Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-14
Washington's Summer
Climate is Defended
no ths Edllor Of The star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
The writer is taking the liberty to
give you my impression as to the hot
weather status of washington. AS 1
have travelled extensively for about so
years throughout this United States.
Summer and Winter, feel that my
opinion should be respected as to the
following reasons why this city is not
any warmer than hundreds Of cities in
this country and really believe that
there are several that are hotter--of
course, depending upon the direction
of the wind. which makes difference
as to how warm IL gets.
Washington is nearly ideally situated
as the Capital of the United States, and
1 give great credit to the Congress when
they selected this city to house the rep
resentative Government OF this country.
Il is far enough from any large body
of water, from an enemy attack, as to a
foreign navy, and being close enough to
the center Of population of the larger
cities, which means it will always be
close to the money center Of the world
New York City.
The heat of this city is not oppres-
sive, only when the humidity is high,
and do not believe it will average the
humidity that Philadelphia, New York
City, Cincinnati, st. Louis and Kansas
City will have Summer after Summer
Not trying to knock any particular city,
1 wish to bring out that this city is
surpassed by several cities. And / will
name several that are famed for their
worldwide resort status. Los Angeles
has q very peculiar climate. II the
weather Is clear and the wind Is from
the ocean, it is perfectly delightful But
suppose you are on the beach, which is
from Is miles to % miles from the city,
and fog comes up: you are there with
out any heavy coat or wrap; you wish
you were near stove. And II the sky
Is cloudy in the morning, as it usually
is. more or less, during the Summer,
this is called high fog. 1t is pretty
cool and you need coat or wrap. But
when you get an east wind, or MO
jave,' as it is called by the natives, you
experience q wind which feels Just like
heat from a furnace, and If there is
a dustStorTn, it makes the worst kind OF
weather any human wants to go through
in a lifetime.
In Miami it Is pretty nice when
the wind is from the ocean, but If the
wind is from the Everglades, If there
are any mosquitoes in the vicinity. you
will surely get your share of them about
that time, and the weather is hot, but
not to compare with several other cities
could mention.
Coming up from the Coast cities, in
the Eastern part of the country, If you
have an inland wind, it is hotter than
any humid day you have in this city
in the Summer Why? Because 1t is
lots damper. The salt air seems to
hold the moisture.
The chief reason why so many of
those visiting our Capital complain of
the heat here is this. At their homes
they are living in detached houses, with
four exposures, so to speak, which makes
all the difference in the world, because
if you get all four winds, you get air
or some kind of a wind. But suppose
you have only a hotel room, court
room, with only one exposure. Don't
you think that it would be lots warmer?
In other words. the people that come
to this city TO visit a short time or to
stop at a hotel or an apartment with
only one or two exposures, will notice
the heat lots more than the ones who
live in larger apartments or in detached
homes.
So that is the biggest reason that the
Capital of Our Country" is called SO
warm. because the ones that do not
live here do not get the same amount
of fresh air as when they are at their
homes
And in conclusion, wish to appeal
to every patriotic American not TO knock
their only loved Washington because
1t is not her fault they call her hot
in Summer; 1t is only the mental con-
dition OF that person, because they are
not as comfortable here as when they
are at home, with all the conVeniences
TO make them feel at home I am,
FELIX A. URY.