Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-21
UNCLE SAM SAYS
HAWAHLEADING
SUMMER RESORT
Figures From Official Reports
Show Hawaii Temperature
Less Than Mainland

Hawaii Summer and Winter" is a
! slogan that may be used throughout
the world with no chance for a denial
! Promotionists may shout from the
housetops that there is no better sum,
mer climate in America than right
here in the great summer playground
Of the United States. Hawaii has in
/ the past been placing the winter fea-
lures and the Carnival before the pub,
lie. Now independence Day or the
hottest day in August may be fea.
! tured. Il. .....:.. -
Mainland people as a rule have new
| er thought of Hawaii as the real
summer resort. They have heard the
stories OF the life in the tropics among
the lazy ATTITUDES, and many natural
ly have thought that the heat in Ha-
wall was such rs to bar tourists from
coming here. Hawaii can not only
say that the climate is milder here
in July and August than in any other
section of the country, but can prove
| it.
Uncle sam Knows
Going on this theory, if the Their
mometer registers so much in a Ger.
tain locality then you have got to be,
| lieve that the weather is such as the
thermometer records, whethe, you
want to or not Uncle Sam knows.
He is spending thousands OF dollars
each year to make tests OF the de-
grees of temperature, and it is not
the people of Hawaii who say that
the Paradise of the Pacific has mild.
er climate than any other section OF
the United States, but it is Uncle Sam,
who has the figures to prove 1t to any
Doubling Thomas @..-..s......
A. NJ. Hamrick, in charge of the To-
cal weather bureau, has compiled a
list OF figures which should prove val,
liable to the promotionists of the ter
ritory. As the representative of
Uncle Gam, he shows in black and
white that of the eight districts on the
mainland all have had higher tempera-
lures in July ard August than Hawaii
showed ....s... : s+,.rs IL r. -:
In district No. l, which extends
along the Atlantic seaboard, taking in
Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Bal
timore, Washington and Charleston,
the highest temperature reached In
July was So and in August 9S. The
highest tempe aturs in Hawaii in
July was so AMI in August an even go.
The average for district No. / was
91.2 and 93.2, which includes the high
est average temperature for the two
months. Hawaii averaged 891 and
S8.8. III 49, I
District No Z, whichFihciudes the
gulf states. taking in the cities Of At
lanta, New Orleans, Vicksburg and
Galveston, has a high temperature OF
100 and 1G2 for July and August, and
the average high temperature is 81
each FOR the two months, which is
much higher than Hawaii r.
Al temperature Of 100 as the highest
is reached in district No. 8, which in
cludes Columbus. Cincinnati, Louis
vile, Nashville and Memphis, and
here the average is much higher than
that of Hawaii. T.. ....-..... !.
In district No. 4. which is in the
heart o. the Great Lake region, where
thousands of tourists flock every year,
ii is found that even this section is
warmer in July and August than In
Hawaii. In this district the highest
temperature reached in July was 102
and in August SO, which Is 10 and
degrees higher than the highest mark
In Hawaii The advantage here on
the average is As and 2.8. This dis
trict includes such noted summer re-
sorts as Sanlte Ste Marie, Marquette,
Mackinac Island, Petoskey, Alpena,
Traverse City, Grand Haven, Detroit,
Milwaukee, Duluth, Chicago and 70.
ledo. -. .s,..s..
In other districts throughout the
mainland Hawaii has big advantage.
District 5. along the Mississippi from
st. Paul to st. Louis, reached 104 and
102. District 6, which includes Bis
marck, Omaha and Kansas City,
reaches 104 and I02, with an average
of several points higher than Homo
lulu. District Z, which comprises the
Rocky Mountain section including
many of the noted mountain resorts,
such as Helena, Butte, Denver, Salt
Lake City, Santa Fe and other cities
such as Ell Paso, Boise and Cheyenne,
reached ia and 10, and the average
temperature in the hottest sections
was Is points higher than Oahu. "
The strip along the Pacific coast
is also found to be much warmer than
this section. From Seattle, Tacoma,
Portland, south to San Francisco and
Los Angeles, the highest temperature
reached was 104 and 1913. The aver
age is about eight degrees higher than
Oahu. .-- :
These figures, which are taken from
the reports of the weather bureau,