Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-09-06
Daily Kennsbec Journal
COOL SUMMER.
The Coolest New England Has
Known for 80 Years.
That Is What the Weather Bureau
s. Officially States. -.
81 # sSstsf& s1es, ~ @
Islsrestins Records Of the Months Of
H June July and August.

BOSTON, Sept. 1.-THE summer Just
mast has been the coolest ever experi-
enced by the people of New England.
At least it has been the coolest in
the history of the Oldest living inhabi-
tants. whose memories go back of the
weather bureau records of the past s2
years. The weather bureau. having
computed its findings for August, it
completes its record for the summer
months OF June. July and August
As a whole the weather in Boston
and vicinity was extraordinary, in the
vay Of its low temperature as COM
oared with other summer seasons
throughout June there were scarcely
half a dozen clear days, while for near
lv half of the month there was more
mr. less rain, with cloudy or partially
cloudy skies.
The terrific eruptions of Mt. Pelee
and other volcanoes in the West indies
were thought by some people to have
sonething to do with the spring
weather which had run into Boston's
usually warm summer. Yet the phe-
nornenon was not fully explained, and
neither did the weather prophets or
Uncle Sam attempt a solution of the
conundrllm, being content to attribute
the conditions to the natural order of
the elements.
The warmest of the few warm days
In June was the third of the month
when the thermometer marked 81. The
eollest day was on the 9th, with the
mercury at 80. The maximum average
Temperature for the month was about
"a and the minimum 80.
AS June. so was July, so far as the
weather was concerned. 1t continued
cloudy with rain much of the time,
with a warm, bright day now and then.
There were but seven clear days dur
ing the month, the ID, 9TH, 9th, nth,
12th 18th and 3ist A singular fact was
that between the 18th and 31st every
aav was cloudy. with fairly heavy rain
on the 20th and 2lst.
Hotel keepers and boarding house
landlords at the beaches, mountains
and country were distracted, While the
bewildered summer girls and loving
willie Wfllies" grumbled and hest
ta.ed at home. The rubber man ana
the dealer in umbrellas seemed TO De
the only favored ones.
There were, however, a few warm
DAYS during the month, when the heat
combined with the moisture, made
neople perspire On the 9Th the glass
showed 81 degrees, and again It showed
the same on the 14th, with 81 on the
18th and 15th.
The maximum average temperature
for the month of July was 74.9. the min
imum 607 and the mean average b''s-
a
hoped for with the coming of August.
However. the first six days gave little
encourag ement. as the weather contln-
ued cloudy or partly 50. The thermoIh-
eter during the past four days held up
from 50 to 50. Again the moisture made
life miserable for many people, Whl!e
the conditions out Of town afforded no
comfort.
In the middle of the month there was
n week of clear weather, then the days
ran alternately clear and cloudy, untIi
the last week showed up with several
clear days.
All in all, the month was quite cool,
there being only 10 days when the Their
rnometer touched so, and never more
than So. which marked the I'd The
coolest day was the 18th. with the tenn
perature at "a.
The maximum temperature for the
month was IT'S degrees-decdedly cool
for the month of Augustine mini
mum Col degrees, and the mean aver
age 675
During the month there were seven
cloudy days. 10 partially cloudy, and
IA clear days. The heaviest rain was
on tho 1ttb when the fall was over
an inch.