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5th, and six inches, also very wet, on the 29th and 21st. Total fall of snow 
during the month, fourteen and a half inches. 
Urbana, Ohio—Kebruary 2.—Ground frozen seven inches in open exposed 
places. 13th, snow off the ground, having covered it since December 24th. Ice 
on ponds thirteen inches thick. 20th and 21st, four and three-quarter inches of 
snow. 23d, snow off. 28th, the mean temperature of the month was 4 38° 
above the mean of February for the past fifteen years. 
Kenton, Ohio.—February 27,—The ground was frozen in open places to the 
depth of twelve to fourteen inches, and in the roads from six to eight inches. 
The frost has been all out of the ground two days. 28th—The river opened on 
the 16th, and the highest water is to-day. 
North Fairfield, Ohio —¥ ebruary 21.—The hardest snow-storm of the winter; 
three inches of snow fell in an hour from 74 to 84 a.m. Eight and a half 
inches in all from the 19th to the 21st. 
Litchfield, Michigan.—¥ebruary 15 and 16.—Very heavy rain, and ten or 
twelve inches of snow on the ground at one time. Many bridges on the St. 
Joseph river were swept away. 
Kalamazoo, Michigan.—February 28.—The ground has not frozen at all in 
the woods or stubble-tields. 
Columbia, Indiana.—February 3 and 4.—Snowed very fast; the snow was 
so heavy as to weigh down thirty-foot trees to the ground. 
Muncie, indiana. ——February 28.—During the winter just closed there were 
thirty and three-fourths inches of snow, exceeding any previous winter for 
many years. 
Vevay, Indiana.—F ebruary 9.—A_ sudden change of temperature occurred 
last night. At 9 p. m. the thermometer was 50°, with indications cf rain; at 5 
this morning 23°, and snowing briskly from the northeast, causing drifts four 
feet deep. 18th.—The Ohio river is rising at the rate of two inches an hour, and 
is in many places over the banks; all the bottom lands are submerged. 26th, 
first crocus in bloom. 
Rensselaer, Indiana —F¥ ebruary 15.—Thunder and lightning in the evening. 
20th, very heavy sleet, which continued for two days; trees were bowed down 
to the ground. 
Aurora, Indiana—F ebruary 2.—The ice was broken and running out of the 
small streams emptying into the Ohio river. 15th, frost disappeared from the 
ground. 21st, the Ohio river reached its height this evening. All the bottom 
lands were inundated ; there was about fifty-four feet of water in the ae 
Manchester, Hltwess. —Febrnuary 1—Distant thunder about 5 p. m. 8th, 
distant thunder at 4 p.m. 15th, dis pit thunder during the day. 
Chicago, Illinois —February 15.—Tie Chicago river “clear fed i ice about half 
a mile trom the lake inwards. 21st, the paute branch of the Chicago river 
all free of ice. 
Aurora, Illinois —February 14—The river was the highest it has been for 
seven years; tue island opposite the city was overflowed to the depth of one 
foot; it has been overflowed but once before fur twenty years. 28th, the 
snow has mostly disappeared; only a little remains where there were large drifts. 
There has been more good sleighing during the month than in any February for 
a number of years. 
Peoria, ‘Illinois —February 15.—Thunder-showers ; thunder heard twice. 
Waterloo, Illinois —February 1—Rain, with lightning and thunder, from 5} 
to 9 p. m., then changed to snow. 15th, rain all day, with thunder and light- 
ning in the afternoon. 
Ottawa, Illinois —February 14.—The Illinois river broke up to-day; an un- 
usually heavy freshet prevailing, carrying away bridges, barns, fences, &c. 
19.h.—Five inches of snow fell to-day. 
Mount Sterling, Illinois —February 28.—The ground has been frozen ov the _ 
