Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 146, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1904 — December As It Was. [ARTICLE]

December As It Was.

The month of December, 1903, was one to be remembered as of far more than usual severity and ohangeablenees It was a month of much bitterly cold weather, and of some severe storms, and of far more than the usual number of ureat and abrupt changes. The U. 3. weather station here record below zero temperatures on six separate days. The lowest being 11 below on both the 13th and 26. All the below zero temperatures added together make a total of 35 degrees. The total in December 1902 was -only 2 degrees. The total of zeroes in December 1901 was 59 degrees. The warmest day in the month just passed was 43 degrees, on the 12th The greatest range, or difference in temperature on any one day was 44 degrees, on the 13th. There was rain or snow in measurable quantities on six days, and a total precipitation of water of 376 inches. Greatest in one day 1.98 inches, on the 12th. The total snowfall was 9 inches. There were 10 blear days, 9 partly char and 12 cloudy.