Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 February 1919 — WARMEST JANUARY SINCE 1880 [ARTICLE]

WARMEST JANUARY SINCE 1880

Generally Bright and Pleasant All Throughout Month. With the average temperature for the month hovering near the 35-degree mark, this January has been one of the warmest since 1880, when the average temperature for January was 45 degrees, according to J. H. Armington, meteorologist of the United States weather bureau at Indianapolis. However, there have been several Januarys during the last few j ars when the average temperature for the month equaled that of this month, Mr. Armington said. A new record for warm weather during January might have been set had it not been for the low temperatures of the first ten days of the month, Mr. Armington said. During these days the mercury dropped far below the normal mark of 28, and neared the zero mark on several occasions. During the latter part of the month the mercury rose to 40 degrees several times. While the »weather forecaster would not make a prediction as to what February may bring, records show that the months following January, 1880, when the high mark was reached, were usually warm.