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Ann Arbor, Mich .—Month open, moderate; bare ground at close. 
Litchfield, Mich.— Robins, bluebirds, 28th. Little sleighing this month. 
Grand Rapids, Mich .—Much sleighing,(64 days) this winter. 
Northport, Mich ,—Coldest winter day 5th. Winter mild, good sleigh¬ 
ing ; earth now bare, and bay and lake open. 
Copper Falls, Mich .—Splendid auroras 11th, 12th ; sheet lightning 23d. 
Ontonagon, Mich. —Warm, pleasant month; little ice in lake. 
Fort Wayne , JM.—Auroras 10th, 16th; frost out of ground, third 
time, 22d. 
Vevay, Ind .—First copious rain in many months 17th; robins 24th, 
focus 25th ; rain all day and night 25th, 26th. 
Mount Carmel, Ind .—First heavy rain in several months 17th, 18th. 
Few Harmony, Ind. —Thunder-storms 5th; heavv rains 16th, 17th, 
5th. * ’ ’ 
Aurora, III .—Best and most sleighing in twenty years. 
Belvidere, III .—Good sleighing till 23d; very high wind 24th. 
Wyanet , III .—A hazy month,.some days very thick. 
Hennepin, III. —Thunder-shower 24th. Month mild. 
Havana, 111 .—'Thunder 5th ; ice out of river 18th ; robins 24th. 
Dubois, III .—Bluebirds 4th; frogs 7th ; all-day rain, flood, 17th. 
Mount Sterling, III .—Spring birds 10th ; roads dryingjfrost gone, 27th. 
Oquatvka, III ,—Heavy wind and rain with lightning 24 th. 
Milwaukee, Wis .—Heavy storm—at San Franciso 20th; at Corinne, 
Utah, 21st; at Cheyenne 22d ; at Omaha 23d; here 24th; reached 
Portland, Mo., 25th. [In some places rain, snow, hail, attended by 
wind and lightning.] 
Embarrass, Wis.—Auroras 10th, 11th, 12th, 20th, 21st, 24th, 26th. 
Tunnel City, Wis. —Thunder-storms 23d, 24th; snow gone, freshets. . 
28th. Ground frozen three feet deep. 
St. Paul, Minn .—Only cold spell of winter 9th to 14th ; lightning, no 
thunder or rain, 24th. Warmest winter in twelve years, except 1862- ? 63, 
. and 1868-’69. ? y ’ 
Minneapolis, Minn .—Mildest February since 1865. 
Oak Lake, Minn .—Most beautiful February known here. 
Bowen's Prairie, Iowa ,—Severest gale this winter, 28th. Month warm. 
Guttenburg, Iowa .—No sleighing all winter; fine season for cattle. 
Independence, Iowa .—Winter very mild and even temperature. 
Boonesboro 1 , Iowa .-—But two inches rain and melted snow from No¬ 
vember 10th to 23d instant. February free from storms or rough winds, 
.generally. 
Hematite, Mo .—Martinis 16th ; frogs 20th; meadow larks 23d. 
Rolla, Mo .—Month nearly 4° warmer than in 1870. 
Oregon, Mo .—Auroras 12th, 13th, 16th, 20th, 24th, 27th. 
Atchison, Kans .—Brilliant aurora 12th ; heavy thunder-storm 23d. 
Plum Grove, Kans.—> Thunder, hail, 23d; frogs, blackbirds, 24th. 
Council Grove, Kans .—First thunder-shower 16th, with hail 23d. 
Nebraska City, Neb .—Latter part of month very pleasant. 
Newcastle, Neb .—Little snow this winter, weather pleasant. 
Watsonville, Cal .—Gale and thunder-storm 20th; willow in leaf 28th. 
Visalia, Cal .—Winter colder than usual. 
Deer Lodge City, Mont .—Auroras 11th, 12th, white light. 
Missoula, Mont ,—Bright auroras 11th, 12th, streamers. 
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