Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-02
THE WEATHER RECORD.
Washington Has Been Comparatively
Cool During the Week.

The Signal Office is responsible for the state
ment that the weather was unusually warm
last week throughout the central valleys the
northwest and the upper lake region, the
daily excess in temperature over this region
varying from g. to 1Oo
In this city last week the excess over the
mean temperature for this season of the year
was only IA or = day. Lynchburg had an
excess Of Is for the seven days. while in some
cities this excess ran up as high as from to
To- day. Chicago had daily excess of 6
aud Cincinnati and Columbus ran u beyond
the average temperature and stayed there, too.
AN ACCUMULATION TO DEAw ON.
Altogether since the lat of January, 1872 days,
to the LIST of July, there has been an excess of
COG degrees beyond the average and in June this
amounted only to AZ degrees. according to
all the records the last month but little
warmer than one should expect for June. Then
again We have had vast amount Of northwest
wind which has gone good ways toward
making life bearable.
In fact. il this were winter and like condi-
tions had prevailed Washington would have
had cold snap. There have been no frosts
present rate.
CHICAGO swELrLRfNG.
II we have suffered here from the heat it is
consoling to think of the state of things in the
city Of the worlds fair where one of the argu-
ments they used in asking for the expositi
wss the fact that 1t gets warm in
Washington in the summer time. Their
breezes have been right up from the
gulf and they have been scorchers too The
really hot weather began over a week ago and
has been keeping up with but little cessation
ever since. and the signal service people seem
unable to promise them any material relief.
Toward the latter part of last week
ITftIn L.
did not amount to so very much. and now it is
hot once more. Last week the official temper
AZURE in the windy city up to So and it failed
to get much below there at any time.
too, is up in high building. where the
breeZes blow and where the temperature can
hardly be compared with that In the crowded
lower city. TIE awful death rate there tells
the tale OF suffering best of all.
YUMA HOLDS THE PALM
Yuma, Arizona. has the credit of being the
hottest place in the United States. and the
time never seems to come when that tropical
village is willing to be outdone in the matter
Of real downright hot weather. 1t hangs
10 that first place, and no matter
how summery it NAV be elsewhere
luna always makes il point to go a few de-
grees better. Sunday II was l04 degrees there,
the hottest for any town this summer
At Augusta. Ga, last Friday the Thermometer
TO lO2 on Sunday. From these figures it would
really seem as though Washington were a very
pleasant place, comparatively in summer time
NONE CAN READ THE FUTURE.
There Is no present prospect for de-
cided change anywhere. Everything is nor
NAL and the rain that arrived this morning is
merely local and will have no particu-
lar effect on the temperature 1t will
IN all probability stay warm for some time to
come, and Capt. Allen of the signal service told
a STAR reporter yesterday that there were
no reasonable grounds for expecting a frost
or skating soon. AS for the Fourth of July,
he said it would be difficult to prophesy. as
any causes affecting the temperature between
now and then or any storms that may arise
would be merely local and might occur with
out many premonitory symptoms.
CHEAP EXCURSIONS TO ATLANTIC CRY VIA
THE b. AND O.-On Friday of each week dur
ing June, July and August the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad will sell excursion tickets to At
lantlc City. good going on train leaving Balti-
more and Ohio depot at II o'clock noon and
good to return on any regular train to and in
Guiding the following Tuesday at rate Of $500
for the round trip. The Baltimore and Ohio
and Reading railroads form the only double
track route to Atlantic City.