Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 January 1918 — Present Cold Snap Is Longest On Record [ARTICLE]

Present Cold Snap Is Longest On Record

Over the greater part of the! country east of the Rocky mountains temperatures far below the season’s average continue to add to the winter’s record as the severest in recent' years. Slight increases in tempera- ■ ture are forecast generally for today and Tuesday but the weather bureau state Sunday night that the restoration of normal conditions are not yet in sight. The upper Mississippi and lake regions with New York and New England reported intense sold Sunday, the mercury at many points falling far below zero.* ' Brief cold spells of greater,severity have been reported for previous years, but according to the weather bureau records the duration of the present cold wave exceeds all records.