Davis: Staten Island Weather Record 19 



April 7. Apricot blossoms open at home. 

 April 12. Peach blossoms opening in the field. 

 April 2,7. First asparagus. 

 April 28. Pear tree in full blossom at home. 

 September 29. Splendid Aurora 10 p. m. 

 October 20. Fine weather and fresh breeze. Aurora. 

 December 27. Immense quantities of ice in the bay for a week 

 past. Huguenot's last trip 3^ p. m. from City. 



December 29. Great thaw yesterday and continues. 



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Highest Lowest 



January 1 46 January 20 0° 



February 11 54° February 20 12° 



March 9 64 March 3 17° 



April 16 6o° April 4 30 



January 19. Immense quantities of drift ice continues to make 

 its appearance in the bay, interrupting nagivation, and latterly 

 large cakes of field ice threatening to close the bay entirely. 

 Snow 12 inches and upwards in depth. 



January 20. Heavy ice in the bay. Sylph landed her pas- 

 sengers on the eight o'clock trip at Jersey City. Thousands 

 crossed to and from Brooklyn on the ice. 



[A further note at the end of January.] Much ice in the bay 

 since the middle of December. No boat from New Brighton for 

 nearly a week, say from Wednesday 21 to Wednesday 28 of 

 January. 



February 1. Bay covered with ice. 



February 11. Thunder at 7 a. m. 



April 18. Very backward season, neither leaves nor blossoms 

 yet open even on lilacs and apricots. 



April 23. Still no leaves or blossoms, except one or two on 

 the nectarine (wall). 



April 30. Leaves and blossoms not yet out except apricots and 

 nectarines. 



