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north side of buildings to the depth of three and a half feet; the general depth 
was about a foot and a half. The frost is not yet out of the ground except in 
some small spots exposed all day to the sun. 
Loami, Ulinois—The greatest depth of frost in the ground was ten inches 
on the 10th. 
Riley, I/linois—The temperature of February was 2.10 degrees higher than 
the mean of the month for thirteen years, and the amount of rain was two and 
one-third inches more than the mean of Febrnary for twelve years. 
Harrisonville, Missouri—February 13.—All streams overflowing, and all the 
«lodged ice carried off. In some localities the ground is not frozen more than 
eight inches, but in others from twelve to fifteen inches. 
St. Louis, Missouri —February 1—Rain began falling a little before 6 p.m.; 
about ten minutes after 6 there was a very vivid flash of lightning and a long 
roll of thunder in the west. 
Allenton, Missouri.—Thunder on the 1st, 15th, and 20th; on the 23d the 
temperature fell 43 degrees in ten hours—from 11 a. m. to 9 p. m. 
Riwiiice, Wisconsin.—F cbruary 27,—The first steamboat arrived from 
Chicago. 
Plymouth, Wisconsin —F¥ ebruary 28.—Snow pretty nearly all gone, but ground 
frozen yet. The only fall of snow this month deep enough to measure was one 
inch on the 4th. 
Baraboo, Wisconsin —February 15.—Hail the size of robin’s eggs fell from 
4 p.m. to 4.20, leaving the ground covered and white, after which rain set in 
and continued with heavy thunder and vivid flash lightning till 8 p.m. 16th, 
snow from 7.10 a. m till 11 a.m, three-quarters of an inch. 
Saint Paul, Minnesota —No rain during the month, except a drizzle on the 
12th, and some with the snow and hail on the 15th. Snow on the 4th, 10th, 
15th, and 19th to 22d, eight inches in all. 
New Ulm, Minnesota —Four snows during the month; no rain except driz- 
zling a little. 
Minneapolis, Minnesota —Fall of snow for the month ten.and a half inches; 
good sleighing through the entire month. A thaw on the last two days, with 
dense fog and a mist or fine rain on the 28th. 
Iowa City, lowa.—T wenty-seven inches of snow fell during the month. The 
heaviest fall was twelve inches on the 3d and 4th. Muchrain onthe 12th, 13th 
and 15th. 
Davenport, Iowa.—Twelve inches of snow during the month, two inches on 
the 2d and 3d. Heavy rain on the 12th, 13th and 15th. 
Fort Madjson, lowa.—¥ebruary 27,—Depth of ground frozen, three feet. 
Fort, Dodge, lowa.—February 15 —Lightning and thunder coming from north- 
west and going southeast, accompanied aah heavy and moderate rain, alter- 
nately, mixed with hail. 
Algona, Iowa Gee 15.—Snow, sleet and rain from morning till’2. p.m.; 
lightu ng and thunder at 94 a.m., which lasted about an hour. 28th. _—A bout ‘in 
or eight inches of snow fell during the month, but it could not be measured 
accurately, on account of the wind blowing it away. 
Independence, lowa.—The fall of snow during the month, was six inches, of 
which two inches fell on the 3d and 4th, and four inches on the 19th. Thére 
was rain on the 12th, 13th, 15th and 27th. 
Monticello, lowa—¥ ebruary 13.—'The ice in the Waquopeta river at this 
place broke up \o-day, the water very high and doing much damage to bridges 
above this place. 
Waterloo, Inwa—February 14—The ice broke on Cedar river. 15th, river 
free of ice. 
Le Roy, Kansas—¥ebruary 1—Thunder at a distance in the southwest 
