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Arr. XXVI.—-Meteorological Notice ; By Mantin 
Fie. 
[To the Editor] 
Dear Sir, 
Ir has been generally remarked 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 
memory of the oldest people living. The difference in 
the quantity of snow which fell, on the high 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. But on the 
high lands in Massachusetts, Vermont and New-Hamp- 
shire, at the distance of about 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 mentioned, I send you an ac- 
curate statement of the depth of snow, hail and sleet, and 
the days on which they fell, at New Fane, Vt. from the 
18th of October, 1823, to the 28th of April, 1824, which 
you will please to publish in your Journal, if you find it 
worthy of insertion, and oblige yours, &c. 
MARTIN FIELD. 
Inches. 
1823.. Oct. 19, 20, snow é 
26, 27, snow « 22, 
Noy. 25, snow 4, 
Dec. 9, snow 5. 
11, snow 6." 
15, 16, snow 12. 
24, * hailand sleet 1. 
25, snow 1. 
1824. Jan. 2, hail and sleet 1. 
3 snow 44 
