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inches and a tenth, and on the 14th and 15th to five inches. This last rain fell 
in sixteen hours, and the observer says it was ‘“‘a god-send to the generally suf- 
fering crops, though some damage was done by suddenly-swelled water-courses.” 
Goldsboro’, N. C—August 9.—A storm in the middle of the day, accom- 
panied with very heavy thunder and vivid lightning. The wind arose almost 
toa gale. Five and a quarter inches of rain are recorded as having fallen in 
two hours and three-quarters. 
Aiken, S. C—The largest rain in the month was on the 14th—four inches 
and a third. 
Jacksonville, Florida.—On the 27th of August eight-tenths of an inch of 
rain fell in fifteen minutes. 
Fish River, Ala.—The amount of rain during the month was very large. 
On three days (the 1st, 27th, and 29th) two inches fell, and on three days (the 
11th, 18th, and 24th) an inch and a half. It rained on sixteen days, and there 
was not one entirely clear day during the month. ‘The squalls came in every 
direction, very often two meeting. Old citizens call them “ coast rains.” 
Greene Springs, Ala-—Cotton crop somewhat injured by want of rain early 
in the month; the whole month unusually dry for August. Rain fell on eight 
days; the largest amount was sixty-three hundredths of an inch, on the 20th. 
Grenada, Miss—Only three rains recorded during the month, viz: “light” 
on the 19th, “copious” on the 20th, and “moderate” on the 28th. 
Clarksville, Tenn —The largest rain during the month was forty-five hun- 
dredths of an inch, on the 20th. 
Louisville, Ky—Rain fell on six days during the month; the greatest amount 
was seventy-three hundredths of an inch, on the 21st; only one other exceeded 
a quarter of an inch. 
Chilesburg, Ky.—August 31.—From the drought, the grass is quite short 
and dried; the corn crop will be short in many neighborhoods. Rain fell on 
eleven days, but on six of these there was not enough to measure; the largest 
amount was half an inch, on the 24th. 
Urbana, Ohio-—The mean temperature of this month is 1.95° above the 
average of August for sixteen years. There was frost on the morning of the 
30th, but so slight as to do little or no damage; the thermometer on that day 
was 44° at sunrise. The quantity of rain during the month is 1.60 inch less 
than tlie average for sixteen years. The degree of cloudiness is thirty per cent. 
below the average for the same period, and less than in any year except 1854. 
The wind also is thirty per cent. below the average. 
Kelley’s Island, Ohio—During the entire month of August, up to 6 p. m. of 
the 31st, the amount of rain has been but fourteen-hundredths of an inch, which 
fell on the 24th. There were one or two other light showers, but not enough 
to lay the dust, and there has been scarcely any dew. Vegetation is suffering 
severely from drought, and pastures are as dry and the grass as destitute of 
color as in January, 
New Lisbon, Ohio—White frost on the morning of the 31st; no damage. 
Bowling Green, Ohio—August 30—Thermometer at 5 a.m. 36°. White 
frost was seen in many places. 
Norwalk, Ohio —The drought is greater than in any year since 1854; pas- 
_ tures are dried up, and there is much corn that will not ripen. 
Litchfield, Mich —August 30.—The ground is white with frost in many places 
this morning, but there is no injury to crops except on cultivated marshes; the 
corn and buckwheat are badly injured on them. 
Otsego, Mich.— August 30.—Had a frost last night that nipped corn in some 
low spots. 
Monroe, Mich.—August 30.—Light white frost in some places in the city ; 
no perceptible effect on plants. Vines were killed fifteen or twenty miles back 
in the country, but no particular damage to crops. 
