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St. Mary’s, Maryland. During the latter part of January the ice on St. 
Mary s river opposite this place was strong enough to bear crossing on foot,, 
which has not been practicable before since 1856. 
Grafton, West Virginia—Snow fell on fifteen days ; aggregate depth twenty- 
four inches. . 
Attaway Hill, N. C.—This station is opposite the mouth of Uwharee river, 
which flows into the Yadkin, and both uniting take the name of Pedee. Janu-* 
ary 3.—Six inches of snow, hail, and sleet fell to-day. 7th, on mill-ponds 
ice four inches thick ; snow not yet melted, except on southernslopes. Sth—A 
quarter of an inch of snow to-day. 15th, snow all disappeared. 17th—Some 
drift-ice this morning in the Yadkin. No snow, except on the 3d and 8th; rain 
on the 20th, and on several other days. 
Raleigh, N. C—On the 29th of December there was a fall of snow, and from 
that time until the 8th of January there was more or less snow or ice on the 
ground. On the morning of the 3d of January there was a very, heavy sleet,. 
en ice being from one to two inches thick on the limbs of the trees. ‘The only 
fall of snow during the month was on the Sth, from 105 a. m. to 1 p. m., but it 
was very light and soon dis sappeared. 
Gow dysville, Sad. —January 1.—Ground covered with snow an inch and a 
half deep. 3d.—From 7 a. m. to 9 p. m. sleet and snow fell one inch deep ; 
distant thunder in the southeast. 10th, a few flakes of snow. 14th, snow 
disappeared. 19th, a few flakes of snow at 4 p.m. 20th, at 9 a.m.a shower 
of snow fell for fifteen minutes; very large flakes. 31st—'There was frost, snow, 
or ice every day during the month, which is remarkable here. Old men say 
they do not remember so long a continuance of cold weather. The amount of 
rain and melted snow was very small. 
Atlanta, Georgia.—The only snow mentioned on the register for January was 
a fall of three inches on the 20th. 
Jacksonville, Georgia —There was a larger amount of cloudy weather than 
is oe in January in vie climate. ‘There was thunder ina few instances. ‘UVhin 
ice was seen on two or three mornings. 
‘Mouleon, Alabama—An inch and a half of snow fcll during the night of 
the 19th. This was the only snow during the month, and there was no: rain 
except a hundredth of an inch on the 12th, and a tenth of an inch on the 25th. 
At the end of the month buds of rose bushes were beginning to swell, and hy- 
acinths, tulips, jonquils, and snowdrops were begining i appear above the 
ground. 
Corwent, Louisiana —*< Yesterday morning snow fell to the depth of about 
five inches.” Letter to the Smithsonian, dated January 4. 
Springdale, Kentucky.—Twelve and a quarter inches of snow fell on the 19th, 
20th, Pai 21st; there was also a very slight snow on the 9th and on the 16th. 
Chilesburg, Kentucky—ighteen inches of snow fell during the month, 
twelve inches of it on the 19th, 20th, and 21st. 
Kingston, Ohio.—January 20 —Snow-storm in the night, the heaviest of the 
season, eight inches in depth. 
Ur ae, Ohio—January 31.—The a has been covered with snow 
since the 24th of December, and most of the time there was goed sleighing. 
The mean temperature of January was eight and a half degrees below the av- 
erage of the month for the previous fifteen years; the means of January, 1856 
and 1857, were both three and a half degrees lower still. 
Toledo, Ohio.— January 19.—Severe snow-storm from the northeast; 25, snow 
storm with hail and slect ; 26, highewinds with severe squalls of snow ; 31, com- 
menced thawing early in the afternoon, and by nine o’clock the sleighing on 
the principal streets was nearly all gone. There was nearly continuous sleigh- 
ing tor forty-five days, and very fine for twelve days. 
ste s Island, Ohio —January 20.—Began to snow about 12.30 p. m., wind 
