Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-20
THE HIGHEST POINT
Washington Sveltering Under First Touch
Of Summer.
What Caused 1t All and How Long
1t Will Laxt-Over the
Country.

Washington ID just now sweltering under
the first real touch of summer weather, g
reminder of what may be expected in the
near future In the way of overlooking Their
mometric tubes. This afternoon at l:Y
o'clock the mercury at the weather bureau
registered % degrees, the highest point the
thermometer has reached this year. The
weather was very hot the only relief at
forded those thrown under the suns rays
being in light, variable wind from the
southern quarter There is no immedia Il
prospect flor let up in the hot SPELL fol
the conditions throughout the east anG
south are typical hot-weather conditions
for WASHINGTON
The extremely warm weather Of a few
days past will eliminate tonight If the
representations of the weather bureau do
not go awry, In cooling thunder storm
that promises temporary relief at least
The indications are that tomorrow will be
cloudy and showery, SO the weather bureau
promises that for two days at least Wash
1ngton may expect somewhat lower Their
mometer. The prospects are however, that
with the exception of these tempering
showers, the hot weather will continue for
some time.
This morning at $50 o'clock the Their
mometer was lower than at any time within
the past twenty-four hours registering but
GO degrees. From that hour. however. up
to O'Clock the temperature gradually con-
tinued to rise until the ninety-second ma k
on the scale was reached. 1t was expected
that this would be the highest Temperature
of the day, for with increasing cloudiness
during the afternoon viii again send the
mercury down a few points
Officially, the cause of all the hot wealth
er Is low barometrics pressure off the
southeastern coast and the southeastern
states, including Florida, with a low pres
sure in the lake region. This condition
sends the hot draughts Of air directly over
the middle Atlantic states, continuing UT
as high as New England. So long as this
condition exists, the weather bureau off
Gals declare hot weather will continue In
washington. There Is no sign of break
in the prevailing conditions, and therefore
the officials of the bureau will not hazard
guess as to the duration of the present
wave.
Washington Is not alone in suffering from
the hot weather, for the warm wave is
prevalent throughout the middle Atlantic
region and all of New England. High tam
peratures were reported this morning from
all weather stations in the New England
states, temperatures remarkably high for
that region at this time of year. At North
port as early as o'clock this morning the
mercury was at the 50 mark and rising
Through the states Of PENNSYLVANIA and
New York and in Virginia the weather is
reported fully as warm as here in Wash
ington.
Up to the present time Washington has
experienced but little heat, the spring be-
ing one OF remarkably cool weather The
suddenness of the present spell is It's dan
ger. The weather is nothing unusual, but
coming all at once after a season of chilly
days and nights, 1t fin1s i people unpre-
pared for the summer ordeal Winter
clothes are as yet in common Use, thus
making humanity all the more uncomfort-
able under hot weather conditions and
also making one mere susceptible to cold.