Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 137, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 December 1903 — How December Averages Up. [ARTICLE]

How December Averages Up.

According to data compiled by the Indianapolis weather bureau for the last thirty-two years, the average December for that period was as follows: Mean temperature, 33; the warmest December was in 1877, with an average of 46; the coldest December was in 1876 with an average of 23; the highest temperature was 68, December 31, 1875, and the lowest temperature was 13 below zero, December 9, 1875. The average precipation for the last thirty-two Decembers was 3 05 inches, the average number of days with .01 or more inches of precipation were twelve; the greatest monthly precipation was 6.05 inches in 1884; the least monthly precipation was .9 in 1876, and the greatest amount of precipation in twenty-four consecutive hours, 3 46 inches, on December 3, 1873. The greatest amount of 'snow fall in twenty-four consecutive hours was 6.9 inches, December 14,1899. The average number of clear days was six; of partlygjloudy days nine, and of cloudy days sixteen. The prevailing winds were from the south and the highest velocity of the wind was forty-eight miles, from the southwest. December 3, 1902.