Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 October 1905 — T’was In The Mild September. [ARTICLE]

T’was In The Mild September.

One the whole “Mild September’’ just ended lived up to its reputation in matter of mildness although it started out in anything but that condition. Thus the first three days had 2t inches of rain, and 2$ inches of it came in one<* day. After that there was i an inch on the 10th, 1-3 ofaninchon the 16th, a light shower on the 12th. All the rest of the month w r as wholly rainless, except the merest sprinkle on the very last day. For the entire month there was 3.69 inches of rain. There were 12 clear days, 11 partly clear and 7 wholly cloudy. Probably the state records will show it was an unusu lly warm month. Thus, there were 23 days with temperature of 75 degrees or above, and of which 11 reached 80 or above and on the 28th, was the record breaking heat of 91 degrees. The lowest temperature was 40 degrees on the day before the hottest, with 40 degrees. Those who thought they saw a light frost on the 24th, were undoubtedly deceived by a very heavy dew. The great difference between day and night temperature during the latter dry half of the month was a very notable feature. This difference of temperature often exceeded 30 degrees, and on the 28th, was the phenomenal range of 43 degrees. A daily difference never recorded here before in fair weather.