Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-19
COOL WEATHER IN ST. LOUIS
Official Reports DisproVe Story of Elk
cessiVe Heat in AUGUST.

cessiVe Heat in August.
ST. Louis, Aug. 19.-"They told me
at home l would find it hot in St.
Louis, said a Connecticut man at the
world S fair. Il had read stories about
| the St Louis heat, and came here pre
pared to swelter Now / wish l had
brought along my light Overcoat. Last
night / had 10 request my landlady
TO furnish me blanket. l slept under
a sheet, blanket, a comforter and d
counterpart and needed them all. ST.
Louis is as fine a summer resort as
the coast of Connecticut. All it lacks
is the brine and the breeze"
The sort of weather which st. Louis
has supplied 10 its thousands of visi-
tors this season has worked revolu-
| ton in the opinions of the general
public regarding st. Louis summers.
Early in the season some industrious
| knockers" for reasons undiscovered.
began circulating newspaper stories to
| the effect that on account of excessive
summer heat in ST Louis it would be
well for visitors to postpone attend
ing the worlds fair until late in Sep
TENDER.
The official reports of the weather
bureau have proven that ST. Louis has
been greatly libeled. Comparisons
show that this city has had pleasantel
weather throughout the summer than
many other cities which are supposed
TO be more favorabIy located. Though
great crowds of visitors from all over
the United States and from foreign
countries have been in St. Louis since
the opening of the worlds fair, there
have been no heat prostrations in the
city. Even Chicago, much farther
north and on the shore of Lake Michi-
gan, has had hotter days than St.
Louis.
The maximum record of st. Louis
thus far this summer was 93 degrees
on the 10th of July. The average
temperature for July was 75.5, which,
is fair specimen of eastern summer
resort weather Philadelphia temper
ature went as high as SO degrees. in
July, and the coolest day was 80, while
at st. Louis the mercury went down
TO 81 on two days
As 10 humidity, st. Louis is shown
by the records TO be about normal. The
relative humidities for July, taken
from the weather bureau reports for
more than 20 years, show 700 for
Boston, 12.2 for New York, Csc for
Philadelphia. G4.6 for Cincinnati. &C. Q
for Chicago, and GG.3 for St. Louis.
Three years ago in the latter part
OF July and early part of August. st.
Louis was exceedingly hot, as were
many other cities at the same time.
The temperatures recorded then have
been used by those who desire To
create the impression that the CITY is
hot in summer. Con-
slderably lower temperatures have
been recorded every year since 1901.
and this year at st. Louis offers to
worlds fair visitors the coolest sea
son OF any year.
Thus far in August the DAYS have
been cooler than i'll July. Wraps are
carried generally by ladies who go oui
IN the evening. On the pike at night
one may see thousands of women
wearing light coats. The worlds fair
IS now in the height of its beauty and
charm. Those who remain away I'M
til late in the season because of the
lear OF heat are under a most err
rOneOuS impression, for the man from.
Connecticut was right when he said
that all St Louis lacks of being =
seashOre resort this summer is the
sea breeze