Arizona republican., 1918-06-21

tains. Temperatures of 130 have been recorded there during the past ten years. Agra and Lahore simmer at 12O and 122; Jacobabad has a summer temperature on frequent occasions of | 121, while at Sialkot and Dera the ther- mometer easily goes up to 122 and PA At Ismail Khan it frequently shows a high score of 125.
 British Malaysia is one of the really | hot spots of the earth. Populated by many Englishmen who frequently re- turn home for visits, the temperature is made matter of record. Britishers swear that it is nothing unusual for the thermometer to register 130 or even more for months during the summer.
 As to the United States. the highest known record of temperature was re- corded on July 10, 1913, at Greenland Ranch in Death Valley, California, when the thermometer went up to 134. That would seem to equal the highest of any spot in the world. For that matter, this is said to be the worlds record.
 The highest temperature ever re- corded in Arizona was reported from Fort Moha1e and Parker on the same day, July ', 1905, when it made a rec ord of 127. The highest temperature ever recorded in Phoenix was IT on July 8, 1907. On that same day it was 119 at Mesa. 119 at Tempe and 120 at Granite Reef.
 Southern California can produce some of the highest temperature rec Ords in the world on casions. For instance, at Mammoth Tank on August IT, 1885, the thermometer went up to 130 degrees above zero
 In occasional summers extensive portions of the United States are sub ject to excessive and dangerous tenn peratures, and which are prolonged for days. In July, 1876, there were con- tinued high temperatures during the greater portion of the month through
 out the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, the heat in many places becoming so intense as to pro duce fatal results, something almost
 unknown in Arizona. It also caused suspension of business and augmented
 the death rate of some of the largest cities. People died by the score in
 New York, Baltimore and Washington,
 while all who could get away rushed
 to the coast for relief. The infant nor
 tality was great. This was considered
 one of the worst heated terms in his tory.
 In July. 1878. there was another
 heated term of almost equal intensity
 From Missouri and Iowa eastward to
 the Atlantic coast, there was burning
 path of death During this period, the
 heat was so intense that business was
 suspended and in ten days. nearly 50C , fatalities occurred all due to the heat One hundred and siXty-three perished ,, in St. Louis alone and probably many htrp ha iif east as a result of this heated term.
 From September F to 15, 1882. a
 succession of very hot winds were ex-
 perienced over Kansas and Missouri ? during which temperatures ranging tC 115 were recorded. Vegetation burned
 up and the air at times was filled witt clouds of suffocating dust.
 : Yuma holds the hot month record ir l 1877 when the daily maximum temper ) ature did not sink any day below 10; | and the mean temperature was 110 . The highest in that month was 11S. A 2 the same time it was 122 at Sprinl | Valley in California.
 The immediate Pacific coast regioI t is noted for it's cool, equable summer 1 temperatures, but in several instances 3 the desert wind of California has ser ], iously affected the immediate coast f The most remarkable case, that o t June r, 1850, was at that time said tc e be the most wonderful visitation 0
 this character in the Pacific coast re D zion for thirty years. At San Fran :. cisco on that date, the thermometer i t said to have registered a rise in tn Q temperature from v to 133, with r burning northwest wind, which fortu
 nately lasted for only few hours. Tn e burning air was filled with dens I,Ia ,i1l, cA1 iy, y tense suffering and drove everyone t |, shelter. The fruit was all destroyed h and although the burning blast taste }. but a few hours. yet animals, such a q calves. rabbits and birds, died from tn d effects.
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