The record-union., 1898-08-13
YESTERDAY ALSO A CORKER.
BUT IT WAS NOT AS HOT AS
ON THURSDAY.
The Mercury Reached the Notch of
log Degrees-Prospects
Of Change.

The Weather Bureau reports show
the highest and lowest temperatures
yesterday to have been JOG and 73 de-
grees. with gentle to fresh southerly
winds and partly cloudy weather pre-
vailing.
The barometrical readings at . a. M.
and p. m. yesterday were 29-S4 inches
and $3.50 inches, respectively.
The highest and lowest temperatures
one year ago yesterday were 81 and o6
degrees, and one year ago to-day 30
and 90 degrees.
The average temperature was 9O de-
grees and the normal 73, showing yes
terday to have been IL degrees warmer
than usual for the 18th day of August.
River, z feet inches.
For the satisfaction and curiosity OF
the many readers of the Record Union
Observer Barwick furnishes the tenn
perature for each hour during the past
twenty-four hours, beginning with
m. on Thursday, and ending with the D
p m observation of yesterday (Frl-
day., as recorded by the self-registering
thermograph on the roof of the Post
office building:
Thursday-5 p. M, 1O7 degrees; 6 p.
m., SO; p. M, 81; s p. m, 81; .
p. m. 80: 10 p. m, 81: IL p. M, 81;
midnight, so.
friday a. M, so degrees: 2 a. M,
n; 3 a. m., 76; a. m, "A; a. m,
"A; 6 a. M, 10; a. M, 80; a. m,
So; 9 a. m., 80; 10 a. m, 80; IL a. m,
9S; moon, 80; 1 p. m, 1O4; p. m.'
1O6; 3 p. M. 1O6; 4 p. M, 1O4; D p. M,
1O4.
| At 3 p. M, when the dry thermome-
ter was JOG degrees, the wet Cor sensl-
ble) temperature was but 20, showing
difference of 36 degrees between
dry thermometer and one that was Wet.
In other words, if person puts on
wet shirt next to his skin the eVapora-
| ton from the wet surface would reduce
| the actual temperature felt by the
wearer from 1O6 to 10 degrees. The
rapid evaporation of the persplratlon
from the baby cools it, thereby reduc-
| ing the tendency to sunstroke TO the
minimum.
! The Weather Bureau Offices inside
Temperature on Thursday was $40 de-
grees. and yesterday S5, or more than
| 20 degrees lower than the outside tenn
| terature. This great reduction IS
brought about by keeping all doors and
windows closed and blinds down, al
/
| the difference between outside ana IN
| side temperature will diminish-that is.
the outside temperature may decrease
or s degrees from what it was the pre-
vious day: the inside or office tempera-
ture will either remain the same or 3o
up a half or a whole degree. This IS
due to the thorough heating through
and through of the sandstone building,
which gives off it's heat to the inside Of
the building, while the outside is cool
| ing off.
I can recall vividly at this late date
nv experience in crossing the plains py
the bull -whacking program in the sum
mer Of 1865, for it was extremely not
in the middle Of the day and the after
noon also. Whenever the train stopped
at noon for lunch all of us would go 20
the Platte River for bath, and would
wet our shirts and place them on our
bodies to dry. During the drying pro-
cess the feeling was most refreshing u
the wearer, for the cooling from the
evaporation was almost as rapid as IN
this climate; consequently the bodily
effect of the intense heat Of the sun
was very much modified.
The wind last evening had increased
in velocity, which is no doubt mar
binger of cooler nights and more COM
Portable days in the very near future.