306 Meteorological Notice. 
Vi.—-Meteorological Notice; By Manrin 
Firxp. 
[To the Editor.] 
aes that, in the eastern 
States, the last winter was attended with many unusual phe- 
nomena. The frequency and severity of the storms, the 
sudden extremes of heat and cold, the violence of the 
winds, and the destruction of property by devouring floods, 
exceeded any thing of the kind, in any season within the 
the quantity of snow which fell, on the ae and the low 
lands, was perhaps greater than was ever before known. In 
some parts of New-England, and especially upon the sea- 
coast, very little snow fell; and, excepting a few days, the 
earth was uncovered during the whole winter. 
high lands in Massachuse ts, Vermont and Nasr. Haingts 
shire, at the distance of a one hundred miles from the 
sea, though rains were frequent, there also fell a great quan- 
tity of snow - 
In proof of the facts above sneneianesl Isend you an ac- 
curate statement of the depth of snow, nee and sleet, am 
the days on which they fell, at New Fane, Vt. from the — 
mober, 1823, to the 28th of eet 1824, which 
yo please to publish in your Journal, if you findit — 
worthy of insertion, and oblige: yours, &c. 
RTIN FIELD. — if 
Inches. | 
1823. Oct. 19, 20, snow 8. 
* ’ » 2%, snow 22. 
o Nov. 25, snow 4 
Dec. 9, snow 5. 
> snow 6.4 
15, 16, snow 2. 
24, hail and sleet 1 
25, snow < 
Jan. 2, hailand sleet 1. 
3, 0 2 
> snow bd 
