Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 August 1916 — Two Very Hot Months. [ARTICLE]

Two Very Hot Months.

The months of July and August to date were about the hottest months ever experienced in this section of the state, as shown by the government thermometer at St. Joseph college. In July the mercury registered above 90 every day except two, and on 14 of the 31 days it registered from 100 to 109.

The first eight days of August and the past week 'were also extremely warm, 1 ’ the thermometer touching 100 or better from the 3d to Bth inclusive, and the 13th to 21st inclusive. Following is the maximum and minimum temperature each day from July 1 to August 21, inclusive, except August 9, when a new thermo’meter was being installed, as shown by the records at St. Joseph: JULY Max. Min. Max. Min. 1— 94. . . .64 16—1 01....71 2 96....65 17 —102....67 3 86. .. .55 18— 99... .69 4 90....56 19— 99....72 5 92. ...60 20— 99. ...70 6 94....68 21— 98....67 7 98. . . .58 22 99. . . .56 8— 99....58 23—101....63 9 95....57 24 —105....62 10— 88....68 25—101....68 11— 100....61 26—103....67 12— 100....70 27—109....71 13— >,99....68 28—106....90 14— 99....67 29—107....91 15— 101....68 30—107....90 31—107....83 AUGUST Max. Min. Max. Min. 1— 94. . . .76 11— 87....68 2 99 72 12— 89. . . .62 3 105. . . .77 13— 80. . . .61 4 . . .75 14— 81 ... .47 5 100....71 15— 80....61 6 105....71 16— 89....65 7 . . .73 17— 95. . . .61 8— 101....72 18—100....73 9 19—101 78 10— 92. . . .67 20—102. . . .70 21—101.... 69