People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 June 1893 — A HOT WAVE. [ARTICLE]

A HOT WAVE.

Hundred Degrees Above- Zero in Dakota and Minnesota. Minneapolis,. Minn., June 13.—Monday was the hottest day of the seasonin the northwest. In this city the mercury registered 92 at 3 p>. m. Milbank, Si. D., Jun* 13.—Hot, dry winds have prevailed fior several days. There has been no rain since April 26. The. thermometer showed 100 in theshade Monday. Wheat is turning yellow in spots*. Rain is needed badly; Jamestown, N. 111, June 13.—The, thermometer stood at 96 Sunday and 98 Monday. The wind blew from thesouth to tlhe injury of crops, as in theopen field; the mere-ary has ranged well above 1001 While there is moisture in the ground for some time to come, rain is needed to dampen the surface.