Excerpt from Climatological Data, Pennsylvania, Vol. 57: January 1952

January was mild and wet with less than half the normal snowfall. Twenty - five stations, mostly in southern and western counties, averaged 5 degrees or more above normal. Marcus Hook averaged degrees as the warmest re porting station, while Pleasant Mount 1 W was coldest with degrees. Temperature extremes were 73 degrees at Uniontown on the lst, and -9 degrees at Bradford on the 30th (the lowest January temperature in 4 years). De gree day totals averaged slightly lower at most stations this month than in December 1951, and ranged from under 900 in the extreme southeast and southwest to over 1100 in most northern counties. January was the 6th wettest of record, and the wettest since 1937. Precipitation averaged inches over the western part of the State, but only inches over the eastern part where a few stations failed to receive normal amounts. Precipitation amounts varied from inches at Sagamore to inches at Kegg. The greatest precipitation in 24 hours was inches, reported from Coraopolis Neville Island on the 27th, and from East Brady on the 26th. Barely a dozen stations reported as much as 12 inches total snowfall for the month, with Corry leading the list with inches. Thunderstorms were reported on 9 days this month, sleet on 17, and glaze on 17 days. Fog was frequent during the month with a maximum of 19 days with fog at Blairsville. The sudden formation of dense fog over most of thexeastern half of the State on the 15th, from shortly after 4 p.m. Until it dissipated Just as suddenly about 10 p.m., seriously hampered all travel. One tornado was reported on the 17th at Conneaut Lake. A meteor flash which resembled a ball of fire which burst into greenish sparks and disappeared was reported by observers near Galeton, Bloserville, Enola and Camp Hill shortly after 6 p.m. On January 29, 1952.

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