112 TWENTIETH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE REGENTS 



EEMAEKS FOR THE YEAK. 



January. — Weather usual for the month. 



February 11. — Hazy during the P. M, ; moon had the appearance of 

 wading through a bank of snow ; atmospherical appearance of the horizon 

 was ominous and threatening, and duriug the night there was a peculiar 

 squall of snow and wind ; it fell like an avalanche, in one almost compact 

 sheet, dark, blinding and suffocating, lasting only for a few minutes, when 

 all was calm and clear. 



February 15. — Northeast storm of snow. 

 22.— Kain. 

 " 23. — Muddy ; ice on the river getting unsafe to cross upon. 



" 25 — A severe rain storm, with a rapid fall of the barometer. 



March 8. — Ice moved out of the river. 

 " 12. — Ferry boat made her first trip, 

 " 14. — Blue-birds made their appearance. 

 " 15. — Robins seen first for the season. 

 " 28. — Soft-maple trees in blossom. 

 April 4. — Swallows made their appearance. 



" 21. — Early peach and apricot trees in blossom. 

 " 26. — Early cherry and plum trees in blossom. 

 May 3. — Apple, pear and all fruit trees in fall bloom. 



" 12. — Frost in morning ; tender vegetables frosted in many places. 

 June 1. — Early cherries ripe, thirty-six days from the blossom. 

 July 10. — Severe northeaster ; rained all day. 

 " 15 and 16. — Rained continuously for thirty-six hours ; most severe 



storm of the season. 

 *' 30 and 31. — Only pleasant days of the month ; grain and hay 

 injured very much by the wet weather. 

 August 31. — A most severe shower occurred at lOJ p. m. that has visited 

 this locality for many years. The very elements of a furious and terriblo 

 storm seemed to be at war with each other; rain poured in torrents; light- 

 nings flashed continuously; an unceasing glimmering of the electric fluid 

 lighted up the horizon ; the wind, let loose from all restraint, dashed and 

 lashed the falling waters to a foam; distant, hoarse and deep-muttering 

 thunder made bass music for the storm. 



September. — Very warm, and a great excess of rain compared with 

 corresponding months of other years. 



October 1. — Frost; first of the autumn. 



" 19 — Eclipse of the sun in a. m., dark and cloudy during the 



time ; a gale of wind in P. M. 

 " 28. — Slight snow squalls. 

 November. — A very pleasant month; but little rain. 

 December 14.— River frozen over for the first time of the season. 

 " 15. — Skating on the canal. 



* 20. — Snow in P. M. ; a northeaster, the western border of the 



storm reaching only this vicinity; it was three days in 

 forming, and was one of those oblong storms in this 

 region that frequently occur in the Winter and Spring. 



