The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-01
NOT HOT But HUMID
Thermometer Yesterday Registered
70, but the Air Was Wet
and Sticky.
Red River Valley Still Much in
Need Of RainA Big
Dry Spot.

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The public will learn with surprise that
IS degrees was the highest temperature
recorded yesterday at the Minneapolis
weather bureau. mo doubt 1t seemed
hotter admitted Section Director Out
ram this morning, bat that was on ac-
count Of the unusual humidity. Yet no
record is kept here of maximum humid
cannot be scientifically verified.
In other western cities the heat yes
terday was matter of fact, not Of feel
ing. At Chicago and st. Louis the high
est temperature was 80 degrees; at
Davenport, at Kansas City, and even
upon, the heights Of Denver the record
was 80; at Omaha the mercury boiled
up to 96.
The rains Of the twenty -four hours end
ing at o'clock this morning covered all
Of Minnesota except the region north of
Moorhead, all of Manitoba and most Of
Montana, as well as the extreme north
east and northwest corners Of North Da-
kota and the extreme eastern and western
part Of South Dakota. >
Local Rainfall.
The local rainfall during the same time
was no more than 80 Of an inch. Most
of the rain that fell last night came after
the Minneapolis records had been official
| ~ closed. Thus the total precipitation
dllI.OullCSuE yesterday AFTERNOON remains
unchanged-the June of 1903 Is still the
driest June in the history Of the local
weather bureau.
More showers will be possible to-
night, and the temperature will be slightly
| cooler. Tomorrow will be fair This
means in weather bureau diction, that
no rain will fall, not that the sun will
| shine. ~ S
Red River Valley Still Dry.
Despite all the rain Of the past few days
and its tmmeasurable benefit to the north.
west, there are still complaints of dry
weather from the Red River valley. The
low barometer still hangs over the north
west, giving promise yet. At all iInportan
points IN the central portion of the vale.
there IS disappointment over the ligh
rainfall. In the last rain many point.
outside the valley had good falls, Alex
andr1a getting .46 Of an inch, Crane
Meadow 1.5O Montevideo 1.O1 New Uln
~ and Winnebago .S2, this being in ad
dit1on to former relief. Milbank had owe
an inch Of rain Tuesday and % Of a,
inch again last night while Mitchell re
ceived ~. These showings for severa
successive days would appear to have dis
pelled all fear: of dry weather for a loni
time, yet closer examination of con
ditions shows that still another rain mus
come to bring the full measure of re
lief. .,ssl :
Grand Forks Very Dry.
The government observation covering
Grand Forks shows that In June, up tt
last night, that point had received. only
40 Of an inch of rain. Last night Their,
was the promise Of relief for the thirt
successive day, but this morning only :.
trace was shown. Hillsboro had little NOR
than trace, and Moorhead showed III
with .O2 Of an inch. Taking the aVerag
OF seven important points in the valley
from Larimore to Fargo, the average rain
fall for June is found to be about one
fifth of the average for June Around tn
big Larimore farm it is dry and fror
there all the way down to Fargo rain
are needed
This district is likely to be the poor spo
in the northwestern harvest stand ,.thi
year unless more rain falls than anythin
so far shown. !.
The indications.
indications are for cloudy weather an
local showers to-day and Thursday fo
North Dakota; fair weather except fo
occasional showers in South Dakota, an
; cloudy weather and local thunderstorms
: Minnesota. =
r. S.. Lewis Of the Red River Vale
Bank of Fargo, was in Minneapolis -th
morning.
81 regret to admit said Mr.. Levi
< that the valley has not received, tt
benefit that we had hoped for, or ths
lany one examining the weather .rspor
e superficially might suppose we had r.
, ceived. Only showers had fallen up +
9 the time left Fargo. Elsewhere. ,.ov
!, the country great benefit has been. don
. but the north central part of the VALE
s was passed over with a meager rainfa
If one is to-, speak truthfully and col
n servatively, he cannot pass over the ia
), : that it is very dry and we must. ha,
a good rains before continued hot wealth
y breaks upon us If we are to pull thru