Evening star., 1949-07-29
Re|iefFromHeat
Seen by Sunday;
96 Again Today
Showers Predicted
Lote Tomorrow With
Drop in Temperature

A break in solid week of tenn.
peratures ranging up to 96 de-
grees was in sight for the week
end. but Washingtonians will
swelter again today in heat ex-
pected to reach another 96-degree
maximum this afternoon.
The temperature had risen to
SO early in the afternoon, one
point above the maximum for the
same time yesterday. Around noon
900 employees Of the General Ac-
counting Office and 400 employees
of branch of the Federal Hous-
ing Agency we're dismissed. 1t was
expected that up to 10000 others
would get off early today.
Meanwhile Baltimore expert
enced its most prolonged hot spell
in 48 years after II straight days
of temperatures above 80. The
city counted its third death from
lIIc llCdU COooS'
The forecaster believes thunder
showers expected tomorrow may
be sufficient to have cooling ef-
feet. They may bring the first
break in the weather. tapering the
heat off somewhat and making
things little more comfortable"
he said.
! Cold Front Moving This Way.
A cold front" is moving slowly
in this direction from the North
west, the forecaster said, and there
are indications it's influence will
break the hot, humid spell by Sum-
day. Il think I can safely say
that by Sunday we will have
pleasanter weather, not so hot and
humid" the. forecaster added.
Eleven persons suffering from
heart and other ailments died here
yesterday and early today under
conditions aggravated by the heat.
according to Deputy Coroner
Christopher j. Murphy. Only one
death, however, has been directly
attributed to the heat since July
temperatures starting running 4
degrees above normal early this
month.
A score of persons were over
come here yesterday afternoon
while blazing sun sent the mer-
curry up to So and Federal and
District Government dismissed
some 10000 employees. The home
ward movement began as early as
10 m, when the heat touched 95
in some smaller departments, and
reached a peak by mid-afternoon.
i Respite Will Be Brief.
The respite expected Sunday
and Monday will be all too brief,
according to the five-day forecast
issued this morning. Much the
same hot. humid conditions now
prevailing probably will return
Tuesday and Wednesday.
The current month bids fair to
be the hottest Washington has
experienced in n years, and may
break all records for heat back to
the time the Weather Bureau
started keeping statistics in 1871.
The first % days of July are
averaging 4 degrees above normal,
equaling the 808 degree average
set in 1884. Two more relatively
hot days will raise this average,
the forecaster said.
The all-time average high of
81.1 set in 1872 was only three
tenths of q degree above the cur.
rent level.
Night Equals Hottest.
For the second straight night.
Washington experienced the high
est temperatures recorded here in
the last 10 years. The lowest it
got last night and the night
before was 80 degrees. although
tonight's minimum should be
around 78 degrees. The forecast
for tomorrow is continued hot
with showers likely in the after
noon.
Meanwhile, the biggest crowds
in the last 20 years are sleeping in
District parks. Park police re-
ported today that automobiles
were lined bumper to bumper
(See WEATHER, Page A-40