Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 February 1909 — The Month of January. [ARTICLE]

The Month of January.

The local weather station, where the reports are kept for the government weather bureau, furnished the following summaiy of the January weather: Mean maximum, 37.7; mean minimum, 19.4; maximum 68' above on the 23d; minimum 6 below on the Bth. The greatest daily range was 39 degrees. The total precipitation for the month was 2.29 inches, which included the melted snow. The giectest emeu t of rain in one on the 29th, when the fall amounted to 1.24 inches. The total fall of snow for the month was 5.4 Inches. There were ia .cloudy and 14 partly cloudy days during the month aud only 2 days classed as clear; while on 8 days there was measurable rain. There was a thunder storm the night of the 21st. The records are kept by Prof. L. C. Klostetman, at St. Joseph’s College.