Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-02-07
METEOROLOGICAL

Following are the meteorological observations
as taken near Websts-, Dakota, for the month of
January, 1854
Maximum thermometer, 18th, ..... :. 80 degrees
Minimum 4th, ......--39
Range of Mercury -.
Msan TSniperetufe,~
Marmest bay. 18th; temperature~.e-.33
Coolest bay, Attn, temperstare~.-.-5
Mean Daily Ma1tmunl.......p"....ll67
Mean Daily MiniIaum-.."-.~"""-7.4s
ln8hsS
40. Clear Days-......1S Ne. Fair Days.......... s
No. Cloudy DayB,.... 1 No. Wet Days........ @
A very severe january, but not as cold as JAZZ
AIRY, 1858, which averaged -p6S.- lee is now
about three ieet thick ca the lakes. Aurora Bo-
light on the lst, I'd, 81, Ash, 9th. 9Th, 7th. oth, 10Th,
18th, lath, 2Uth 2ist, a3Fd, zAlh, -5th, 2lth, 18th,
Both ana I1st. 10 is reinarkable tiattee sod1scal
ligh: should have been so brilliant on the Slst
with the new moon four days old SHINING at the
same time. On tie 9th, 18th, Sth and 5lst the
arm showed through q wonderfully hgslls..:: ssis
ber-tinted ight, extending absut 25o from the
sun in oil directions. AL day long the sun
seemed to be shining IN a bright twilight. On
the 26th, at = o'clock r. M we hal tie pleasure
OF seeing aratnbow tinted Sky. II WAS beautiful,
| and 81 there were but Iew Clouds present - she
time, it seemed all she more woaaeriul. The
colurs ssenlea. 10 De agfAngedln ~lasersor ssrsaks,
parallel with the horizon, and tneircllng the
entire zenith. Such q sight 40 very unusual, On
the 18th, n hour aftsr sarset. the Whole sky was
| ore vast * aase Of yellow, Xxx tLe western
t~Wiligfli. The stars sesnsed 10 shine il their inl
bFighpatSS. Az o clock me tWliignt Nlfde1,
hall OF il ri mlaiaing in tke eaet and hall IN the
west. beside = streak bordering on the southern
hosizon. and reaching mp loo high. Tht east
erl division became a deep red ASH finally fa ed
! away. This wonderful phUis0nienon commented
rising 10 the dark eastern SKY, I'LL IL hIially over
spread lac whole heavens. On the 10Th q meteor
exploded near the star Procyon. aud going In an
eAstafly direction LETT a streak behind IL 1872
| long It's diameter equalled the disc OF Jupiter.
On tbs morning of the 2Uth, mirage was observed,
bringing distant objects below the horizon p'aiR-
III into the range Of vision, Lunar haies were
| Observed Ua the 3rd, 4th, and 10Th. Solar hSioe
on the "a, % aud 10Th. rarflslia, or meek suns,
! wers visible on the oil the I'd, 81. 9TH, fthy lCt4l,
! 23rd. 30th and alst. paiaselsue, or mock moons,
were on the i0ta and 2rl. On the 20, ~ noon.
| the sun exhibited strange phen0neIa.
! sun-dogs las they are usually ttrlnedl ofextraor-
binary DrilIiancy completely encircled tbs sun,
| g2Iso nf0m Il. A rainbow tinted circle, 2z14o
fgom this. was plainly visible, except that the
| lower part, on account 1.-THE low altit1ds oil shs
! silu. was be low the horizon. BIZ nigh IN the
| south sgas the reversed arc OF a circ e, which Was
/ nlso rainbaw-Iinfed. paSsiDg through the sun
| and these two circles, was another CIRCLE o. sEe
! eAtaa altitude as tire sun, anu ptlSsl6E entlrely
/ aronad the heavens, parallel with ihe hoiizon.
This circle sas a clear white, ana ~ passed
through two Large white mock suns--one IN the
| northeast the ether in the northwest. ~ war .
grand sighi. On the l0sh. the moon e1nlbilei
Tire same phenomenon, but IL was epout o.
high in the east, hence the two ihEss mock
/ moons OF clear white were IN the western, ia
stead OF the northern quarter OF she heavens.
On the 18th. 2stii, 16th and 18th, We lad leg
Ihre ware bliax3Tds. or storms o. vino accom-
panied with clouds OF flying snow. on the Sid,
iatil. 18Th, g2la and 9th. On the lin we hau
rain amounting TO rs OF an inch. InAt ana the
following day we're the only days during the
Yaonth that u tilawsd. The beautiful rose-tinIed
Exht obssrvsi aiter sunEet aud be!ore sunrise,
was seen on the 2sth, I'll, 23d, 21th, 2stn, 3Vih
ARTHUR BATTs.