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11th—At 10 a.m. the barometer, reduced to 32°, indicated 30.970 inches, 
which is more than two-tenths of an inch higher than before observed during a 
period of sixteen years. 
Grampian Hills, Penn.—F¥ebruary 28.—The snow drifts have been greater 
and of longer continuance than usual. Many of the lanes are yet blocked up, 
and many of them have not been passable since the 16th of January. The 
first drifting was on the 27th of December; from that time to the present a few 
of the roads have been shut by snow, but it is now fast going off. 
Emmittshurg, Maryland.—February 2.—From 64 p. m. until 9 p. m. quite 
continued lightning accompanied with thunder. 4th.—Lightning at 9 p. m 
9th.—At 10 p. m. wind blowing a gale all night and up to 11 a. m. of the 10th. 
19th_— Commenced snowing and continued until 5 a. m. on the 21st; began 
again at 11 a.m and continued until 5 p.m.; depth, twelve inches. 
Woodlawn, Maryland.—Februiry 2.—VDistant lightning from 6 to 94 p. m., 
with thunder. 19th.—Snow gone except in roads and fence rows. 20th and 
21st, snow fell to the depth of seven anda half inches on a level, but was 
blown in drifts in many places two feet deep. 
Romney, West Virginta—F¥ebruary 20.—Snow five inches deep and very 
high water. 
‘Gr afton, West Virginia.—Heavy rain on the 19th and 20th. Thunder 
storm on the 2Ist at 114 a. m., followed by hail. One inch of snow on the 22d. 
Statesville, N. C.—February 19—Misty all day. 20:h, misty till 10 a. m. 
Raleigh, N. C—February 2.—Clear in- forenoon ; shower in evening, with 
distant lightning. 9th—Thunder shower in the afternoon. No rain on or 
near the 19th. 
Goldsboro’, N. C—No snow during the month, and rain only on the 9th 
and 28th. 
| No snow in February at any station in North Carolina from which registers 
have been received, except a little at Statesville on the 9th, nor in any iGinte 
- farther south.] 
Attaway Hill, N. C—February 2.—Several thunder storms from morning 
until night. 9th, at 1 p. m. high wind, rain, and thunder in the south. 
15th, yellow crocus, alder, and hazel in bloom. 26th, towards evening, 
thunder in the far south. 
Aiken, 8. C—February 22.—Wild plums in bloom generally; first peach 
blossoms. 26th, peach trees blooming generally. 
Wilkinsville, S. C_—February 2.—Rain in the afternoon with heavy thunder. 
4th.—Thunder from 9 to ll a.m. 9th—Rain from 9 a. m. to 2 p. m.; at 3 
p- m. a gale rose suddenly from the northwest and continued about three hours. 
19th, rain from 104 to ll?a.m. 21st, dense fog falling from 64 to 9 a. m.; 
several peals of thunder at 7 a.m. 28th—The month was warm; cloudiness 
unusually great—only one clear day; the amount of rain small. ‘The buds of 
peach trees are much swollen, and nearly ready to come out. 
Atlanta, Georgia—February 24.—Plum trees in full bloom. 28th, first 
peach tree blossoms. 
Jacksonville, Florida—February 2.—Thunder-storm. 
Austin, Texas—¥ebruary 3.—At 8.45 p.m. a violent wind from the north- 
west. 10th, frost. 14th, small rise in the Colorado. 28th.—No steady 
rain fell till the night of the 27th. 
Chileshurg, Kentucky —¥ebraary 2.—Rain and thuader last night, and dis- 
tant thunder this morning with a shower of rain. 8th and 9th, six inches of snow 
fell, 13th, snow all gone. 10th, peaches all killed to-day in the bud. Mean 
temperature of the day 62°. 15th.—Mean temperature of this day 61°. 19th 
and 20th, steady rain. 21st, hail and a little snow. 
Kelley’s Island, Ohio.—F¥ive inches of snow, very moist and heavy, fell on the 
