Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-02

1t will be noticed that the last Is the only
never reached the eos A peculiar and note
worthy fact is that, with only slight exceptions,
the extreme of cold has fallen during the first
the last week. In 1885 and 1888 the extremes of
heat and cold during the month came within
space of 45 hours. The heat record of June
in past years is go reached In 1888 and 1882 and
.he record of extreme cold was in 1879 The
month of roses is always full of weather sur
prises, and the last June was certainly no ex-
ception to the general rule.
Signal Service Officer Stewart shook hi
head ominously when asked what sort of
weather would be dished up by Old Probs for
the "galorious'-next Thursday-and said that
the indications were that the first week or so
would doubtless be very unsettled, which con-
veys warning to the small boy to keep his
powder dry If possible. 1t goes without saying.
that thousands of plans for the celebration of
the Fourth hinge upon the weather, and those
who are making preparations to be outdoors
had better keep their weather eyes wide open.
Judging from the humidity in the atmosphere
yesterday storm is brewing, as the Signal Ser
vice foreshadows. 1t Is of interest to know
that the hottest day on record is July TO- 1881,
when en- the e mercury attained the dizzy altitude
that the thermometer will climb up into the
nineties some time this month, and that right
early, as this is the only summer for years in
which there have been no days showing heat
of 20 degrees or more. 1t is, therefore, quite
time to lay in panama hats lined with green
and orange silk, for the sunstroke era is shortly
billed to appear in all its devastating pernicious-
ness. Old Sol has been very lenient heretofore,
but having parted with his spots, it is quite
likely that he intends to resume business at the
old stand after the manner Of previous Julys.
Rev. Ira @. Hicks, of st. Louis, the good and
true weather prophet, who has hit the
nail on the head in his self-assumed character
Of intermediary between Providence and Gen.
eral Greely, so far as the months of May and
June were concerned, finds ir impossible to re-
frain from saying, in his July Word and
Works, u am Sir Oracle. When 1 ope my
mouth let no dog bark" His meteorological
forecast for July is as follows:
July will open In the close OF June's last re-
dictionary storms, fresh and cooler; about the Sd
the temperature will rise and continue until
among the warmest days in the summer are
reached, from about the 4th to the 6th. The regu-
lar pe,iod is from the Sd the 9th, and ought to
cSi:.inate In heavy rains, wind and thunder.
tend to produce prolonged cloudiness and rain.
Watch your harvesting. The next regular period
is from the 18th to 18th, and with the combined
tension of Jupiter and Mars will bring its quota
Of summer storms. Watch about the oath and
18th for warm weather and react1onary storms.
The last period for the month is from the 18th to
August. The equinox of Venus is on the 18th of
August and its mighty electric power will be
plainly dscernible in the closing storms of July.
Another of The hottest spells of the summer will
perature will not yield until 1t has developed some
very hard storms of rain and wind, with thunder
and hail. We say that q double storm cycle is
going to come together in final blowout.