The Washington times., 1915-09-13
Cheer Up! This Is Not
The Hottest September
Weather Bureau Records Show That in 1881 the
Ninth Month 0ut-Sweltered This Year by Some
Degrees, Hitting tn High Mark at 1O4.

Though your brow may be moist and
fevered. and your clothes and backbone
| limp-cheer up! This Is not the hottest
September on record. not by ever SO
| much
What's more, the Weather Bureau can
prove 1t. You do not have to listen to
the vaporings of the "Oldest 1nhab."
with memories grown large, as they
grew mellow. The Weather Bureau fig
ures are not like forecasts OF cooler
weather, even though Uncle Joe did tilt
his cigar nearer skyward once and re-
marked that there were a lot Of liars
| who were fggerers.
The feeords show in figures that ar are
this September, the second of the big
war, Is not even close to being the
hottest September on record. In fact. 1t
1t. In the entry list OF thirty-three
years 1t is we'll back among the also
rams.
Hottest In 1881.
September. 1881. is the title holder.
both on the single lap and for the
stretch Of twelve days. September 7.
1881. the official thermometer registered
104 degrees. the one-day September rec
ord for all time. and the mean maxi
days Of this September. 9l25 degrees,
as compared with e paltry "a. in mean
temperature for the first twelve days Of
the present month.
'Tis true that tho present September
Is hotter than the average. In fact. six
degrees hotter on the average
The mean maximum temperature for
all Sectembers on record, thirty three
OF them In all. IL but IS degrees. as COM
pared with the mean for this month
Of "a.
The present September is running
strong. however. nearing the half post.
and II she finishes with a further mer-
curial two ways) spurt the high marks
pace will be held for a time, at least. is
indicated by the forecast. OF fair skies
and no material change In temperature.
There Is no indication Of a temperature
change for at least thirty-six hours. and
cold wave Is not lost to Washington
forever.
Met Old South Wind.
1t was headed this way Saturday,
all right. but the sly old south wind
met 1t at the Pennsylvania-M Maryland
line. and turned 1t off eastward, leav-
Ing Washington warm. quite warm,
but without compromising records, to
inflict upon our friends for daily con
versation.
Warm weather continues through
out the Southern States east Of the
Rocky Mountains. and in the Ohio
and Middle Mississippi valleys and
the southern portion Of the region Of
the great lakes.
The weather has become cooler In
the north Atlantic States. and low
temperatures are general over the |
northern plains States and the Rocky !
mountain and plateau regions. with |
freezing temperatures in western |
Canada. Montana, North Dakota, |
Wyoming. and Nevada.
With respect to other Washington |
records. the present September Is rum !!
ming first In a field Of three, for the |
past three years. A year ago the |
temperature for this period OF Sep
tcmber was below normal. while that |
for the year before was but slightly |
a bove.
Rainfall Was Less.
Rainfall was less than half the nor
NAL for the period including the first
twelve days this month. The previous
years show an average
rainfall In the first twelve days Of Sep
tember to be L36 inches. while this !