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March 31. — First spring-like day. 



April 3. — Swallows seen first for the season. 



" 6. — Frost just out ; froze two and one-half feet deep. 

 " 18. — Soft-maple trees in blossom. 

 " 19. — Navigation opened with Saginaw. 

 •' 23. — Navigation opened with Buffalo. 

 " 25. — Navigation opened with Oswego. 

 " 30. — Early cherry trees in blossom. 

 May 3 — Frost and some ice in the morning 

 " 19. — Trees nearly all in full foliage. 

 " 22 — Frost in the morning. 

 " 27. — A very low barometer, 8J A. M., 28.56. 

 June 5. — A terrific storm from the south-west, P. M. 



" 18. — A very severe, continuous and cold storm, which, in agricul- 

 tural communities, killed a great number of sheep. 

 July. — Weather usual for the month. 

 •August 24. — Slight frost in the morning. 



" 25. — Frost. 

 September 14. — The Eqidnoctial Storm commenced on the 14th and 

 ended on the 21st, which for duration and violence, was unprecedented by 

 any observations in this vicinity. 



September 22. — Hard frost ; destroyed most kinds of vegetation that 

 was unmatured. 



October. — The month as a whole was rather unpleasant, cold and stormy. 

 November. — Disagreeable weather nearly the whole month. 

 December 10. — Canal frozen over, and ground frozen hard enough to 

 bear teams. 

 '* 11. — Skating on canal, first of the season. 

 " ' 12. — River frozen over. 



*' 17. — Sleighing ; rather poor ; balance of month good winter 

 weather. 



The meteorological phenomena for the year were unusual in the extremes 

 that were observed in every department of observation ; pleasant and 

 agreeable weather seemed to be an exception for any continuous time. 

 Spring and autumn were disagr. eable — rainy, cold and muddy — all kinds 

 of fruit, with the exception of apples, were destroyed by the severe cold 

 and frost. Agricultural products were much injured by the same cause, 

 and wheat was almost an entire failure. 



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