New Ulm review., 1922-02-15
FACTS ABOUT our
WIN | ! Ter | W'EA Z Their III
WHAT Do .YoU REALLY KNOW
ABOUT MINNEsoTA's
TEMPERATURES?

- r . p, & 2 81 N!.-
SNOWFALL THIS SEASON VERY
LIGHT COMPARED WITH
OTHER YEARS.
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Are YOU a good sport and do you
like to bet on the weather? If you
40, here is a chance; if you have
nothing better to do get up an argu-
ment with your wife as K, which was,
the warmer, last winter or this, but do
your betting before you read the follow
ing figures which tell the story as
shown by the local weather reports
Of the past four years. You will be
surprised to learn that we had just as
much snow last year as we have had
this year and perhaps you will be sur
prised to- learn that the amount we
have had this year is, not one-haH as
much as we had two or three years
ago. 'f
Everybody thinks Of the winter Of
1920 and 1921 as being the mildest
throughout the country that has been
known for long time and while this
winter has. not been an unusually bad
one, we have had many days Of cold,
disagreeable weather. The first snow
fall came so early and fingered so much
longer then the first one usually does
that we seem to have had winter for a
long while.
Effect on HEALTH.
The variations in. the weather this
year have been somewhat extreme but
all in all there has been little sickness
as the result of changing conditions.
The Flu is said to be very bad in
some parts Of the country but as yet
it doesn't seem to have arrived in
this section. At least at this writing,
there have been very few reports Of it
and nothing like an epidemic. New
York City seems to have had a great
many cases but it is now reported on
the decline. Word was brought here
last week from England that it is very
bad there and naturally New York
would be the first to feel the invasion.
People should take every precaution
during February to keep in good con-
dition and thus help to prevent the
spread Of another epidemic.
One advantage Of having more snow
than we had in 1921 is to be found
in the cleaner atmosphere we enjoy.
When there is little snow the dust is
50 very bad, and that is one Of the
predisposing causes Of diseases Of the
nose, throat, and lungs. There is also
/ a danger when the weather is very
moderate, of being careless about
sudden changes in temperature and
people are more. apt to have colds
during a warm winter than in a sharp
one.
Interesting Comparisons.
It is interesting to compare the pres
ent winter with those that have gone
before as to highest and lowest tenn
perature, the average and the amount
Of snow fall. We really did not have
very much more snow during the first
three; months Of this winter thenalast
year, as will be seen by the following
table: 3g;T4 i & "a 7. 5f$= 39 tss#
Snowfall: 1e20-192lI 1891 1922
Nov. Isl in. ITO in.
Dec. f /. OIL il \ H. $50
JAN. s4SsS .HsfM M "a
The greatest difference appears dur
ing the month of January. December
precipitation this winter was very little
and this evens up the score. Going
still further back into weather history,
Mr.. Henle, voluntary weather observer,
gives US the following figures for pre-
cipitation during the two years pre-,
ceding these given above:
Snowfall: 1918-1919 1919-1920'
Nov. 4.56i ST
Il Dec. 3ssT .73
l,Jan. .. 10 1.36
AZ peculiar circumstance is noted il
I February Of 1919 when the precipita
Y tion amounted to 4.12 inches; NOR
4 than we have had all this winter S
], far, even including the first ten day
\ lin February. Average Temperature
!, for four years are shown in the follow
II ing tables:
1853 1920 1920-2l 1922
4 Nov. 37.7s 26.76 80. 81 "a SO
q Dec. %. 10 IL AZ % s.95 18. Al
/ Jan. % 20 1929 %. 35 IA. 40
February Of same years shows tn
1 following
/. Feb. l7 SO 19 OF 25. 81
! 1t will be seen from the above tha
! the average temperature for the winte
+ 1918 19 was higher even than thu
4 for last winter. All the cold weathe
1 in f191819 came during the month !,
4 February which was very warm Ia.
4 year; precipitation also was muc
t Tighter than in 1915 IS and made /
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