Evening star., 1953-09-01
Rain MayCoo|
City on Friday;
1907 Due Today
Tomorrow Also Hot;
61-Yeur Mark Set
In Fredericksburq

Another 100-degree scorcher
was in store for Washington to-
day with no relief in sight until
Friday or Saturday.
The prospect was that thou
sands of Government workers
would have to be let out early
again today. almost all of them
from the old temporary" build
ings which become hot boxes
when temperatures hit the COS.
The rising mercury followed
much the same pattern today as
yesterday with another 100
degree maximum expected
around 4 o'clock. The same
weather is in prospect for to-
morrow.
More than 10000 Federal en-
ployec were released from work
by noon and early afternoon
yesterday from the "Tempos."
1O4 Degrees Indoors.
Indoor temperatures were re-
ported as high as 104. Since
World War I, the f1imsy nature
Of the unsightly old structures
has subjected occupants to ex-
tremes of heat and cold.
Their continued use has cost
the taxpayers millions of dollars
in lost time, Federal personnel
officials say.
The unrelenting heat extended
from the Rocky Mountains to
the Atlantic Coast, with almost
no exceptions, even locally.
Cities and farm sections alike
were experiencing record break
ing temperatures after weeks Of
dry weather.
The long-range forecast says
the present hot weather will con-
tinue through Friday. There is
some chance of showers by Fri
day or Saturday. with lower
temperatures in prospect.
Is Points Above Normal.
The immediate forecast calls
for continued sunny, hot and dry
weather today and tomorrow.
The 100-degree, maximum is 18
points above the normal high of
80 for this season.
Virginia and Maryland were
suffering some of the hottest
weather in the Nation. A maxi
mum of LOT degrees was recorded
at Hagerstown, only 68 miles
from Washington, while Fred
ericksburg SWeltered in a 106-
degree temperature. In Freder-
ickeSburg it was the hottest day
in 81 years.
Except for mountainous por-
tions, the two States are faced
with 100-degree temperatures
again today. the forecaster said.
The crop and pasture situa-
tion steadily disintegrated and
there was increasing danger Of
forest fires, State officials warned.
The all-time high for Sep
tember l in Washington will be
smashed today if the mercury
goes over SO degrees.
The maximum was established
in 1880 and again in 1882.
Yesterdays 100 was equalled
only once before, on August 81,
1882.
IA at 7:15 am.
The lowest temperature in the
last "a hours was recorded this
morning at 7:15 o'clock, when
the mercury got down to "A
before starting upward again.
The humidity was relatively
high.
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degrees daily during the final
week of August, and the last four
days saw the mercury go above
95. The last rain to fall here
was on August II.
During 1882, the Weather Bu-
reau said, August went out with
a similar week of scorching, dry
weather. If present conditions
continue, however, all previous
records for this period may fall.
National Capital Parks en-
ployes continued their efforts to-
day to save the city's whiting
shade trees from the continued
drought. They were watering
the most seriously affected trees
on the main thoroughfares.
Waterd Consumption Increases.
Abnormally high water con-
sumptions were reported from
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