Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-03

E The %cl1matOIOglcaI report OF the Bis
marck weather bureau has the following
interesting report of the weather for.
January last past:
Abnormal features characterized the
weather of the month The average
temperature, GO degrees below zero,
is the lowest of any January since the
chronological service was established in
the state (l891) the nearest approach
being in 1895 when the monthly mean
was 80 degrees below zero. The pre-
cipitation, which consisted wholly Of
snow, averaged 1 40 inches for the state,
or considerably more than double the
normal. The average snowfall for the
section was 145 inches. The wind
movement was decidedly above the nor
NAL, and generally accompanied, or i'm
mediately succeeded, the heavy. sonws,
and as result traffic was greatly de-
layed. The total wind movement for the
month at Bismarck was, with but two
exceptions, 1897 and 1901, the greatest
since the station was established in 1874,
and during neither Of the Januarys men
toned did as much snow occur as dur
ing the month Just ended.
The temperatures were comparatively
low throughout the entire month, the
only periods during which the tempera-
/ lures approached the normal being from
the LIST to the 4th inclusive, on the 8
10th and on the 23-24th. In nearly all
instances the maximum temperature for
the month occurred on one of these
dates The lowest temperatures gener-
ally occurred on the 18th or 18th, at
which time an are of abnormally high
barometric pressure covered the entire
state. The average temperatures on the
dates just mentioned were as follows
18th, mean maximum, Ill degrees !;
mean minimum, 20 degrees; mean
daily, 20 degrees. 18th, mean maxi
mum, 10 degrees; mean minimum, SO
degrees; mean daily, 23 degrees.
Precipitation occurred on every day
of the month in some part Of the sec
ton, except on the 9th. The heaviest
SHOWS occurred, however, on the lind,
9Th, 7th, 18th to the 10th, 21st to the
24th, and 10Th TO the 31st. The heavi-
est snowfall reported was 34.5 inches
at Kuhn, LaLMoure county
The prevailing direction Of the wind
for the state was from the northwest.
The highest velocity recorded during
any FIVE consecutive minutes was so
miles per hour from the northwest, at
Bismarck on the 10Th.
temperature.
The mean temperature for the state
was g. 2 degrees. or IS 81 degrees below
the normal and 184 degrees lower than
the mean for January, 1906.
The highest monthly mean, -0.2 de-
grees, was recorded at Oakdale,
The lowest monthly mean, Ia. i de-
grees, was recorded at Pernbina.
The highest temperature recorded III
the state was AS degrees at Medora on
the 23d.
The lowest temperature recorded in
the state was As degrees, at Willow
City on the 18th.
The absolute range Of temp in
the state was 80 degrees. 4.
The GREATEST local monthly range was
~ degrees at Oakdale.
The least local monthly range was So
degrees at Melville.
The greatset daily range in the state
was 81 degrees at Wahpeton
Precipitation.
The average precipitation for the state
was lao inches, or 8l inch above the
normal and .7f inch more than the
average for January. 1906.
The greatest monthly amount, 8 .94
inches, was recorded at I-akota,
The least monthly amount, 80 inch,