Show MONTH OPENS OPEN IN SPRING WAY J January l Passes asses Slight Shortage of Moisture Today the first of ot February dawned like a 0 morning In spring rather than winter mid The air was waa comparatively warm warns and at 9 o'clock the mercury mercur- registered 3 31 Fahrenheit three above thawing point Highest temperature record recorded cd Monday afternoon was WI 39 degree Lowest during the night was 29 making a total variation from Crom max max- maxImum maximum to minimum temperatures of only 10 degrees Most of the snow mow In the city has dl and seed eed catalogs are already appearing through the mall mail LESS JESS MOISTURE l Forty days have elapsed since the first official day of winter on December 22 and there thero are still 49 days lays until tho the first official day of spring on March 21 The month of January Just pass pass- passed ed ll d brought Inches of ot preci preci- precipitation preci- preci precipitation during Its day 31 period This Is a little short of the aver aver- average average average age amount ot of o moisture In the city as normally the tho total Is How How- However ever eser tho the shortage Is more than made up by the fine tine snowfall back In the tho mountains Huntsville 15 miles cast east has a foot toot of snow and the head of South Fork has tram front two two- to three feet on the level During the month of or 5 Inches of o water In the form torm of rain rain or snow enow can bo ho expected Although the month Is the short abort shortest est eat In the year r It normally brings more precipitation than January FOR on GROUND HOG Wednesday February 2 Is Ground l Hog HII day This day ae- ae according ac according cording to popular tradition wili foretell the tho v weather v for tor the next six weeks Legend Legen l has lias It that It the sun conies comes out tomorrow the tabled fabled ground hog will see his shadow and become frightened The prophetic animal will then hide In hl isis burrow while wintry storms storm rage for or six moro mot weeks It U the theda da day remains cloudy the ground hog will come out and stay out and the weather will vill be bo mild from then on To make mako the tho day doubly ettee- ettee thc the th there re will ill be change ot ot of the I moon tonight Luna will be bo In the new phase a thin crescent low In tho west ft |