The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-07-12
Hourly Temperatures

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Dese1 ed by its fluffy, powder-puffy'
fog am forgotten by the prevailing
breeze rom the ocean, which keeps
linen dry generally when the sky is
clear, san Francisco took off its coat
and collar yesterday and tried to find
few Toins of comfort on the shady
side of he street.
Yesterday was the hottest day of the
year.
The government thermometer on the
roof of the Merchants exchange regis
tered 80 degrees at 4 o'clock in the
afternoon
The previous high temperature mark
for the year was S5 degrees April "a.
There were some hotter days last
year, but there has Dot been q hotter
July day since 1aosxz
TODAY PROBABLY As HOT
Indications are today will be as hot.
Professor McAdie said he didn't be-
lieve he could knock the fog loose from
the hands of the practical joker who
waylaid it. out at sea. and there isn't
a regular breeze in sight.
Down where the asphalt was sticky,
100 feet below the spot where the gov
ernment mercury was boiling, the COM
mon or drugstore variety of thermom-
eters were sputtering at 100 and 102
degrees.
The man in the trench was sure it
was 140 degrees fahrenheit and the
soda jerker averred 1t was just warm
enough for good business.
At o'clock the mercury fell rapidly
BY o'clock people were wondering
they ever thought it hot.
Not one heat prostration was re-
ported.
COMPARISONS DRAWN
The travelling man from Chicago said
he wished the folks back in Michigan
avenue could see what San Francisco
called hot weather.
ALI California enjoyed a hot bath.
The middle west and east experienced
the same high temperatures In many
cities. but they called it normal" tenn
perature.
No one put his parlor rugs over the
geraniums in the window boxes last
night to keep the plants from being
frosted, but there is reward offered
for the person who slept in San Fran
cisco and the cities about the bay with
out his usual three ply covers.
Sunstr0ke in Oakland
Especial Dispatch to Tho Can)
OAKLAND, July 11.--Charles Harris,
an iron worker, suffered sunstroke at
noon today. He was removed to the
emergency hospital for treatment
New Record in Santa Rosa
Especial Dispatch to The CaI)
SANTA ROSA July 11.--All records
for warm weather were broken here
today when the government thermome-
ter registered 112 degrees. while street
thermometers ran up to lie and higher
The highest previous temperature
since a weather observatory was es-
tablished here by the government and
the railroad company more than 20
years ago, was 100 degrees on July Z,
1905.
Vallejo Thermometers 100
VALLEJO, July 1.-THE thermome-
ter in the Vallejo Commercial bank
registered 104 degrees and other ther-
mometers about town log degrees in
the shade 1t is pronounced the hot
test day Of the year.
Grass Valley 1O1 to los
GRASS VALLEY. July 1.-THE
Grass valley foothill region sweltered
today under temperatures ranging from
1o1 to los. Tonight breeze brought
slight relief
Stockton's Hottest in Years
STOCKTON, July 1.-THE hottest day
in years was registered by thermom
eters here today. At 3 o'clock this
afternoon the Stockton state hospital
thermometer registered 102 degrees.
readings in local business houses
ranged from 100 to LOG degrees.
Scorcher in San Jose
SAN JOSE, July To-day was a
record breaker In weather in this val
lev. the official thermometer reaching
103.a in this city at 2:30 p. m The oh
server pronounced 1t the hottest day in
20 years.
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