Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 February 1912 — RECORD OF ZERO WEATHER [ARTICLE]

RECORD OF ZERO WEATHER

Mercury Was Below Cipher Mark 14 Days in January AND EIGHT DAYS IN FEBRUARY To Date—A Record for This Locality Probably Never .• Before Equalled— 23 Below Was Lowest Mark. The zero weather record for January and February was probably never before equalled in Rensselaer and vicinity. The mercury registered at zero on below tor fourteen days in succession during January, and eight days of the present month It has been below the cipher. January 13, with 23 below, was the coldest morning during the month. Last Saturday morning, with 17 below, was the coldest for February. We are under obligations to St. Joseph’s College for the official records of the government thermometer kept at the coUlege, which appear below: January. Max. Min. Monday, 1 26, 8 Tuesday, 2............. 21 11 Wednesday, 3 .....27 *0 Thursday, 4 .19 *3 Friday, 5 *0 *7 Saturday, 6... 2 *lO Sundlay, 7. ...... 1 *lB Mlondjay, 8............. 10 *6 Tuesday, 9.. ... 9 *9 Wednesday, 10 8 *7 Thursday, 11...., 10 *4 Friday, 12 .11 *6 Saturday, 13.. ....12 *23 Sunday, 14 .....20 *6 Monday, 15 19 Tuesday, 16.... 15 *l7 Wednesday, 17 ...36 10 Thursday, 18 ...40 21 Friday, 19 24 2 Saturday, 20........... 23 2 Sunday, 21... 35 4 Monday, 22 .....40 22 Tuesday 23 ; ... .38 30 Wednesday, 24 .......... 35 10 Thursday, 25 28 8 Friday, 26. .... .30 21 Saturday, 27... ...31 20 Sunday, 28 . . ... .. 29 17 Mond'ay, 29 .....27 19 Tuesday, 30 ....... v .... 28 14 Wednesday, 31). .. . 33 n February. Thursday, 1. ..... ... . . .31 19 Friday, 2 23 *0 Saturday, 3 10 *5 Sunday, 4. .5 ♦l2 Monday, 5 18 *3 Tuesday, 6 17 ♦a Wednesday, 7 27 12 Thursday, 8 ....19 •5 Friday, 9.... 12 *1.4 Saturday, 10 15 *l7 Sunday, 11 ............. 29 10 Monday, 12....... 30 9 Tuesday, 13 28 *6 Wednesday, 1 4 .......... 52 18 ♦Below zero.