The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-19
43 DEGREES BELOW
zero IS REGISTERED
IN BISMARCK TODAY
North Dakota Capital City AZ
most Coolest Spot on North
American Weather Map n
NEW RECORD ESTABLISHED
Rising Temperatures Promise
Relief to Great Area Hell
in Subzero Pail
Bismarck was literally frozen stiff

in Subzero Pail
Bismarck was literally frozen stiff
today.
It wasn't the coldest spot on the
North American continent even
though 1t felt chat way. Rice Lake,
wis.,. reported IS degrees below zero
to capture all 1929 records for push
ing the mercury down. velva, in our
own state, was q close second with
~.
A minimum of 43 degrees below
zero was recorded by o. w. Roberts.
federal meteorological, at 8 .. m., the
coldest day Of the winter In the
northwest.
1t won't get colder. Forecast Of
mostly fair tonight and Wednesday
with rising temperature is made.
Bismarck had plenty Of frigid COM
pany. Mandan felt the sting Of q
degrees below zero atmosphere. It
was 30 below at jamestown ana
Devils Lake. Fargo shivered tn -
degrees below weather.
Montana, South Dakota, Wyoming,
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Manitoba. Saskatchewan and Alberta
were all held In paralytic cold that
blanketed the whole northwest Of the
North American continent.
Mercury Receivers
!, Soon after a. m. when the fog
OF steam and smoke that obscured
the city began to lift under the tn
fluence OF the suns rays, the mer-
curry began rising and at nine o'clock
was just 80 degrees below. At noon
it was 10 below and rising.
Today's minimum was the lowest
temperature ever recorded here after
February Is. Reports from other
points in western and central North
Dakota showed extremely low marks
but none as low IS that In the Cap
ital City.
Delving into their records. weather
bureau officials said -thst --ted1y'x
reading i; the third lowest temper
ature on record In 55 years here.
The lowest was As OH January Is,
1915, and the next lowest ~ on jan
uary 2. 1857.
On three occasions February tenn
peratures have gone to 40 or moro
degrees below zero. A temperature Of
-43 was registered on February !,
1857, and Al on February is, 1908.
and February /. 1893.
The temperature today was lower
than any December reading on rec
ord. The minimum for that month
is AZ on December 20. 1916. Seven
times during January have temper
atures of less than 20 degrees been
observed but only two were lower
than the reading this morning.
Minot Roads Drifting
In many places In North Dakota .
strong wind was piling the snow into
drifts and making the highways Inn
passable. Minot reported the most
severe drifting of highways.
County road travel in Burleish
was at q standstill. South. west and
north of Mandan, the roads are
blocked by huge drifts, packed hard
by the past weeks cold and wind.
A new low mark was set ut Brain
erd, Grow Wing county. where tle
mercury fell to 80. Little Falls, In
west central Minnesota. had IS below.
Rhinelander, Wis, experienced the
coldest February weather In 10 years.
The government thermometer regis
tered 80 below. At Rice Lake un-
official readings showed the mercury
hovering around the l0-below mark
but by 8 q. m. 1t had risen to 80
below.
u In South Dakota. Huron reported
26 below and Rapid City lS below.
\. Geld Wave oassing
i The cold wave was slowly releasili1
its grip Is the mercury rose 1t a.num.
Der Of points. Mostly fair tonight
and Wednesday" was the forecast o.
| the weather bureau for Minuesota
!. and the Dakotas.
Other temperatures in AGinnesots
included Willmar, - below; Roca4es.
, ter, Is below; Hibbing and EA6U1ll
! Falls, 2o below: Duluth. 26 beI0N;
Thief River Falls. - below: WinCna
10 below; st. Cloud, 26 below: Alber'
Lea, ~ below; and Besnidji. 30 below
!. The fire department was called h
: the home Of DR.. Z. r. priske. 81
: First street. this morning but /
: wasn't . cose Of fire. The breakiSl
Of . gas heater pipe alarmed ns11n
bers Of the. household who feartnl
!. IN explosion called on the firs Ind
!. idies.' Harry 3. Thompson. fine chte1
: recommended . plumber.
4 A. r. Mtesep. Balrleigh county agrl
cultural agent, and H A. Mclanu
aericultlr1l 0evelopuaeat agent ot "a