Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-26
WOW! COLD WAVE
MADE RECORD DROP
City With Other Sections of Coun-
try in Real Christmas
Weather Grip
ONLY 81 BELOW In VERMONT
Six Above Harrisburg's Status
Much Suffering-Warme
by Tomorrow

warmer weather will in all proba-
bility arrive in Harrisburg and vicin-
ity by tomorrow afternoon, TO drive
away the cold wave that has caused a
great amount of suffering throughout
the eastern section of the country.
Low pressure centrally located over
the southern States, is causing heavy
and moderate rains along the coast.
In Harrisburg the lowest tempera-
ture recorded was six degrees above
zero. Low temperatures prevailed all
over the eastern section of the United
States and records were broken in
several places. In New York and
Philadelphia the lowest December
temperature was recorded early this
morning. In Vermont So degrees be-
low was recorded in one town and in
New York State several localities re-
ported 20 and more below the zero
mark.
Mercury Drops Way Below
A cold wave held the country from
the Mississippi river to the Atlantic
coast in its grip to-day and broke De
cember temperature records in many
places.
Thirty-two degrees below was the
temperature at Northfield, VT, while
Albany, n. Y, reported 16 degrees be-
low zero; Hartford, Conn. four de-
grees below; Syracuse, n. Y, II de-
grees below and Peoria, ILL.,, Is de-
grees below.
The extremely cold weather ex-
tended southwark as far as the Flor
ida peninsula and below zero tenn
peratures were recorded in New Eng
land, interior of New York, West Vir-
ginia, Michigan, Illinois, Northern
Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota
and North Dakota.
Lower temperatures were promised
for tonight in the South Atlantic
States but in the region ofrthe Great
Lakes, New York. New England and,
the lower Ohio valley it will grow
somewhat warmer. 1t will moderate
also in the middle Atlantic States. the
upper Ohio valley and the lower Mis-
sissippi valley on Sunday.
Fair Weather Coming
Generally fair weather was pre-
dicted for tonight and Sunday every
where east of the Mississippi river eX-
| cept that snow fiurries are probable
in the upper lake region. ...
December records in Northern
Pennsylvania were broken at CORY
to-day when thermometers registered
| "a to 80 degrees below zero.
New York shivered to-day in the
grip of the coolest weather Of the
season. The temperature dropped to
four degrees above zero. The wind
/ blew thirty miles an hour -t
| New cold weather records for De-
cemher were reported upstate. Og-
densburg reported 80 below and Utica
| % below. '''@'
And in Vermont-Whew! ~
The lowest temperature. in Ver-
mont, So degrees below zero, was un-
officially reported in Barre to-day.
This shattered all previous records
| for December. Here it was 20 below,
at Rutland, %; at Montpelier, 80, and
at Burlington, IS. Zero or lower tenn
peratures prevailed all over New Eng
| land, with the exception of the ex-
ltreme southeastern section, to-day.
Greenville, Maine, recorded 16 below.
The weather was warmer on the coast,
with readings of IL below at East
| port Maine; six below at Portland,
and two below at Boston.
! This was the coldest December 26
| in Philadelphia since the weather bu-
reau began keeping records forty
wears ago. At a. m. the tempera-
ture was down to degrees above
zero.
Northern New York is experience
ing to-day the coolest weather of the
winter. The official thermometer reg
listered "a below zero during the night
lin this city. Temperatures from 30
| to 40 below have been reported from
various points in the Adirondack
mountains.