Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 56, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 March 1912 — Still Having Some Near-Zero Weather—March Record. [ARTICLE]

Still Having Some Near-Zero Weather—March Record.

If there remain any groundhog doubters by this time, they are Indeed a difficult class to convert. The first five days of March have shown near-zero temperature, the record being as follows: March 1, above zero 6 March 2, above zero . ..... 1 5 March 3, above zero 13 March 4, above zero 6 March 5, above zero a vvavt 6 Some local thermometers are reported to have registered as low as zero, but they are not accurate, as the above figures are the official ones procured, from the weather station at St Joseph’s college. There has been a cold wind part of the time, however, that has been very penetrating and the weather has been even more disagreeabl than some of the much colder that occurred in January and February. There are a number of severe colds now and severel cakes of pneumonia. People are generally feeling quite exhausted with winter and the advent, of spring Will be welcomed everywhere. If Mr.'Groundhog will relax his enforcement of the cold spell the last week of his acknowledged allotment of time, he will place us under permanent obligations. The desire to make gardens and rake lawns and plant flower seed is strong with a lot of people now, while many coal bins and haymows are almost empty. The weatherman promises no relief, however, for today. He merely says “cloudy tonight and clear Wednesday.”