Evening star., 1934-09-09
Heat Records Broken

A NATIONAL survey Of July temperatures
carried on by J. B. Kincer Of the Weather
Bureau indicates all time heat records In many
sections. Particularly affected were the Middle
West and the Southwest.
The Weather Bureau, which has been IN
operation for so years, reports that during that
period never before has heat been so intense
for so long period over so widespread an area.
The nearest approach was in July, 1901.
The highest temperatures recorded for July
this year in the Middle West and Southwest
closely paraneled. and in many places topped
the July, 1901. record in the same area. This
year the highest ranged from 104 degrees. or 13
degrees above normal, at Oklahoma City, Okla,
TO 10s degrees. or "a degrees above normal at
Des Moines, Iowa. At Columbia, Mo-, the maxi
mum of 112 degrees was "a degrees above normal
and at North Platte, Nebr. the maximum Of
l08 degrees was a degrees above normal In
July, 1901, they ran from 102 degrees or II de-
grees above normal, at Oklahoma City, to 109
degrees, or 2s degrees above normal at Des
Moines.
The number Of successive days when the thef-
mometer registered 100 degrees or over put
July, 1884, in q class by itself In the records OF
the Weather Bureau, Mr.. Kincer says Des
Moines reported Il days with 100 degrees or
higher temperatures; Of these days were
successive. In 1910 there were the same num-
ber Of high-temperature days at Des Moiness
but only were In succession. Columbia, Mo-,
had Il such days, with 16 in succession, In July,
1884, and 18 with In succession, in July. 1901.
North Platte, Nebr., had 16. with Is In success
sion in 1884, against 2. with in succession, IN
1901. concordia. Kans.. had 2s, with 10 In
succession, in July. 1884, and 10, with 10 m
succession, in July, 1901. Oklahoma City, Okla.s
had 20, with 10 in succession, In July. 1884, and
4. with 2 in succession, in 1901. Fort Smith.
Ark, had "a, with II in succession, IN 1884. and
13. with in succession. in 1901.
The average maximum temperatures for the
two successive hottest weeks In both years
heat waves were uniformly higher In 1884 than
in 1901. At Des Moines these average max1ma
for the two weeks were 102 degrees In 1884
and 1o1 degrees In 1901; at Columbia, 106 de-
grees In 1884 and 102 degrees in 1901; at North
Platte, 103 degrees in 1884 and 90 degrees In
101 degrees in 1901: at Oklahoma City. 102
degrees both years; at Fort Smith. 104 degrees
in 1894 and 1o1 degrees In 1901.
The 1901 heat wave broke permanently about
July 26. The 1884 heat wave broke, tempo
rarily at least. about the same time in the MONTH
except in the more Southwestern sections, 60.
pecially In the Southern Plains, where It con.
tinued.
The exceptionally high temperatures Of July
were preceded this year by very high tempera-
lures in June in the Middle West and South
west. which was not the case In 1901. For exs
ample, at Des Moines, Iowa. the July, 1901, mean
temperature Of 8.4 degrees above normal followed
o mean June temperature Of only 2.6 degrees
above normal This year, however, at the same
point the mean June temperature was 60 de-
grees above normal and the July mean about
degrees above normal. At Columbia, No.
another high temperature center in both years
the mean June temperature of is degrees above
normal rose to 96 degrees above normal In July
In 1901. This year the June temperature as
Columbia was 76 degrees above normal and tha
July temperature nearly IL degrees abova
normal t.r..s-t..