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east, quite strong; the wind increased and blew a gale till late in the night, snow 
continued falling till 10 a.m. of the 21st. It drifted badly, in some places 
along the fences to the depth of three or four feet, but in the open fields and 
in the forest the mean of some twenty measurements showed six inches, quite 
compact; it yielded on melting sigty-two-hundredths of an inch of water. 
Westerville, Ohio —At 7 a.m. on the 30th of J anuary the temperature was 
17° below zero, the lowest recorded by the observer during his residence here 
of over five years. The next morning at the same hour the thermometer 
marked 33 above zero, showing a rise of fifty degrees in twenty-four hours. 
Cleveland, Ohio—The mean temperature of the month is lower than any 
January since 1857. More snow fell this month than in any January in 
twelve years. . 
Steubenville, Ohio—January 31.—The Ohio river closed about the 20th, 
since which time it has frozen over so firmly as to permit the crossing of teams 
and sleighs. ; 
Marion, Ohio.—On the 31st a little rain fell, and during the day and night 
the snow disappeared largely, leaving the ground bare in many places. 
Grand Rapids, Michigan—Total amount of snow during the month 25.4 
inches, twelve inches of which fell on the 25th. Only two-tenths of an inch fell 
during the storm of the 20th. 
Merom, Indiana —The snow-storm beginning on the 19th and ending on the 
21st was very severe, and fully twenty inches of snow fell. No such storm has 
been known here since the winter of 1831-’32. The only snow after this suf- 
ficient to measure was half an inch on the 28th. 
Vevay, Indiana.—A snow-storm of unusual severity swept over this part of 
the country from 7 p. m. of the 19th to 11 a. m. onthe 21st, with a strong wind 
from the northeast, which changed to southwest about nine hours before the 
snow ceased. The snow measured in a sheltered place fourteen inches, and 
drifted to a depth of four feet. 
Muncie, Indiana —Vemperature on the 30th at 7 a. m. eleven degrees below 
zero; next morning at same hour thirty-eight degrees above, a rise of forty- 
nine degrees in twenty-four hours. 
Rensselaer, Indiana.—January 20.— Violent snow-storm, with high wind from 
northeast throughout the entire day. It is difficult to obtain correct measure- 
ment of the depth of the snow, on account of the drifting, but it may be safely 
put down at twelve inches. 
Sandwich, Illinois —Very little snow fell in the storm of the 19th. The 
great snow-storm of the season began at 9.30 p. m. of the 24th, with wind from 
the east, sleeting first and then snowing; depth eight inches. 
Mount Sterling, Illinois —Jaauary 24.—About 7 p. m. it commenced sleet- 
ing, and must have continued most of the night. Next morning every limb and 
twig bore a casing of ice from a quarter to half an inch in thickness, which re- 
mained for three successive days. ‘ 
Loam, Illinois —January 19.—A snow-storm set in from the northeast at 
11 a. m. and continued for twenty-two hours. The wind blew a fresh breeze 
from that point all that time, but not sufficiently strong to obstruct railroads or 
common roads with drift. Fifteen inches of snow fell during the storm, a greater 
_ depth than has fallen at one time for twelve years. 
Tiskilwa, lilinois—January 31.—Thawed to-day, so as to soften and waste 
the snow some in the roads, but not much elsewhere. 
Riley, Illinois —F rom the 7th of December to the last day of January there 
was but one or two days upon which it thawed at all. Temperature of the 
month 7.39 degrees below the mean of twelve years. There has been less drift 
than usual; the trains on the railroad have been on time with one exception of 
three hours. 
