The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-13
Maximum Temperature Re-
corded by Kiosk Is Ninety
six Degrees.
WEDNESDAY TRIES TO
ESTABLISH A RECORD
High Percentage of Humidity
Tends to Make Conditions
Oppressive.

Yesterday classed itself among the hot :
test days OF the year. The period be-
tween o'clock In the evening and mid :
night was easily the most uncomfortable
of the year. from the viewpoint OF op-
pressive heat and sultry atmosphere. The
maximum temperature recorded by
the kiosk needle in front OF the federal
building was 9G degrees. The maximum
temperature as recorded by the apparatus
on top OF the Boston building was 81
parent. While the morning and after
noon were not marked by d high per-
centage OF relative humidity, the at
mosphere was clear, allowing the suns
rays to beat down strongly upon the
thoroughtares. On the other hnnd the
evening was marked by substantial de-
registration of relative humidity, which
stood at AZ per cent at midnight.
tuesday at midnight the temperature
was ~ degrees, just ten degrees higher
than on the previous night at the same
hour. Tuesdays maximum temperature
was % degrees by the kiosk, Prospects
looked brilliant for hot Wednesday, and
the day was without disappointment. al
though higher temperature was looked
for under existing conditions The kiosk
needle traced steadily upward, and by 2
o'clock In the afternoon had reached 90
degrees. the maximum temperature of
the day.
Humidity Increases,
The relative humidity at 6 O'Clock yes
terday morning was 81 per cent, which
added to the promise of a decided hot
tuated during the day. and at 6 o'clock
in the evening stood at IL per cent, which
means that the mean humidity was q
per cent between the hours OF In the
morning and In the evening.
Al sundown, however the relative hu-
midlty began taking strides upward. all
out OF proportion to the decrease In tenn
dropped to "A degrees by midnight. while
the relative humidity had staggered up
ward to AZ per cent. The oppression
the residences, where different jmethods |
were resorted To In the endeavor to keep
cool. The humid condition greatly re-
tarded the evaporation process IN con-
nection with perspiration, and II was up |
to ones clothing to do all the absorbing. |
Coupled with this condition was the no
ticeablc lack of air currents. Even
street car employees commented upon
the quiet. oppressive air In the business
center there was not stir of wind
Gets Little Cooler.
The increase In humidity stopped in it's
upward course after midnight and began
TO settle downward slowly, while the
thermometer dropped by fractions TO be-
ow 20 degrees Signs OF a change in
weather. with probable shower, might
have been predicted by virtue OF the de-
crease in ba-ometric pressure.
According To the combined report on
weather observations throughout the east.
the damaging hot wave that has swept
hat portion OF the country shows signs
n relentinS. The report shows that yes
erdays highest temperature by obserya-
Ion was 100 degrees, which was record
ID at Phoenix, Ariz. Only eight cities
outside o! Salt Lake experienced a tenn
,erature OF go degrees or above. These
we're Boise, Denver. Grand Junction Mo-
lena, Phoenix. Portland. Roseburg and
Chcago's highest tempera-
re WAS II degrees. Kansas City showed
a degrees New Orleans So degrees. New
FORK Sc degrees. ST. Louis SIS degrees
nd Washington IS degrees The lowest
was in San Francisco where ,
2 degrees was registered. Precipitation
ook place at Des Moines, Duluth. Dur
ngo, Jacksonville. Kansas City. New Or
cans Washington and Winnipeg. The ,
caviest recorded was at New Orleans | I
where the precipitation was 80 OF an
nch. II