The morning times., 1896-08-11
IS PROSPECT OF A BREAK
Slightly Cooler Weather Is
Promised This Morning.
BUT 1T WILL BE HOT AGAIN
In the Afternoon the Mercury VIII
TO the Middle Ninties-Yesterday
Was the Coolest for Four Days
Past.

The extreme tension of temper and tenn
perature which has prevailed for the
past ten days, with temper ard tempera-
ture ready to snap, was relieved yesterday
by canopy OF tramp Clouds which came
from nowhere in particular, but which
fortunately agreed to hold their oonven-
ton directly over the District Of Column
bia
The sun rose eciipsed by some OF these
grateful wanderers, while Others were
In the west, Others came up from the
south, and Others from the east aud north
Notwithstanding their presence in the
air. their effect was not felt Immediately
after sunrise. At 8 O'Clock in the morning
the heat began its accustomed rise aud
stood at Si and in two hours Jumped to
81. 1t was 80 at noon; 80 at D. m.,
and 93. at 4 p. m, the highest poiut
reached during the day. This all was in
pleasing contrast with the SO of Sunday
at p. n. and the terrible coptinua ton
Of a temperature of over 96 degrees from
O'Clock until O'Clock in the afternoon
CLOUDS HELPED US OUT.
The comparatively high temperatures Of
yesterday from d. ni. until y. N. weIe
doubtless caused by the frequent breaking
of the clouds which let in the sun AMI it's
fiery arrows. There was rapid and ap-
preciable fall of heat from p M. Until
6 p. m. At the latter hour the heat had
gone down To the beatific and sororirc
figure OF II for the first time at that hour
In ten days.
Besides the Clouds there was a factor
which was said 10 be rain, but which was
scarcely more than a Scotch mist which
a..
Of the environment. The rainfall was
onc-hundredth OF an inch. but even that
quantity was So agreeable from its novelty
that people scorEed to raise even their
umbrellas agains, it, or any other protest.
These little teEcdictioDs the clouds and
the rain. made a difference Of possibly five
degrees in the heat OF yesterday, bee ausc on
Sunday night there was Eothing to rdi-
cate any great fell in tie record, except the
prediction as To the clouds. Had 1t not
been that the clouds got together, their
presence would have teen but OF little
avail a shield.
FORTY DROPS OF RAIN.
The great cficct OF thc oloUds and the
forty drops Of IAN was stown III lie wig
orous Jump of tie humidity. AT a. H.
there was only 56 Per cent of humidity
IN I! - a Gospncre, while st y. IL 'feIe
was so per cent. lacking oBly 20 per
Ceht of the normal.
Tue official outlook for ioday is that
it will be cooler in tfe morning, but that
jEcrr viii he high EN- nreraturc in he after
noon and evening, with fair skies and
soutl: YeS :erly wiEds.
Last night laie the clouds had not given
sny indication of going away suddenly
and the prospect was that they would be
overhead again today. II that be tiie case
It is not likely that the range Of the ;her-
momctcr will he above that of Monday.
People have been so used lately TO SO, 81
and 9s in the shade that 80 or "a will
possibly be accepted as an agreeable
Compromise until the wavehas passed.
There is an Indication OF cooler weather
by tonight III several of the great north
western centers where the thermometer
has ragged recently, although in the far
southwest there is still heat strong enough
to curl the hair of the coyotes. In Arizona
at Phoenix iii still 100, at Kansas City IS,
Dodge City, Conoordia. Red Bluff, Cal,
and Oklahoma, 100.
At Boston yesterday ii was SO: New
York 90; Huron City. S. D.. 80; Savannah,
Ga, 90, and Philadelphia, 80, which fig
ures give an idea OF the distribution of the
uDpleasantness-
The thern o:netcr has fallen in the cen
tral valleys and lake regions, and risen
rapidly in the extreme northwest. There
is a depression central over Dakota, and
an era of high pressure covering Montana
and northern Rocky mountain stations
The barometer continues relatively high
on the Gulf coast.
1t has been slieitlycooler over the greater
portion Of the lake regions and central Mis-
sissippi valley, and from Missouri south |
ward to Georgia IL is also cooler over |
the Dakotas and Montana.
Several local thunder storms are report |
ed from the lower lake region and loca, |
showers from Maryland, North Carolina, |
the lower Mississippi valley, Minnesota, |
Nebraska, and the extreme Northwest |
The weather is generally fair tonight along |
the Atlantic coast and in the Mississippi |
valley ndupper lake region.