Someone turned up the heat and forgot to turn off the water spigot last month.
January 2020’s average high temperature was 39.2 degrees and the average low was 27.2 degrees, making the average January temperature slightly above freezing at 33.2 degrees.
Compare those numbers with January’s normal average temperature of 25.4 degrees.
And, while most of us don’t remember the snow, January’s total was 5.6 inches. Precipitation was 4.29 inches. Compare that to the normal average precipitation for January of 2.26 inches.
January’s temperatures ranged 56 degrees during the month with a high of 64 on Jan. 11 and a low was 8 on Jan. 20.
The Ohio Northern women's basketball team ran its winning streak to five games with a 70-63 victory at Mount Union on Saturday afternoon at the McPherson Athletic Center.
The Polar Bears (15-4 overall, 9-3 Ohio Athletic Conference) were led by seniors Emily Mescher (Maria Stein/Marion Local) and Abby Weeks (West Chester/Mount Notre Dame) with 14 points each and sophomore Jaidyn Hale (Lima/Bath) with 12 points.
The Purple Raiders (10-9, 4-8) had four players in double figures in scoring, led by Elena Rauhe with 13 points.
Ohio Northern ended the first period on a 14-3 run to lead 18-10 after 10 minutes of play.
Ada High School will host a College Credit Plus meeting at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 12, in the school auditorium, according to Erinn Prater, school counselor.
The program is for parents and students at Ada junior high and high school. Persons wanting additional information should contact Prater at 418-634-2746, or Dan Lee, high school principal.
If the student chooses to use the credit toward high school graduation, the cost of tuition, books, and fees will be paid by the high school.
Students may enroll during the school day or in the evening.
Ohio Northern University students gave a new meaning to the term ice-breaker with the annual Polar Plunge on Saturday at the pond inside of fraternity circle. The annual event is sponsored by Delta Sigma Phi fraternity and raises money for the Alzheimer’s Association. Individuals pay $5 each to jump into the lake or to sponsor a friend. This is the 11th annual plunge, which raises between $1,000 and $2,000 each year.
