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29.136 at 5 p. m., and 1.55 inch of rain fell in 35 hours, the wind 

 blowing S. E., S. S. E., S. and S. S. W. The guage marked 

 34.5 miles per hour from 8 a. m. to 1 p. m., 48 miles from 1 to 2 

 p. m., 73.74 miles per hour from 2 to 5 p. m., and 69.75 miles 

 per hour from 6 to 9 p. m., and 16 miles per hour from 9 p. m. to 

 8 a. m. on 23rd : total for 24 hours 923.20 miles. The next gale 

 beo^an on the 25th at 10 a. m. The barometer had marked 30.477 

 on the 24th, and stood at 29.969 at 8 a. m. on the 25th, and fell to 

 28.856 at 6 p. m., the wind blowing from E. S. E. to E. by S. 

 At 1 p. m. the gauge gave 42.5 miles per hour from 10 a. m. 

 From 1 to 5 p. m. it marked 65 miles ; and a total of 1187 miles 

 for 24 hours. Some rain fell, but there was no frost : while at 

 Alta City, Utah, 6 feet of snow fell, and the thermometer marked 

 -20 ; and at Ottawa — 10. The gale continued on the 26th, the 

 wind blowing N. by W., N. N. W. From 8 a. m. to 10 a. m. the 

 wind marked 62 miles per hour; 10 to 11 a. m., 73.6 miles; 11 

 to 12 a. m., 65 miles; 12 a. m. to 1 p. m., 61.6 miles; 1 to 2 

 p. m., 69.4 miles; 2 to 4 p. m., 58.3 miles; 4 to 6 p. m., 50.5 

 miles ; 6 to 9 p. m., 39.1 miles, when it moderated, and only read 

 7.17 miles per hour from 9 p. m. to 8 a. m. on the 27th, the 

 wind veering N., E., S., N. W., N. E. during the day. The total 

 miles being 807.60 for the 24 hours. 



In December the average velocity was 17.95 nailes per hour. 

 On the 4th the barometer 30.172 with wind S. W. at 8 a. m, 

 backed to S. S. E. and blew 808.40 miles in 24 hours. On the 

 5th at 8 a. m. the barometer was 29.231, wind S. E. with rain, 

 which measured 1.20 inch from 10 p. m. to 10 a. m. The wind 

 blew 54 miles from 8 to 9 a. m. from S. From 9 a. m. to 1 p. m. 

 37.5 miles per hour from S. W. Barometer fell to 29.187 at 2 

 p. m. From 1 p. m. to 8 p. m. 28 miles per hour; and a total 

 of 696 miles for 24 hours. A gale began on the night of the 21st 

 from W. by S. and the barometer had risen to 29.345 from 28.981 

 at 5 p. m. of the 24th, and the thermometer marked -l^at 8 a. m. 

 of the 22nd, and wind gauge registered 812.80 miles for the 24 

 hours. On the 24th a gale sprang up at 5 a. m. from S. W., and 

 snow turned to rain ; the barometer at 29.646. From 9 a. m. to 

 12 a. m. it blew 48.20 miles per hour ; from 12 a. m. to 2 p. m. 



