Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-03
HEAT RECORD
is ALMOST
SHATTERED
Temperature Reaches 104
Point, Highest in His
tory.
MAY BE COOLER SOON
Crops Suffering and Unless Rain
Comes Damage VIII Be
Tremendous.
OFFICIAL READINGS
FOR TODAY


500 a. m. ..--'...--......-... %
300 n M. DO
1000 q. M. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 81
H roo a. 9S
I2r0O M 1Oo
.1fOO p, M. 1OI
200 p. No.. 100000. go. -1O2
300 p. M lob
3;Io p m-- .1o4
$3.50 p. m.- NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 100
With the exception Of a single day
July -, 1901, when after a seVen-day
run Of extreme heat, during which the
temperature never went below 100, the
thermometer climbed to the 1o6 mark
this has boon the hottest day in the
history Of this locality. The maximum
Temperature for the day at 3:15 this
afternoon was 1o4, point attained af-
ter steday advance from $50 this
morning.
The government observation bureau
was established at Davenport in 1871,
cd today and July "a, just 10 years
30, are the hottest recorded In that
me.
- Inc official representations show,
.. c chances favor. cooler weather to-
,t.h-.
TOUGH NIGHT.
y here did you sleep last night. -
80 80, aud what are -ou going to 60
{. .-Et2
--f is tn burning question of the
e. ijh Nest Cf us. Last night wd1
tn w.-L 1ntCrtable experienced IN
80 .. "a in many a neon. Thee
"- little air stirring and what there
was warm. Those who were 81
ortunate as TO have access to ham
Knocks generally went outside end
fought it out with the mosquitoes.
Those who had no hammocks lay II
the grass, on the porch or on the floor
even in the cellar. Any place aud
anything to keep cool.
1t was 80 yesterday afternoon, equal
10 the seasons record 1t will be hard
to convince many that it was mucn
cooler any time during the night.
FARMER HEAVY LOSER.
Speedy relief must come or farmers
in this vicinity viii have one of the
worst years in the history Of agricUI-
ture in Rock Island JUnty. The heat
and drouth are begun ing TO affect the
corn. which up to ne rs given pros
poets of being the sgest crop in
years. In the more al 1ced fields the
plants are beginning TO tasseI The
leaves are whiting badly and in a short
time. If the present drouth continues,
the stalks will begin to burn" or die
at the roots. Then nothing can save
the crop. 1t matters little whether the
land is high or low. The bottom
ground is being affected rather mora
than blum or prairie land that has been
well cultivated.
Already the oats. which are a
light stand, are seriously affected.
Under ordinary circumstances oafs
should be ripening in a week or Ten
days. II is most necessary now 10
have sufficient moisture so the grain
can fill out But the plants in many
places are dying-turning white IN
stead of yellow. This means that IN
a few days more there VIII be prac-
tically no oats.
The little hay there is. where it has
not been cut, is drying up in the fields.
Pastures are burnt out" Few creeks
have any water in them and the prob
lem of getting a supply for live stock
Gus for the farmer.
HOT JUNE.
There were Is days in June that the
temperature stood above 80. On thTe u
days, on the 9th 10th and 27th. the
highest temperature was 9S, which -
hotter in each instance than any June
weather since the local weather station
was established 40 years ago. Last
month was the hottest June since
1873. The hgures compiled by Observ-
er Sherier show an average tempera
ture OF &c degrees. or 61 degrees
above normal for the month. The low
est point reached by the thermometer
last month was 80 on the 2Sth. The
greatest daily range was IS on the b.,
and the least was on the nth. THIS
gives an accumulated excess in ten
peTature since January l of 769, or an
average Of AZ daily.
Precipitation was about half what II
should have been. the total being ooIy
two inches, while the normal rainfall
lie All inches. About half OF this fell
on the End. There is q deficiency in
precipitation since Jan. of 205 inches.
There were II clear days. seven
partly cloudy and six cloudy.
May and June together furnished tie
hottest sample OF weather for these
months ever known here. May was
the warmest since 1896 and equate1
the ton mark II SET a maximum OF