St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-03
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER.
Effects of spring Weather on Candinas
Hau-Meteorologica Record.

Effects of ring Weather on Candlnaas
Hau-Meteorolo0icat Record.
Yesterday was the day upon which that
festive and meteorological animal-the bear,
in Minnesota, and the ground hog in other
states, appears above ground to determine
the future course Of winter. He came out,
promptly at noon yesterday, and upon seeing
his shadow, fed precipitately to his quarters
and ordered six weeks more OF wintery
weather. But yesterday was not a wintry day
in the Flour city. The sun oeamed down
with nearly April fervor and under his warm
kiss the snow ran away as water. The snow
fall Of Sunday night rapidly disappeared and
in many of the principal thoroughfares the mud
crept up. Owners of equine flesh lamented
the damage done the sleighing and the rum
ners of fly cutters gritted with pain as they
encountered the bare earth. nu1s
The streets were crowded all day, especially
in the afternoon, by pedestrians out for
sun bath and the predominance OF ladies
gave the city nearly spring like air. The
sush was with US and even the cooler airs of
the evening did not bind 1t up In ice.
The ice haryesters on the river found their
product softenipg with the air and preparing,
gradually, for release from the chains that
bound it and trip by water to the New Or
leans exposition. Cabmen and expressmen
found their buffaloes rather cumbersome,
while builders and contractors turned their
thoughts to a boom in spring building. Saw
millmen glanced at the widening sheet of
water in the river and then at the idle saws
and carriages All of which goes to show
it was bright, warm day in Minneapolis.
AN OBSERVERS REPORT.
The following meteorological record for
January, has been prepared by VIM. Cheney,
volunteer observer signal service, U. 8. A:
Contrary to the general impression this
did not prove to be the coolest January on
record here. January, 1888, was nearly three
and one half degrees colder, its mean tenn
perature being 264 below zero. The mean
mperature of January this year was nine
and one-half degrees below the average of
January for the last twenty years. Seventeen
DAYS had mean temperature below zero, and
only one day had q mean above freezing.
Eleven successive days, begin ming with the
18th, had mean temperature below zero,
and during these days the mercury indicated
above zero only three times at the hours Of
observation. Very little snow fell during the
month, but the uniform low temperature has
kept the seighing good. The relative
humidity as might be expected was low and
the mean of the barometer high. Taking the
two months of December and January to-
gether, the winter has thus far been the
coolest On record here, except December,
1872, aud January, 1873. Daily obserya-
tions gave the following results:
Mean temperature Of month. .......... 0.7s
Maximum temperature Of the month,
(eth). ..-...-......- ....-...... f2.OO
(2d1. t-ss. 90
Range of the month. ............ 80 90
Il CHEST daily mean, 18th. ......-...... "a. so
Lowest daily mean, QsD. ............. *-23 SO
Greatest daily range, (2d) ....... SO GO
Least daily range, 16thI.. 400
Relative humidity lin hundreths, 100
being complete saturation) ........... so
Mean height OF thermometer ....... 80. O73
Snow fell on seven days depositing 0.SS7
inches OF water.
Total snowfall, 81 inches.
*-BeloW zero