The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-01
MERCURY is
BELOW ZERO
In 2 STATES
Bismarck Has First Sub-zerO
Temperature of This VIM
ter at Ia Below
Is BELOW ZERO AT MINOT
Weather Man Promises COun.
ter Attack 10 Bring Re-
action BY Thursday

The mercury dropped below zero
in Bismarck last night for the first
time this winter, although other
points in the state have already cx-
perienced several sub-zero nights
during the past two weeks, and, de-
termined to make good job of it.
1aiied to stop in its descent until
the minus IA marking had been
reached.
Only one night during the winter
of a year ago was colder than last
night. that being January %, when
the minimum temperature was Ii
below zero.
Yesterdays drop in temperature
was unusual in respect to the sud-
denness with which it came. At
O'Clock Tuesday morning the wealth
er was rather balmy. the mercury
reading ut the government weather
bureau being IL above zero. Shortly
after that hour, however, the cold
wave swept in from the northwest
and the temperature dropped rap
idly. At IL a. m., the reading was
four above, remaining ut that point
until shortly after ) p. m., when it
continued downward. The drop Of
81 degrees, from II above to IA be-
low, within less than "a hours is
considerably out of the ordinary.
Is Below 1t Minot
Other North Dakota and Minnesota
points were also hit by the cold
wave during yesterday and last
night. Minot had the lowest tenn
perature among North Dakota cities,
reporting a minimum Of 25 below.
jamestown reported low of % be-
low and Devils Lake Il below. Grand
Forks and Fargo reported Is below.
Mandan's minimum equaled that of
Bismarck--l4 below.
Minnesota points reported mini
mum readings as follows: Crooks
ton. rs below; Hibbing. IL below;
Duluth, 6 below; St. Cloud, 4 aDsvos
Winona, II above; Rochester,
above: and Mankato. 10 above.
The temperature has been rising
gradually throughout the day here,
and will not drop below zero tonight,
in the opinion Of O. w. Roberts,
weather observer. At o'clock this
morning the reading was nine below,
at 10 o'clock it was six below, at IL
O'Clock it was four below and at
non the mercury stood at zero. At 2
o'clock the temperature was eight
above and at 3 o'clock Il was IL
above.
Minot, N. D., Dec. 1--dP)-A rec
ord for the season was set last night
by the falling mercury when the
thermometer of the states official
weather observer registered 25 de-
grees below zero. At s a. m. today
it was minus II.
jamestown, N. d., Dec l-LPl-
The mercury skidded in the cold
north wind of yesterday here just 32
degrees, the official government
weather records at the state hospital
showing maximum Of 10 above and
a minimum Of 22 below for the last
"a hours and temperature at z u.
m. today Of 20 below zero. The
wind. however. had switched around
to the south during the night and the
mercury started slow upward climb
ut daylight.
Grand Forks, N. D., Dec. l-LR)--
December rode into Grand Forks to-
day on the low side Of cold wave
which measured % degrees from tip
to tip, the high point being six above
and the low % below. The temper
ature climbed slightly and reached
q below at o'clock this morning.
There was practically no wind and
the sky was fairly clear.
Crookston, Mimi, Dec. 1-4N-
Crookston residents awoke this
morning to find that wave Of bit.
ter cold had settled over the city
during the night and brought to
Crookston the lowest temperature OF
any point in the country. the mer-
| curry reading 26 below zero by gov
ernment thermometers.
At six q. m. thermometers regis
tered 20 below zero in unofficial
reading, while the lowest recorded in
the United States weather bureau st
the time was 26 below. The mercury
started going mp soon after dayligh.
| and at II q. m. registered l8 below
zero.