The Saint Paul globe., 1902-09-04
COLD MENACES CROPS
MERcuRYs DROP cAUsEsvFoRE-
BoDINGs IN NORTHWEST
Present Chilly SPELL II Thought by
Farmers Of Minnesotas North Dakota
and Manitoba to Presage Prema-
ture and Disastrous Frost-Uncom-
Portable Weather4o Fair Visitors.

There Is frost in the air of the
Northwest and thes nding, crops were
in danger last night I;
.e,- With brisk breRze, cold and damp,
blowing through the summer weight
suit the business man gwho thought IL
threatened rain and carried his chemi-
cally treated coatgdewp to the Office
chortled over his thoughtfulness yes
terday.
The day started cold "A st Paul and
ended colder. At noon a cold and dis
agreeable wind was blowing and at
dinner time wraps and bevercoats were
In order. The crowds here to see the
fair chanoed the RAIN and went to the
fair, but those whoT were thoughtful
enough to bring wraps ana overcoats
to the city were Fortunate. for an af-
ternoon in the grandstand chilled one
to the bone.s,. - -~sfa ss...s ss1
Cold Endansers Crops.
The cold breezes not only spoiled the
day yfoEq the, visitors to the city but
menaced the seasons s. work of the
farmers ofFNorthern Minnesota, North
Dakota and Manitoba r
Some wheat in all this territory and
corn in Minnesota is at the stage where
q slight frost promises great damage
and the .tillers,, Of the sell, with the
temperature reports. from the North
west at hand, retired last night in a
troubled frame of mind
At Z O'clock tonight the prevailing
temperature reported throughout the
Northwest Indicated that the mercury
would drop close to the danger line
during the night, and this report
threatened the entire Red River valley.
Wet weather has retarded the crops
and frost at this time would prove
disastrous
Heavy Drop Is Universal.
Throughout the section the temper
ature readings We're exceedingly low
for this season Of the year.
At Duluth the mercury registered
81 degrees. At Minnedosa it stood at
81 and at Prince Edward Sc. At Win
nipeg it was very cool, the mercury
registering so, and at Moorhead 1t was
3D.. In st. Paul it was also 54 while at
Marquette 1t was 49, @a.
The temperature at other points at 7
o'clock last night was as follows: Bat
tleford, 81; Bismarck, so; Calgary, "a;
Edmunton, 62;7 Havre, 72; Helena, IA;
Huron, 62; Medicine Hat, "a; Swift
Current, 80; Green Bay, 5s; Milwau-
kee, 81; Miles City, $50 Moorhead, ga;
Pierre, g.. -, y
s. August Cold and Wet.
August. on, the Whole, was a cold
month, according teithe monthly state
ment issued by thet local weather bu-
reau. The maximum temperature was
SIS degrees on the 1st and I'd of the
month and the mercury dropped to so
on the 1ith Of the rnonth. The mean
temperature for the month was, Max
imum, 74.S: minimum. 5S.4 and mean,
66.5. The mean atmospheric pressure
was 29.9S. The greatest daily range
of temperature was "a degrees on
Aug. 27, and the least daily change
was ten degrees on the 10th Of the
month. 8r. i...sa,sst
The highest mean temperature for
was 5.84 inches, and the number of
days upon which there was fall of .01
inch or more was II. The mean tenn
perature Of the month of August for
thirty-two years was SO degrees, or 2 g
degrees higher than the mean temper
ature for the month this year.
The highest mean temperature for
the month was in 1881, when it was rs
degrees, and the lowest mean from
1871 to 1902 was sc degrees, 6 degree
lower than. August Il 9e2. This was in
the years 1875, 1888 and 1897 There
were no frosts reported during the
month.