Show JANUARY FORECAST the chief of the weather bureau directs the publication of the following date compiled irona from the record of ob tlona ions lor for the month of january Ja taken at this station for a period of twenty one years jean it is 1 believed that the facts thus set fet forth will ili prove of interest to the pub lie lic BB well as aa the deolal aiu stu dent doul showing bowing at a j they do the average and edtl owe conditions of the be more imp r tant meteorological elements ele mento and the range within which such variations way may be to keep during any mouth mean or normal temperature 28 deg the warmest january was waa that of 01 1887 with an average of 88 deg deer I 1 the coldest january was wa that ot of 1889 with an average of 21 dog deg the highest temperature during auy any january wa as 64 54 deg on and 1879 the lowest temperature during any january was 20 dog deg below zero on 1883 average date on which first kill ing frost occurred in autumn oct average date on which last kill lull inn frost occurred in spring april fth average for the month inches average averlee number r of days with 01 ol 01 an inch or more 11 the cretest eret ere teet test monthly precipitation was inches 11 in 1890 the least monthly precipitation was wae 29 ideres in 1880 the greatest amount of precipitation recorded in any 24 consecutive hour houn wag 62 inches on january 4 1888 the greatest amount of snowfall recorded in 24 consecutive ht hi urs rec pj extending to winter winterhof winte of 1884 5 only was wae 6 it obee ou january 14 1890 average number of cloudless days 9 average number of partly cloudy dalp 11 average number of cloudy days daye 11 the prevailing winds nave have been from the southeast the highest velocity of the wind widd during adv january was 48 allea oo 00 january J H observer weather bureau |