Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-15
A FORTNIGHT IN ADVANCE
EARLY JNFIICTION OF HIGH-REACH-
ING TEMPER AZURE.
Washington the Victim of a COmbina-
ton of High and Low RnrO-
metric Pressure.

The boiling days of caloric summer have
arrived in Washington fortnight in ad-
vance of the first summer month, as chrnE-
icled in the almanacs of ancient and revered
origin. The springtime of May has sudden
ly developed into state of high-reachinS
temperature, equal to the most sizzling
of Augusts efforts.
.'Ninety-in-t -the-shade' and unreadabie-in-
the-sun weather has prevailed in the cap
ital city during the past three uays. DR..
Frankenfield, the forecast official on dnty
at the United States weather 3creau, prom
iSes today. however, that within twenty
four hours cooler temperature will prevail.
\ refreshing thunder storm is expected to-
morrow afternoon and evening. This 'iy-
ing column Of rain and electricity is ex-
pected to successfully assault he strong
holds that have been claimed by the ad-
vance forces Of Soils summer slaEts.
Cause Of the Trouble.
The cause of all the trouble the past
three days has been the fact that Wash
inston has unfortunately fallen into an
area of ''low''-in other words, the barom-
etric pressure in this vicinity has been be-
low normal. Unfortunately for those of
the capital dwelers who like not the no
degree scale on Mr.. Fahrenhet's heat
measuring instrument. an area of high
happened to he loafing about in the south
east. Consequently the warm air from
the high south has rushed northward TO
fill the gap in the local low" The same
has been true throughout the middle At
lantic states. and Washington has not been
the lone sufferer from the abnormal tenn
peratureS.
When the official observation was made
this morning at o'clock it was discovered
there had been vast change upon the face
of the weather map. The designing high
in the southeast has disappeared out TO
nit,tr LOWS
developing into a good-siZed high. AT
noon the barometer reading was 1900, haV-
ing crawled from 29:.iJ earlier in the morn
ing. The effect of this change will not be
Immediately felt, however, for the heated
air driven here will remain for another
twenty-four hours. The barometer Will
take a sudden. but temporary drop. it is
predicted, tomorrow afternoon anent the
coming of the cooling storm.
Wnrmest of the Three.
Today is the warnest of the three days
spell inaugurated Sunday. Yesterdays
maximum was reached at o'clock in the
evening. when a temperature of 81 was reg
istered. But yesterday at noon the mer-
curry reached only 81, whereas today at
that hour it was a little above 80 degrees.
1t is expected that the maximum today will
bt. between 81 and % degrees. This is not
record-hreaking weather, however, for TINS
season of the year. Ninety-siX degrees IS
the hottest day recorded for the present
week in May. 1t is warmer than has been
May weather for many years past. never
the,css and only the most inveterate
"sccrcher" will utter complaint at the
failure to reach the bureau limit.
There has been little or no humidity In
the atmosphere during the present hot
period. a condition for which all are
doubtless thankful. Tomorrow will open
fair and warm. it is stated, with increasing
humidity during the day until the arrival
of the expected thunder storm, which is
headed this way from Texas.
If Washingtonlans can derive any COM
fort from the information that at Eastport,
Me- this morning the thermometer regis
tered but ~ degrees they are welcome to
it. with the compliments of the weather
service