The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-28
Had the Hottest October
Day in bb Years.
DRYER THAN FOR 70YEARS
Less Than Half an Inch OF Rain
Has Fallen Thus Far.
INTERESTING WEATHER POINTS.

"well, this is the most remarkable DC
tober aver saw, is common expires
sion these days by gray-headod citizens
who have been interested in weather for
the past 40 years.
Asa matter of fact'it is record breaker
up to the present TINE. Ii includes the
hottest October day known IN. 80 years
aud no dryer October was ever recorded IN
this city, and the record has been kept for
the past 20 years. At no timo within the
memory Of the oldest living inhabitant
has so little rain fallen In OotoDer thhh
during the present month.
There nave been warmer Octobars on
the average but there is no record where
the temperature climbed ID nearly % de-
rrees and then dropped 10 ~ degrees
within 40 hours. as II did on the loth
when the official thermometer indicated
81. and on the 18th when it marked 80
degrees. r.. -
present month up TO today is i0l. The
minimum temperature was 36 on the 10Th
and 18th and tho maximum was 81 de-
prees on the 10th. On Saturday, the lbth
the official thermometer marked 81 ana
on Monday following overcoats were In
demand.
LII rs a KOOu ubai Nai ihtA hi'hNH e'''
October OF last year when the mean tenn
perature was 40 04; the maximum being
IS on the first day and the minimum 32
on the 20tn. .oo-
when the mean temperature was 50.Ol,
the maximum 6S.05 on the 81, and the
minimum $500 on the oath.
October 1894 was warmer than this
wear because of the steadiness of the
fe.nperature. IL was moro equable and
showed very little variation. The mean
femperature was 50. the maximum IL. %
on the 20th and the minimum 1905 on
the 10Th and 10Th. On thee 4th, 9th, l5tn
and 10Th the temperature remained at
90 O5 which was remarkable thing
taking the character OF Octopor into
October. 1898. was also unusual in its
eonitnble temperature, and Ii was warmer
than tine present month. The mean tenn
perature was 55.0l. The maximum was
reached on the 10th when 20 degrees We're
rscorde. The minimum $500, was
reacbed on tho 10th. On the 7tb, Sth and
9th Of this October. the temperature was
"a 73, and 20 respectively. This was the
wnrmest average October has known in
more than 10 years
IThs nearest approach to the record break
er of this yearlwas in:lssl, on the LIST day OF
the month, when the temperature was 50.
From 1881 to 1876, inclusive the highest
maximum temperature Tor October was
o2. and that record was made in 1862.
During the present month thus far, 45
-ef Al, inch Of rain has fallen. On the 18th
the record Is 10 of an inch: on the 2lst.
.l2 of an inch, and on the gath. IA max
ing total of as. This breaks the record
for the past 66 years according TO the
tally Kept at the city .ell
The average rain fa.l for Octobers from
,coo eo 1904 is IA in hes. Ths lowes n
previous record TO this October was in
1874, when 90 OF an inch fell.
The record for the past 10 years Is as
follows: 1896. 2. 20: 1895, 604; 1894, q. 6.O6 I;
1873, 400: 1852. LIS; 1891. 40; 1890,
sea; 1882 g. l3; 1883 4. "A; 1887, 2. 90. The
comparison will still further illustrate
what dry spell the city has had.