Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 February 1907 — JANUARY was FULL OF WEATHER. [ARTICLE]

JANUARY was FULL OF WEATHER.

The month of January just passed was characterized by very changeable weather, yet on the whole it was one of the mildest Januaries ever experienced here for many years, and yet not quite so mild as the same month last ye ir. We had more'rain, more snow,|and oh the whole more cold this time, as this January had one touch of zero weather while the coldest of a year ago was six above. There was a total precipitation, whjoh includes rain and melted snow, of 4.84 inches. Which makes it the wettest January for six years at least. The snow tail was 8.58 inches. Last January it was only one inch. In prevalence of clouds and absence of sunshine it was a record breaker,, there being 20 wholly cloudy days, six partly cloudy and only five classed as clear, and probably there was not a day in the whole month of wholly uninterrupted Sunshine. There was one stretch ot six days without a glimpse of the sun, and one of 16 days without a day classed as clear. On 28 days of the month there was something doing in the rain or snow line, tho on only 16 of them was the precipitation 'of a measurable amount. There were three thunder storms during the month and one sleet or ice storm which was the heaviest for many years. The warmest was 65 degrees, on the 19th and that broke all January records here except last year when 67 wasjtouched. The coldest was three below zero on the 26th. The greatest range of temperature In any 24 hours was 43 degrees, which is also very unusual.