Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1918 — COLDEST WEATHER IN HISTORY [ARTICLE]

COLDEST WEATHER IN HISTORY

Mercury Below Zero Fifteen Days in January. All previous local cold weather records have been put in the shade by that of the present winter —when the mercury registered below zero, eight days in December and fifteen days in January, a total of twentythree days in the two months. The following table gives the official maximum and minimum temperature for each twenty-four hours as registered by the government thermometer out at St. Joseph college. Preserve this copy of The Democrat for future reference and to look at occasionally during the hot days of next July and August—at least, we hope to have some hot days next summer to insure a good corn crop, and The Democrat believes that we will have one of the best crop seasohs this year that we have had in the past two decades Following is the temperature record for the last sixty-two days: Max. Min. Saturday, December 1.. 4 5 30 Sunday, Dec. 2 . . 38 27 Monday, ,Dec. 3 43 36 Tuesday, Dec. 4...... 45 30 Wednesday, Dec. 5.... 41 2 4 Thursday, Dec. 6..... 27 15 Friday, Dec. 7 27 6 Saturday, Dec. 8 26 3 Sunday, Dec. 9 6 —7 Monday, Dec. 10..';.. 7 -—lO Tuesday, Dec. 11 4 —l6 Wednesday, Dec. 12... 21 —-7 Thursday, Dec. 13.... 21 10 Friday, Dec. 14 18 —1 Saturday, Dec. 15 12 —22 Sunday, Dec. 16 25 10 Monday, Dec. 17. .... . 33 Tuesday, Dec. 18 40 2 Wednesday, Dec. 19... 3ft 33 Thursday, Dec. 20.... 53 37 Friday, Dec. 21 48 30 Saturday, Dec. 22..... 38 '23 Sunday, Dec. 23. . 43 29 Monday, Dec. 24 49 36 Tuesday, Dec. 25.t.vj’ 36 19 "Wednesday, Dec, 26... 31 11 Thursday, Dec. 27.... 34 23 Friday, Dec. 28 33 6 Saturday, Dec. 29.... 13 —8 Sunday, Dec. 30 11 —l6 Monday, Dec. 31...... 18 6 JANUARY Tuesday, January 1... 15 —2 Wednesday, Jan. 2.. . . 20 9 Thursday, Jan, 3... . . 21 —6 Friday, Jan. 4 25 14 Saturday, Jan. 5 27 9 Sunday, Jan. 6. ...... 30 20 Monday, Jan. 7...... • 25 17 Tuesday, Jan. 8 19 - Wednesday, Jan. 9.... 15 —lO Thursday, Jan. 10.... 21 —7 Friday, Jan. 11 26 11 Saturday, Jan. 12..... 14 —2l Sunday, Jan. 13...... 9 —7 Monday, Jan. 14 20 2 Tuesday, Jan. 15..... 20 0 Wednesday, Jan. 16... 20 0 Thursday, Jan. 17.... 17 7 Friday, Jan. 18 12 —l7 Saturday, Jan. 19..... 11 -—ls Sunday, Jan. 20 15 —l7 Monday, Jan. 21 16 —5 Tuesday,. Jan. 22 20 3 Wednesday, Jan. 23... 14 —ls, Thursday, Jan. 24.... 32 15 Friday, Jan. 25 35 21 Saturday, Jan. 26..... 29 17 Sunday, Jan. 27 13 —1 Monday, Jan. 28...., 19 9 Tuesday, Jan. 29 17 —9 Wednesday, Jan; 30... 26 —3 Thursday, Jan. 31.... 23 1 It will be seen from the above that the coldest weather was on December 15, when the mercury reached 22 below, while the coldest day was December 11, when the maximum was 4 above and the minimum 16 below. /Hiowever, the two previous days were only 7 and 6 above, respectively. While there were fifteen days in January that were below zero—from 1 to 21 below—on the 15th and 16th it was down to zero, making seventeen days during the month that it reached zero or below; two days, January 27 and 31, that the maximum was but 1 above, and two days, January 1 and January 14, that the minimum was only 2 above. These observations are taken each morning and the figures are therefore for the twenty-four hours preceding. The highest point reached any time during the month was 35 degrees, on January 25, and on only two other days did it reach 30—January 24, 32, and January 6, 30. A previous report that the government thermometer at the college reached 31 below zero, was incorrect, as the lowest point reached at any time was 22 below, on Saturday, December 15, and the next lowest was 21 below, on Saturday; January 12.