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Show Blizzard Marks Beginning of Weather Week A blizzard from the northwest was blowing when this report was written Tuesday morning and the air was chilly; but patches of blue were showing through the dark clouds. Typical March weather. The frigid early morning temperatures tem-peratures lately reminds us of the verse of homespun doggerel we learned years ago. It goes like this: The first biid of spring Attempted to sing, But before he had Sounded a note; He fell from the tree A dead bird was he. The music had froze In his throat. Predictions for the next few days call for conditions pretty much the same. It could blow, rain, snow, freeze and the sun could shine.' Anything can happen hap-pen during March. Statistics for the week ending March 9, 1959. Date High Low Pre. March 3 54 26 trace March 4 39 20 0.01 March 5 45 17 0.03 March 6 48 23 trace March 7 50 27 trace March 8 56 23 0.00 March 9 57 31 0.00 Summary Highest temperature tempera-ture for the week, 57 degress on March 9. Lowest, 17 degrees on March 5. Precipitation for the week, 0.04 of an inch. Total precipitation since January 1, 3.38 inches. Sun rises at 7:35. Sun sets at 6:10 pjn. |