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3.49, 2.38, 1.68 and 1.51 inches of precipitation. What can we say about January? Cold temperatures and little precipitation.
Comparing this (1985) January’s temperatures with those in the recent past, we can be satisfied that it was consistent. Since 1981, only one January (1983) failed to see the mercury drop below zero. January, 1982, had four sub-zero days (the coldest, -7 on the 17th). This past January saw below zero temperatures on the 20th (-5) and the 21st (-7), and this has been pretty much the pattern for the past several years.
As we put January behind us, we can prepare ourselves for another month that can provide some cold temperatures. February dares us to take it for granted. Unlike January, February has provided us with some much needed precipitation. Of course, last February 14 gave us a little more than we needed (five inches), and there was flooding and school closings. To keep us
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