The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-26
Get A GOOD RAIN.
Weather Man Treated to Sur
prise Last Night.
Nearly an Inch Falls in Topeka
and Vicinity.
AT OTHER PLACES.
Manhattan, Russell and McPher
son Heard From.
Still the PrOgnosticat0r Calls
1t purely Local'.

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past has threatened to incinerate, or
parboil swe1tering humanity was
broken yesterday afternoon by a light
| thunder shower which was followed
| by another early in the evening and a
| good rain between midnight and five
O'Clock during which .92 of an inch
| of moisture fell. The mercury stood
at 100 yesterday at o'clock, or two
degrees higher than the previous day,
when all records for the past six years
were broken.
Everything pointed to a temperature
several degrees above the hundred
mark when shortly after o'clock a
patch of clouds hardly bigger than a
hand appeared in the southwest Then
came distant thunder and flashes of
lightning and preparations for storm
were hurried as the cloud bank en-
larged and thickened.
The entire affair was a false alarm
as far as this city was concerned, as
the total precipitation amounted to
less than .O2 of an inch, though the
community to the southwest evidently
received a good rain. The clouds
hung above the city for the remainder
of the day cutting off the scorching
rays from the sun and the mercury
gradually receded until at o'clock it
stood at S4.
AT 3 o'clock another shower was
threatened but just a few drops of
moisture fell though two hours later
Vinewood park was forced to seek
shelter in the buildings. The real
thing commenced at midnight and last
ed until 5 o'clock. and while the spell
was on the precipitation amounted to
.92 of an inch, making the total rain
fall for the "a hours "a of an inch
The rain was purely local. though
there is possibility that the entire
superheated portion of the state was
favored with showers. At noon the
map in the weather bureau indicated
condition of fair and there was not
an indication of the shower which fol-
lowed a few hours later. This condi-
ton occasionally prevails but only
during the heated spell in midsummer
and the high temperature is held re-
sponsible for the Shove ers.
Yesterdays shower will be of great
benefit to the growing crops and es-
pecially to corn which has been grow
ing at rapid pace for the past week
while the mercury has stood about the
hundred mark. The high tempera-
lures which have prevailed have sapped
the moisture from the surface of the
ground and the rain was badly needed
as corn would have been injured with
a few more days Of such temperatures
as have prevailed for the past week.
The forecast made by the weather
bureau for the eastern portion of the
state yesterday indicated a high tenn
perature and fair weather, just the op-
Iosite of he prevailing conditions. 1t
is seldom that changes such as oc-
Cured yesterday are not marked so
that they are included in the forecast.
The prediction of the department are
accurate and out of each 100 made be-
tween S5 and 80 per. cent are correct.
There was not thing to indicate
the rain and drop in the mercury of
yesterday" said Mr.. Flora, the assist
ant observer, land on the contrary our
instruments and maps indicated anoth-
er hot day with but little change in the
temperature. The change was proba-
J,Ix1 ind nj
heat in this particular section of the
state and the showers may have been
general on this account as the high
temperature prevailed over the great
er portion of the state"
The showers seem to have been gen.
eral in central and eastern portion of
the state and moderate showers are
recorded up and down the Kaw valley. |
The indications are that the entire |
western portion of the state was skip |
ped in the distribution of rain, though
the temperature has fallen consider |
ably on account of the showers in this |
particular locality.
High temperatures, near the hum
d1ed mark prevailed over the entire |
the maximum was 104. The forecast of |
the weather bureau indicates fair |
weather tonight and Saturday with a |
lc wer temperature in the southern por-
ton of the state and rise in the tenn
in this section.
Heavy clouds hang over the city |
this morning and despite the fact that
the weather department has not pre-
dicted rain for this locality, everything |
indicates showers for the afternoon
and evening if not for the morning. At
seven o'clock this morning the tenn
perature was 20, or seven degrees
lower than yesterday and cool breeze
prevails. The day presents striking
contrast when compared with yester-
day. when the mercury stood at go at
10 o'clock.
Russell July 26.-This locality was
agreeably surprised by one of the
heaviest rains of the season yester-
day. during which the precipitation
amounted to 2.20 of an inch. This
practically insures all crops which
have not been harvested and will
greatly benefit corn, which was need
ing the moisture.
Stafford, July 26.-Just a trace of
rain fell in this locality yesterday.
hough a heavier precipitation would
have been thankfully received.
Mcpherson. July ga nice shower
visited this city and county yesterday,
he precipitation amounting to about
half an inch and again the corn crop
s saved.
occurred yesterday, and though the
amounted to but .04 of
an inch the temperature was low
cred considerably and the scorching
vegetation revived
Manhattan, July ga fine rain
ell in this county last night and yes
erday afternoon, the precipitation
to 1.02 inches, and the
3arched and burning vegetation looks
'resh and green this morning The
will be of great benefit to
.orn and Other growing crops, and has
greatly reduced the temperature.
which reached 104 yesterday after
loon.