The Portland daily press., 1866-01-09
Weather Reports.

| BELFAST, Jan. 8.
Since the unprecedented cold term of Janu-
ary, 1857. the weather has not been so severe
in this section of Maine as during the last few
DAYS, Yesterday the thermometer indicated
| 20 below in this city, and at Bangor 80 below.
| This afternoon the cold is not SO intense.
CONCORD, N. e., Jan. s.
| IA M.-Wind northwest; clear; thermom-
| eter 18 below.
The thermometer at Plymouth 30 below
at Littleton 80 below.
NEW YORK, Jan. S.
Weather reports from all points show the
thermometer at o'clock this morning to have
been from 81 below to above Zero In this
city it was 10 below at that hour, and at noon
it ranged from above to below, according
to the location of the thermometer.
SECOND DISPATCH.
Boston, P. M.-Wind northwest; clear;
ther. Z above
Burlington Vt.-Cloudy and still; Their. S
below. .
Concord, N. H-Clear; ther. above.
Montreal, C. Clear and starlight; ther.
above.
ST. Adams, Vt.-Clear and cold
Montpelier, Vt.-Clear; ther. below.
Bangor, Me.-Wind north and clear; Their.
above.
St. Tohn, N. B.-Clear; wind north; ther.
at zero.
Gorham, N. H. The mercury yesterday
morning was 81 degrees below zero. =
Observation-Disclosures cold wind north !;
yesterday morning Is below zero; this morn
16 below; this afternoon 10 above.
/ Halifax, N. s., P. M.-Wind northeast,
fresh and clear; Their. at zero.
Littleton, N. H.-Thermomete at sunset ~
below.
Ogdensburg, N, WIND north; ther 6
below.
Calais, Me.-Wind northwest, fresh and
St. Johnsbury, Vt-Clear; wind northwest1
ther. 10 below.
Montreal-Milder ther. at zero.
NEW YORK. Jan. s.
The thermometer tonight is seven above;
weather clear.
Reports from all points west show that the
weather is very Geld, though warmer than in
this State and eastward, the thermometer in
dicating from 10 to 80 degrees above.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. s.
Last night was the coolest ever known here
The Delaware was closed up above and below
the city, and all the ferry boats but one were
frozen fast in their docks. The thermometer
in West Philadelphia fell to 10 below Zero and
at Chestnut Hill to IA below. 3 The thermom-
eter has marked 10 below zero only five times
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strong northeast wind.
PETERSBURG, Va, Jan. s.
At sunrise the thermometer was degrees
below zero, and at noon 10 above. At sunset
the weather was slightly milder, but cloudy,
and the wind very light. The day has been
the coolest for several years.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. s.
The thermometer this morning 10 above re-
70. In the country two to six above. Mod
Grating this evening. aai.
- q HUNTSVILLE, Ala, Jan. s.
Freezing hard in the shade; weather clear.
T NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. s.
Thermometer above; weather clear.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Jan. s.
Weather clear and pleasant, but rather cool
and windy.
- WORCESTER, Mass, Jan, s.
The thermometer here ranged from 20 to 25
below zero at sunrise. At noon the mercury
was at zero, and is now at the same point
Weather clear.
RICHMOND, VA, Jan. s.
The mercury is s degrees below the freezing
point in the vicinity of Drury's Bluff Float
ing blocks of ice are piled one above another,
having been stopped by distractions in the
river near that place, and navigation is con-
sidered dangerous. Ne .9ia9
WILMINGTON, N. c., Jan. s.
Weather very cold and clear; thermometer
IL above tonight. ~ ~ 80
PROVIDENCE, r. L, Jan. s. :
Prof. Caswel, whose meteorological obser-
vations on College Hill, in this city, cover
period of thirtyfour years, reports the Their
mometer at IL degrees below zero on Sunday
night, two degrees lower than he ever before
recorded. At 10 o'clock this A. M. the ther-
mometer stood above, and at II o'clock to-
night at 10 above. Cloudy. rs
sa .s PETERSBURG, Va, Jan. 8.
Thermometer at shutdown below Zero
Weather clear and windy. The Appomattox
River was frozen over last night, and the skat-
fng is good.
iaaa FORTRESS MONROE, Jan. s. /.
The James River was frozen over last night.
The brig John Gwin is ashore. Five vessels
are reported on Hog Island. One arrived here
leaking.