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APPENDIX F. 



1857. 



1858. 



1860. 



August and Sep- 

 tember.— Dry ; only 1 



inch rain. 



September 7. — Oaks 

 drying from drouth, 

 except live oak. First 

 good rain this year, 2 

 inches. 



October. — Eain, 3K 

 inches. The prairies 

 green. 



November. — Grass- 

 hoppers, west. Rea- 

 sonable rains ; good 

 fall gardens. 26-27th. 

 Hard storms very 

 extensive; Nebraska 

 wrecked at Galves- 

 ton. Bain, 2K inches. 



December— Lowest 



temperature, 3C 



October. — Good 

 rains, 3.7 inches. 



November. — Some 

 rain— 2;^ inches. 



December. — Rains 

 copious, 4.4 inches.- 

 No severe cold. 



August— Rain, 0.60; 

 west of 97° no rain : 

 all summer corn and 

 cotton dead. August 

 gave showers 

 Guadaloupe, etc. 



Sept,— Good rains ; 

 5.85 inches. 



October. — Good 

 rains, 6.60 inches. 



November. — ^Warm 

 and pleasant month ; 

 no rain. 



December 1 to 8.— 

 Terrible winter 

 weather; snow, sleet, 

 rain and freeze ; kills 

 cattle, horses and 

 sheep in vast num' 

 bers. Hardest Decem- 

 ber ever known. 



NORTHERS, WINTER OF 1859-60. 



First genuine norther, Sept. SO 



Last genuine norther, April 23 



Number of weeks' time, 28 



Number of northers, _- 



Number of days occupied, 101 



Average duration, hours, 89 



Lowest day's temperature, Dec. 6th, ...16" 

 Lowest 3 days' norther, Dec, 6th, 20.3 



TEMPERATURE AND HTGROMETRT OF 1859 AND PART OF 1860. 



