Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 September 1906 — August That Was, But Is Not. [ARTICLE]

August That Was, But Is Not.

Regarding riie mouth of August which has ju-t gut away from us, liosuch unqualified -praise can be given as July received aud deser.v ’ ed as a month of pleasant 'summer ! weather. Lot ruth it was a pretty -swvpfp month tbr the generality of n people. .characterized by several long sttetches ot very hot and very i steamy weather, and one of which J lasted almost without a break for tea days, during which all 'of humanity at least right around this iin mediate region, was iu oue constant swelter of sticky sweat. During these ten days the temperature was above 80 every day, 90 or above six days, and never below 65 day or night. During these ten days there were very nearly three inches of rain, and not a; day classed as clear during the period. During the whole month the temperature was 90 or above on 11 different days, and only two such days on August of last year. There was 5.80 inches of rain this August, and three last year; it came on 11 different days, and the most any one day was 1.72 inches s There were 10 clear days in the month, 19 partly clear and two “cloudy. The hottest weather was 92 on the 4th and the coolest 46 on the 28th. On at least three different days the temperature averaged 80 degrees during the entire 24 hours. So much intense heat, with the large and well distributed rain fall had a wonderful effect on vegetation and corn made extra ordinary progress, aud grass grew like to the Abounding days of early June. Of course these figures as to rain aud clouds only apply to Rensselaer and its immediate vicinity, and many parts even ©f Jasper county got comparatively little rain during the month. *