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Kingston, Mass——March 16, 17.—Kighteen inches of snow fell yesterday and 
to-day. Total fall of snow in four months, sixty-three inches. 
Columbia, Conn—Commenced snowing at 4 o’clock p.m. on the 16th, and 
continued with the wind northeast till the 17th at 10 p.m., when the wind 
veered into the north, and the snow ceased; depth, twelve inches. The next 
morning the wind was northwest, and so continued for three days. 
Colebrook, Conn.—March 31.—Snow-birds singing this morning; snow-banks 
two to eight feet deep. 
Pomfret, Conn —March was a cold, rough month; two degrees colder than 
the mean of many years. 
Groton, Conn.—March 5.—Steamer arrived from New York; first trip. . 
New York, N. Y—Snow storm began at 10.40 a. m. of the 15th, and con- 
tinued, with some intermissions, till 5.50 p. m. of the 17th; depth, thirteen 
inches. ; 
Rochester, N. Y—The mean temperature of the month was 2.82° below the 
average of March for thirty-one years. The snow storm of the 16th began at 
2.30 p. m., and continued till 6 o’clock the next morning ; depth, six inches. 
Buffalo, N. Y.—Snow storm from 1 p. m. of the 16th to 5 p. m. of the 17th; 
five and a half inches of snow fell; a high wind from 2 p. m. on the 17th, in- 
creasing to a gale at 4 p. m., and blowing the most of the night. 
Germantown, N. Y—Steamboats commenced running from New York to 
Hudson on the 13th; bluebirds first made their appearance here on the 17th; 
the frost out of the ground on the 29th, and the snow gone, except here and 
there the remains of a heavy drift. The ground has not been frozen, as a gen- 
eral thing, over twelve inches, having been covered all the latter part of the win- 
ter, and up to the middle of March, with snow. 
South Hartford, N. Y—The month was noted for the absence of the usual 
March winds. ‘Twelve and a half inches of snow fell during the month, but 
there was no sleighing. 
Garrison’s, N. Y—March was very remarkable for the frequency of its storms 
and very unusual fall of snow, which exceeded thirteen inches, and though the 
winter’s frost left the ground early in the month, the earth froze almost every 
month, sometimes to the depth of three inches. 
Depauville, N. Y—March 20.—Last day of sleighing ; it lasted since De- 
cember 11, one hundred days; most of the time fine. 24th.—Ice on the river 
rather poor, and crossing with teams not safe. 31st—Ground all bare, except 
old drifts along fences and on other sheltered places, and the frost almost all out 
of the ground, but the ponds and streams are still covered with ice. None of 
the early spring birds have made their appearance yet. 
Palermo, N. Y.—March 18.—EKighteen inches of snow fell yesterday and 
to-day, ending at 3.40 p. m. 
Burlington, N. J—Mayrch 31.—There were but seven clear mornings dwing 
the month, and but one entirely clear day. 
Newark, N. J—The temperature of the month was 3.68° lower than the 
average of March for twenty-four years ; only in 1852, 1856, and 1863 was the 
month as cold. ‘The amount of rain and melted snow was nearly an inch in ex- 
cess of the average for March. The falls of rain and snow were so frequent as 
to keep the surface of the ground almost constantly wet. There was less fait 
weather than in any March covered by these reports. Snow was observed on 
nine days, falling to the depth of seventeen and a half inches. Rain fell in 
mensurable quantities on six days, and there was some sprinkling on six others. 
Fallsington, Pa—March 18.—Best sleighing of the winter. 'Ten inches of 
snow fell on the 16th and 17th. Fall of snow during the month at least twenty- 
five inches. : 
Pennsville, Pa—A high flood on the 12th and 13th, but not sufficient to 
do much damage. ‘Thunder and lightning on the 23d. There was a very large 
