The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-19
REAL HEAT is
ON Way, Says
WEATHER man
Nest Torrid Time of Day
in June About 3:45,
Says Observer.
1928 BELOW NORMAL
Rainfall for Year Is Not
Above Average, Despite
Calamity Walls.

It's time to prepare to get hot,
according to Weatherman J. H.
Armington-hot under the collar
and generally hot.
Contrary to popular opinion, noon
isn't the hottest time of the day.
With most of indianapolis timing
its movements on daylight saving
it will be nearly evening when Mr.,
Mrs. and Miss Indianapolis will be
entitled to feel the heat" the most
this summer.
According to the weather bureau,
which Arlington heads, the hottest
time of the day during June usually
is 3:45 daylight saving time.
4:3O Peak in July
And in July the mercury will
reach its maximum poin5 at 4:30
p. NJ, according to past perform
ances.
The average high daily temper
allure for June is 81 degrees. In
July the mercury usually reaches a
high mark of IS in the afternoon. In
August, when the high mark is
reached usually about 4:30 daylight
time. SO is the average peak
SO far this year indianapolis has
not experienced any really hot
weather. On only one day Gid the
temperature reach the usual daily
mark, June u, when Sc degrees
we're registered.
Average Below Normal
The average so far this month
has been six degrees below normal,
according to Arlington.
But higher temperatures are
bound to come, Arlington says.
Last summer the high point of the
season was 95 degrees on July %
and again on Sept. IA.
The hottest mark indianapolis
ever has been, since the weather
was established in 1872, was LOG
degrees on July /, 1901.
The citys hot waves, according
to Arlington. usually last three TO
four days
A high pressure area develops in
the southeast and along the South
Atlantic and a low pressure area in
the Northwest and upper MISSISSIPPI
pi Valley. The low pressure area
draws the warm winds from the low
pressure area in the South across
the State and it gets hot here.
Watch Reports
There is no way to tell when such
wave is coming. except to watch the
weather reports, according to Arm
ington.
Your corns or chickens won't give
you any reliable advance informa-
ton
While the complaint is heard on
every hand, 1T has rained most
every day this spring" weather
bureau records show that rainfall
since the first of the year has been
below normal.
Rainfall since June has
amounted to SGT inches, and since
Jan. l it has been 1859 inches, 80
inch below normal From Jan.
to June l last year the rainfall
amounted to 2261 inches; in 1926.
1903 inches, and in 1925, only 1872
inches.
Keeps Lawns Fresh
While rainfall has not been ex-
cessive, it has been so scattered
over June days that the rain god,
and not the Indianapolis Water
Company, has been keeping lawns
fresh.
This is shown by graphs at the
water companys Office. The heaviest
demand the pumps have been
called upon to fill came June Is.
when the maximum production
reached a rate of 49.5 million gall
Ions.
An extreme example of the de-
mand occasioned by a protracted
drouth is found on the chart for
June 5, 1925, when production
reached the rate of 1O8 million gall
Ions day, the highest ever record
ed by the local company.