Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 116, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 May 1913 — Weather In the Arctic Region. [ARTICLE]

Weather In the Arctic Region.

The Idea prevails that the Arctic regions are always in the grip of King Frost A careful log kept for the Meteorogical society for six months, with temperature observations taken at 8 a. m., 12 noon, 4 p. m. and 8 p. m. shows during that period that as far north as 77 degrees north latitude, or about 2,000 miles to the north of Ottawa, the average temperature at'noon worked out at 33.85 degrees Fahrenheit The greatest cold noted was on October 28 at 8 a. m.. In the 70th degree of north latitude, 18 degrees Fahrenheit The greatest heat occurred on September 2 at noon in the same latitude, and was 52 degrees Fahrenheit. The temperature’’observations were kept from May 1 to October 31.