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12.30 to 1.30 p.m. High wind for a few minutes, throwing down the tops of 
some chimneys and many trees. Lightning struck the cupola of the Baptist 
church. 
Pomfret, Conn.—Thunder storms on the 4th, 12th, and 25th, p.m., each ending 
in cold northeasters of several days duration. The temperature has been below 
the mean of the month for the jast fourteen years ; so have all the months of the 
vegetative season been, excepting April, which was about the average. 
Cazenovia, N Y—July 4.—A tornado occurred about 11 p. m.; width half 
amile. It came from Onondaga county, passed through the south part of the 
town of Cazenovia, and onward in a southeasterly direction. 
North Hammond, N. Y—July 24.—At 5 p. m. a widd, uprooting trees and 
doing much damage generally ; a pouring rain ; hail-stones as large as hickory 
nuts ; duration, 45 minutes ; thunder heavy and lightning sharp ; cloud moving 
in a southeast direction. 
Buffalo, N. Y.—The weather during July was quite favorable for securing 
the crop of hay, which in this section is the largest ever grown. 
Rochester, N. Y—The mean temperature of the month was 1.3° below the 
general average for July. 
Theresa, N. Y—July 24.—Nearly incessant thunder from 5 to 7 p. m., pass- 
ing from northwest to southeast; wind high for half an hour. ; 
_ Depauville, N. Y—July was remarkable for its very cool nights. On several 
mornings the thermometer stood below 54°, and on the morning of the 14th as 
low as 48°. 
'  Garrison’s, N. Y—The weather through the month has been cool and wet 
in its average character. 'The farmers are almost through with their hay crop, 
but owing to frequent rains much has been injured. 
Nichols, N.Y —The end of the month is dry and cold ; vegetation much in- 
jured. On the 31st, at 5 a.m., thermometer 42°. 
Minaville, N. Y—July has been remarkably dry ; very little rain during the 
month. 
Friendship, N.Y.—The general characteristics of the month were dryness, 
clearness, and more than average warmth. 
Burlington, N. J—Rain fell on seventeen days in July. 
Newark, N. J—The mean temperature of July was 2.33° below the average 
of the month for twenty-four years, and was lower than every July during that 
period except 1859 and 1860. ‘I'he rains fell principally in showers, and were 
distributed through the whole month, having fallen on seventeen days; but 
although the falls were more frequent’ than usual, the total amount was about 
the average for July. 
Grampian Hills, Penn —During the month there was a good portion of clear 
and fine weather for harvesting, with frequent showers, which kept vegetation 
in good growing condition. , 
Fallsington, Penn.—July 31.—The month has been unusually cool and wet. 
Montgomery, Penn.—The average temperature of the month was low; very ° 
little warm weather; some quite cool; not many heavy rains, but much damp, 
dull weather. 
Dyberry, Penn.—Rain fell on twelve days in the month, and haying and rye 
- harvest are backward and slow. 
Tioga, Penn.—July 20.—Up to this time the month (especially the nights) 
has been unusually cold, and being pretty dry, spring crops grow slowly. 31.— 
Still very dry; corn, oats, and potatoes on the upland drying up. 
Hewleit’s, Va.—The month has been uncommonly cool, with very little rain. 
Mount Solon, Va—July 11.—Wheat harvest about closed. It usually com- 
mences from ten days to two weeks earlier east of the Blue Ridge than in the 
valley counties, and about two weeks later in the counties west of the valley ; 
but this year the harvest was general almost throughout the State, owing to the 
