The Washington times., 1901-07-05
SHOWERS TODAY PREDICTED.
Temporary Relief. However, Is the
Only Hope Held Ont.

| Showers and thunder storms today and
a drop in the temperature, followed by a
I slow and gradual break in the hot wave,
| is the prediction made last night by the
| Weather Bureau. A permanent break in
the torrid weather, however, is not
| promised.
| The high temperatures which have pre-
! vailed during the past few days will
| probably continue for some time TO come
! although no definite period for the con-
| uuuance was given. Thunder storms, ac-
| companicd by rainfall. viii positively oc-
/ cur today. The Weather Bureau makes
| this prediction without reservation.
Showers may also be expected tomorrow.
| There is prospect that the next Sunday
also viii be much cooler than the last.
Yesterday was not so hot by several
| degrees as "Wednesday. The highest tenn
| perature reached yesterday, however was
We'll up in the nineties. At O'Clock p.
m. the mercury attained the q degree
place, the highest temperature of the
| day. on the thermometer scale.
At noon, the thermometer showed only
80 degrees By o'clock in the afternoon
it registered three degrees higher. and
the mercury continued to rise until $50
o'clock, VIXEN "a degrees was the read
| ing. After this hour there was a steady
and rapid fail, and in three-quarters OF
an hour, the mercury had dropped TO 50
degrees, or a reduction OF IA degrees from
| the maximum.
The fan was occasioned by the storm
which passed a few miles north of the
city about that time. Washington re-
ceived a slight touch of the storm. and
a few drops of moisture fell, although
not enough to be measured or to dampen
the streets. At the same time, very
agreeable change in atmospheric con-
ditions resulted. y cool breeze accom-
panied the slight atmospheric disturb
ance and produced a steady decline of
the mercury. From o'clock. when 81
degrees was registered. there was only
a moderate fall noted. At 10 o'clock p. m.
the temperature was IS. which was
warmer than on the preceding night at
the same hour.
Thunder storms occurred between
Washington and New York during the
evening. Washington was not relieved
to any considerable extent, though New
York farcd somewhat better. In Mary
land the farmers were made glad, as the
storm brought good rainfall TO that
section. In Philadelphia nearly half an
inch of rain fell In New York yesterday
il was cooler by degrees than on We'd
nesday. Eighty-six degrees was the
maximum temperature there.
The Weather Bureau last night was
able to send out welcome news TO the
farmers of the great corn belt in Kansas,
Nebraska, and Iowa. Thunder storms
will ocur in that section tomorrow, aud
probably on Saturday. There viii be
great moderating throughout the farming
belt west of the Mississippi River. The
cu-n crop would have been damaged and
perhaps totally destroyed had the eXces-
sive heat and dry weather continued for
many more days ] he greatest drop in
the temperature yesterday was at st.
Paul, Mimi, where fall of y degrees |
was registered.
There is no immediate prospect Of per
manent break in the hot weather east of |
the Rocky Mountains. Showers and |
thunder storms will be very general to- |
day from the slope region eastward, caus- |
ing some moderation in the high temper /
atOres which have prevailed. On Satur- |
day the storms viii probably continue cast |
OF the Mississippi. Winds from the ocean |
and lakes have moderated the tempera- !
ture in the New England States and the /
lake regions. At Kansas City 10i degrees |
was registered yesterday. This is the |
highest ever recorded at that city the |
highest previous record being l03 degrees. |
on August g, 1896 At Dodge, Kas., the |
maximum temperature was also lGi and |
at Des MOjneS lgg. Chicago's temperature |
was the same as that registered in Wash |
ington- Philadelphia had only 81 degrees,
and Boston but 7S degrees