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of it on the 16th. This has been the coldest November for ten years, which is 
as far back as the observer has the means of comparing. On the 22d to the 
25th, and on the 28th, there was no wind at all, which was very remarkable 
for this mountainous region. 
Shelburne, N. H—November 12.—No frost in the ground. 16th, first sleighs 
out. 18th, Androscoggin closed. 19th, teams cross on the ice. 
Lunenburg, Vt-—One inch of snow on the 16th; five inches during the 
month. Connecticut river frozen over on the 20th. 
Craftsbury, Vt.—Four inches of snow on the 16th; eleven and two-thirds 
inches during the month. Good sleighing from the 16th to the 24th. 
Kingston, "Mass.—November 13 aie quarter of an inch of snow to-day, the 
first of the season, and no more during the month. 16th, sharp lightning and 
heavy thunder at noon; rain from 10 a.m.tol p.m. 19th, skating; small 
ponds frozen over. 
Mendon, Mass—November 19th (mean temperature 15°) was the coldest day 
so early in November for thirty-four years, and was the coldest day in Novem- 
ber during that period, except November 30, 1835, November 25, 1838, Novem- 
ber 28, 1844, and November 30, 1847. 
New Bedford, Mass—November 16.—A flash of lightning with thunder 
about one-half p.m.; a building destroyed ina neighboring town. 18th, three- 
fourths of an inch of snow ; this was ail that fell during the month. 
Newport, R. [—About four inches of snow fell on the 12th. This was the 
first snow of the season, and the only one in November. 
Middletown, Conn—November 12.—The storm this morning began with a 
moderate rain about 8 o’clock. This afternoon changed to snow, which fell very 
fast and continued until near midnight. When the snow began the ground was 
entirely free from frost and comparatively warm, so that much snow must have 
melted, but still, on the morning of the 13th, that which remained was a foot in 
depth. There has not been so severe a storm here so early in the season since 
1841, when there was a storm quite similar to this, on the 3d and 4th of October. 
At that time the snow was about a foot deep, and then, as now, there was much 
less snow both north and south of this place. 
Troy, N. Y—Three-tenths of an inch of snow fell during the abt ako J 
tenth on the 17th, and two tenths on the 20th. 
New York, N. Y.—November 12.—Snow from 9.45 a.m. to 12.10 p. m.; 
melted as fast as it fell. 13th, the first ice. 
Buffalo, N. Y.—Half-an inch of snow fell on the 13th, the first to whiten 
the earth this season. The average fall of rain for the past nine years, for the 
six months ending November 30, has been twenty and two-tenths inches; this 
year it was only ten inches. Wells, cisterns, and small streams are drying up, 
and great inconvenience is met with by farmers in some localities in procuring 
water for stock. 
Depauville, N. Y.—November 30.—Mean temperature of to-day 103°. This 
is the coldest day in November within the recollection of the observer, thirty- 
Six years. 
Newark, N. J—The mean temperature of the month was the same as the 
average of November for twenty-four years. The quantity of water was un- 
usually small, being nearly two inches below the average, and only twice in 
twenty-four years, 1850 and 1857, has so small a quantity fallen in November. 
On the 12th some snow was mingled with the rain, melting as it fell. 
Greenwich, N. J—The earth whitened with snow on the 30th, the only time 
during the month. 
Paterson, N. J—An inch of snow on the 30th. 
Philadelphia, Penn —November 13.—Ice formed in the suburbs of the city; 
in the afternoon a light snow. 14th, first ice observed in the streets. 
Pocopson, Penn.—One-tenth of an inch of snow on the 30th. 
