Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 133, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 December 1904 — A DRY NOVEMBER. [ARTICLE]

A DRY NOVEMBER.

November jnst past was one of the dryest month- known here for a long time. There were pnly two raiDS of m-asnrable quantity, and tbe total rainfall of tun whole month was only -29 of au inch, or but little more than a quarter of an inoh. During tbe 39 consecutive months the government' weather records for Jasper \oounty have been kept by the present observer, it is muoh the dryest month. The next dryest was June of the present year, with .58 of an inch, oi exaotly twioe that of this November. There was no rain after tbe I3th of tbe month. It was sunny for November, with 15 olear days, 8 partly dear and 7 oloudy. There was very little re illy bad weather daring tbe mint* 1 ; about the worst being the three very windy days, f'om the 2« bto tbe 29th. The 13th was also a pretty wild day, with rain, had, buow and sleet, bat not very muoh of either. The warmest weather wae 67 degrees t n tbe 3rd and tbe oddest 16 degree* on tbe 27th and 30th. Gone, rifles and ammunition at Lee’a at MoOoysbnrg.