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Chilesburg, Ky—May 8.—Frost, doing considerable damage to fruit. 13th. 
At 1p. m. a thunder storm passed over from west to east; very loud thunder 
south at 1 p. m. About noon thére was a very violent storm at Lexington 
(fourteen miles west), blowing down trees and breaking windows. Almost con- 
stant lightning to-night south and southeast, and very strong wind from west. 
Urbana, Ohio—The season is about thirteen days later than the average. 
The mean temperature is 6.33° below that of May for the past fifteen years. 
The amount of rain is less than the average for May, but has been distributed 
through a greater number of days than is usual for the month. 
Kingston, Ohio—May 13.—The rain storm this p.m. was accompanied with 
lightning and some wind. 
Kelley’s Island, Ohio.—May 13.—Thunder shower in the latter part of the 
night. 
College Hill, Ohio.—May 8.—Frost this morning ; fruit not injured. 13th.— 
Two thunder showers, the first from 11 a.m. to 11.30 a.m., the second from 
3 to 3.45 p. m. 
Kenton, Ohio—May 13.—Thunder storm with hail at 4 p.m. Two or three 
trees struck by the lightning. 
Holland, Mich.—F vost on ten nights during the month, the last on the night 
of the 30th. On the morning of the 8th ice a quarter of an inch thick. 
New Harmony, Indiana.—May 8.—F rost last night, thermometer 32° in the 
night. Tomato and potato vines destroyed; also the young shoots of the 
grape-vines. , 
Merom, Indiana.—May 8.—Hard frost last night; ice a tenth of an inch 
thick. 
Chicago, lll—Ground white with frost on the mornings of the 1st, Sth, and 
17th. 
Winnebago, Iil—May 31.—The season is cold and backward ; corn which 
was planted at the beginning of the month is just making its appearance. 
Manchester, Ili —May 12.—Distant thunder from 8 a. m. with light show- 
ers; about 5 p.m. heavy thunder from southwest, at the same time distant 
thunder north. 
Aurora, Il] —May has been remarkably cold, and the season is about ten 
days later than usual. 
Allenton, Mo:.—May 7, 8—Heavy white frost ; thermometer 29° at 5 a. m. 
on the 7th. Strawberry and currant blossoms and young shoots of grape vines 
injured to a considerable extent. : 
Harrisonville, Mo—May 7.—A very light frost this morning. 
Rocky Run, Wis—The mean temperature of the month was about eight 
degrees lower than the average of May for the last eight years. The season is 
at least two weeks more backward than usual. 
Embarrass, Wis—May 31.—The month has been very cold and rainy ; but 
rye, wheat, oats, &c. never looked. better than they do now. 
Milwaukee, Wis—May has been cold and wet. Vegetation ten days later 
than usual. 
Independence, Iowa.—May 29 —Plum trees in blossom ; last year they were 
in full bloom on the 11th. Very nearly all vegetation is two or three weeks 
later than usual. 
Iowa Falls, lowa.—F rost on thirteen mornings in May, the most ever seen 
by this observer. . 
Fort Madisgn, Iowa.—This was the coldest May since the observer com- 
menced a oN, in 1848. 
Dubuque, lowa—May 24.—At 4.30 p. m. a violent hail storm passed a few 
miles to the north of this place, from west to east, covering the ground in some 
places to the depth of four inches with hail stones, some of which were an inch 
and a half in diameter. 
