The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-07-05
WEATHER BUREAU PREDICTS
NO IMMEDIATE RELIEF.
PEOPLE STILL DIE OF HEAT
Rain in a Few Favored Localities
Brings Only Temporary
Abatement.

Washington, July 2-Reports re.
ceived at the weather bureau in this
city from throughout the entire area
affected by the intense heat, show a
continuation Of very high tempera-
les, where more moderate weather
resulted in consequence of thunder
storms or other local atmospheric
disturbances. No immediate relief is
in sight.
The rain fall reports show that
there has been precipitation through
out the affected area, varying from
less than a hundredth Of an inch in
many places to almost an inch. Gen
orally speaking, the thunder storms
which have come have been what is
known at "dry storms" SO that very
little rain has accompanied them.
The indications for the next "a hours
for a large portion of the heated area
point to cloudy weather with showers
which, however, because of their
local character will bring only par
tial relief form the heat. The pre-
diction from the officials here is that
the temperatures for the next 48
hours will show a fall of probably
four or five degrees, but that they
will still climb above the 80 mark in
most places. The Atlantic coast will
get some relief from a West Indian
disturbance, which is now moving
northward.
Phoenix, Arizona, had the highest
temperature today, the thermometer
registering 106, while at Philadelphia
it was again at 102; at Atlantic City
SO, Boston "a, at Chicago, where over
half an inch of rain fell, 90; Cincin-
natl SO, Davenport 90, Des Moines
"a, Indianapolis "a, Kansas City 100,
Little Rock So, Memphis 81, New Or
leans "a, New York SO, North Platt,
Neb., SO, Fitchburg 81, Pittsburg go,
Salt Lake SO, Springfield, Ill, SO, st.
Louis SO, Vicksburg "a.
At Washington the maximum was
100, but during a gust in the after
noon the mercury fell Is degrees
in as many minutes. Numerous pros
trations and deaths are reported
from the heat and in many places in
dustrial plants we're forced to is
pend operations. The weather bu-
reau tonight issued the following:
"The hot wave which has prevailed
during the last 10 or IL days over
New England, the middle Atlantic
states, the Lake region, the Ohio val
ley and the Central west and North
west, continued during Tuesday, al
though temporary relief came during
the afternoon by numerous thunder
storms in New England and the mid
die Atlantic states and at Chicago
and st. Louis. AS yet this warm
wave has not equalled in duration
those of 1881 and 1900, except in
New York City, where, during the
present hot wave the maximum tenn
peratures have ranged from 80 to 50
during the past seven days, exceed
ing the greatest previous record by
two days. Neither have the extreme
temperatures of the present wave
yet exceeded the previous highest
record, although they have very near
ly equalled them. The eastward
movement of another low pressure
area in the extreme west renders it
improbable that there will be any
long continued relief from the high
temperatures over districts now af-
fected, but it is not probable they
will reach the previous extreme in
tensity state because of the influence
of a West Indian disturbance which
appears to be moving northwest and
I've the lesser antilles"