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Interesting Facts From Local Weather Observatory

The highest temperature in the shade was 100 degrees,
July 6th.

The lowest temperature was 9 degrees above zero, January
18th.

This is the first year in the past 27 years in Ottawa
that the temperature did not reach zero.

The coldest temperature in the three coldest months of
the year, in the past 27 years is as follows; (keep for
reference)

1895--  January 12, 8 below zero
 February 5, 10 below zero
 December 14, 4 above zero

1896--  January 4, 8 below zero
 February 20, 3 below zero
 December 24, 9 below zero

1897--  January 25, 9 above zero
 Febuary 27, 19 below zero
 December 24, 0 zero

1898--  January 2, 9 above zero
 February 3, 5 below zero
 December 14, 2 above zero

1899--  January 31, 3 below zero
 February 13, 20 below zero
 December 16, 1 above zero

1900--  January 31, 4 below zero
 February 25, 6 below zero
 December 7, 4 above zero

1901--  January 3, 0 zero
 February 15, 5 below zero
 December 21, 12 above zero

1902--  January 28, 0 zero
 February 14, 10 below zero
 December 31, 2 above zero

1903--  January 12, 8 below zero
 February 16, 7 below zero
 December 17, 5 below zero

1904--  January 10, 20 below zero
 February 14, 8 below zero
 December 24, 7 below zero

1905--  January 10, 5 below zero
 February 14, 15 below zero
 December 24, 12 below zero

l906--  January 9, 10 above zero
 February 7, 9 below zero
 December 24, 5 below zero

1907--  January 26, 5 below zero
 February 6, 7 below zero
 December 5, 7 above zero

1908--  January 30, 3 above zero
 February 2, 1 below zero
 December 8, 7 above zero

1909--  January 13, 12 below zero
 February 1, 10 below zero
 December 30, 7 below zero

1910--  January 10, 2 below zero
 February 19, 5 below zero
 December 13, 1 above zero

1911--  January 10, 2 below zero
 February 9, 9 above zero
 December 4, 1 below zero

1912--  January 13, 21 below zero
 February 10, 14 below zero
 December 12, 7 above zero

1913--  January 5, 8 above zero
 February 5, 8 below zero
 December 22, 15 above zero

1914--  January 13, 7 above zero
 February 25, 18 below zero
 December 26,  15 below zero

1915--  January 24, 22 below zero
 February 10, 11 above zero
 December 29, 5 above zero

1916--  January 17, 7 below zero
 February 8, 8 below zero
 December 15, 6 below zero

1917--  January 15, 9 below zero
 February 12, 19 below zero
 December 15, 19 below zero

1918--  January 12, 17 below zero
 February 5, 18 below zero
 December 30, 18 above zero

1919--  January 4, 1 below zero
 February 8, 8 above zero
 December 20, 3 below zero

1920--  January 25, 7 below zero
 February 15, 2 below zero
 December 28, 5 below zero

1921--  January 18, 9 above zero
 February 18, 14 above zero
 December 22, 14 above zero

1922--  January 25, 13 below zero

Total rainfall for 1921 was 41.47 inches.

Total snow fall for 1921 was 22.25 inches.

The greatest rainfall in past 27 years ar Ottawa, was
24.95 in. in 1913.

The lightest rinfall in past 27 years at Ottawa, was
24.95 in. in in 1895.

The lightest rainfall was in February. 1. 48 inches
(1921)

The greatest rainfall in 24 hours was May 23, 2.03
inches (1921)

The highest temperature in 27 years was August 9, 1896,
102 degrees in the shade.

The lowest temperature in 27 years was on January 22,
1915, 22 below zero.

Number of clear days in 1921 was 78.

Number of cloudy days in 1921 was 96.

Number of days cloudy in 1921 191.

Number of days with .01 or more rainfall was 114.

J. T. Maidlow, Local Weather Observer, Ottawa, Ohio.

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