Show 1951 Precipitation I Is Bs Above Average With 1369 Inches EXTRA IlEA HEAVY VY SNOWS IN NOVEMBER DECEMBER BRING INCHES The wettest December on Record Re Ue- cord and the second wettest N November November No No- 0 vember in the books brought 1951 above average for precipitation preci preci- The December moisture moisture moisture mois mois- ture from the skies totaled 32 2 inches including inches in inthe inthe inthe the last heavy snow on December December December Decem Decem- ber 29 30 31 The precipitation precipitation preci preci- I total of for November November November No No- vember was topped only by the 1946 total of and the wet December was tops for all time since records have been kept December 1937 was the closest with inches of moisture T The e figures on snowfall along with precipitation by J. J M. M Anderson Anderson Anderson An An- derson local weather observer show that we have had a total of inches of snow thus far this winter November had a total fall of 25 inches and December December December De De- cember got its it's moisture in an unu unusually wet inches As for cold Mr 11 Andersons Anderson's figures show that it has been down to freezing at 32 degrees every day in December Four days during the month were re recorded recorded recorded re- re corded with a minimum of ex exactly exactly exactly ex- ex 32 degrees while all others were colder The coldest re recorded recorded recorded re- re corded by the Government in in- in at the Anderson home was 14 degrees below zero on December 9 The highest maximum max max- 1 temperature f for o r t the h e month was 45 degrees on the while 3 other days came close with maximums of 44 de de- de grees There were 12 days in December when at least a trace of precipitation was recorded Besides November and und December De De- cern comber cember bel only April and August were above average months in 1951 April was more than an aninch aninch aninch inch above average for the month and August topped the previous average by a bit over overa a half inch The poorest showing showing showing show show- ing in the year was in March when precipitation was inches below average The yearly yearly yearly year year- ly average stood at 1220 to match up 1369 inches of moisture |