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Low Temperature

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THE reading of the thermometer here last night, January 15, 16, was the lowest ever recorded at this observatory in the course of thirty-three years. The reading was 4°.6 F., the previous minimum having occurred on December 24, 1860, when the mercury stood at 6°.7 F.

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