbon, Maine. — December 13. — Sabbati's stream freezes so as to bear man* 

 23d, mail-carrier crosses the Androscoggin with horse. 



Lee, Maine. — December 10, 11. — Wild geese going south. 



Shelburne, Netv Hampshire. — December 1. — Farmers ploughing. 9th, con- 

 siderable anchor ice in the river ; the first time there has been much. 13th, 

 Androscoggin river closed. 19th, ground frozen to the depth of twelve inches, 

 measured. 23d, saw a man who had not travel'ed over forty rods, and had his 

 nose frozen. 



Clarcmont, New Hampshire. — December 27, 28. — Heavy and curious fog 

 covered the earth, followed by rain, under both of which the snow rapidly 

 vanished, leaving the sleighing thin and j)oor. 



Luncnhurg, Vermont. — December 21. — We are having a great blow, snow 

 drifting badly, the river and pond closed. 15th, swift water not yet frozen. 

 31st, roads in bad condition ; bare of snow in spots, and full of holes. 



Baldwinsville, Massachusetts. — December 21. — Wind blew furiously this af- 

 ternoon and evening ; snowed all day. Barometer very low, falling nearly an 

 inch from 7 a. m. to 2 p. m. 



Mendon, Massachusetts. — Good sleighing from the 12th to the end of the 

 month ; all the snows came moist, so there were no drifts. 



Topsjield, Massachusetts. — December 31.; — The month has been very stormy. 

 There are now seven inches of snow, and the ground is frozen to the depth of 

 three-quarters of an inch. 



New Bedford, Massachusetts. — December 23. — River frozen north of the 

 bridge. 27th, ice in the river broken up. 31st, no ice in the river ; very little 

 frost in the ground. 



Sandwich-, Massachusetts. — December 31. — Sandwich pond froze over on the 

 night of the 12th, and still remains frozen. There has been no sleighing this 

 month, the snow in all cases having turned to rain, or melted almost as soon as 

 it had fallen. 



Midd/etoun, Connecticut. — December 12. — Sleighs moving freely. 13th, 

 Connecticut river closed with ice. 



Skaneateles, New York. — December 3. — Tornado from west by south at 3 

 p. m., lasted not over five minutes; in half an hour another came from the same 

 direction ; appeared to be less than half a mile in breadth. 10th, five inches of 

 very dry snow fell last night. 22d, lake frozen a considerable distance up. 

 31st, snow fell on eighteen days this month. 



Moriches, Neio York. — December 17. — At 9 p. m. the sky was entirely clear, 

 but in a few minutes I was suddenly prevented by clouds from making telescopic 

 observations. It was the most sudden change from an entirely clear sky to an 

 entirely cloudy one that I remember to have ever noticed. 



South Trenton, Xew York. — December 4. — Ground not frozen ; many are 

 ploughing. 12th, ground frozen hard. 29th, ground frozen four inches deep. 

 31st, snow eleven inches on the level. 



Nichols, New York. — December 23. — Susquehanna river closed with ice. 

 Theresa, New York. — December 8. — The ground froze. 12th, river frozen 

 over. 



Garrison's, New York. — December 31. — The month has been remarkably 

 wet. Snow has continued to cover the ground since the first fall on the 11th ; 

 and the ground being but shghtly frozen at that time, the frost has not gone any 

 depth worth naming. The river still continues open at this point. 



