But, apropos of hot weather, it must have been fearful indeed in Kansas. A letter from Manhattan, in that Territory, — how fortunate for us that it was not our Manhattan, — states, under date of July 19:
“The thermometer day after day stood at 113°, and one day for a few hours it rose to 125° on the north side of the house, in the shade, yet there was but one case of sun-stroke, and that was not fatal. There is always a wind in this country, which makes it bearable.”
It is good to know that the weather at 125°, at any place, is bearable. Even at a much higher degree, it may be bearable. There is comfort for sinners in the thought. The Cincinnati Press of Tuesday says:
The Hot Weather. – REPORTS OF IT AT HOME AND ABROAD. – NYTimes.com
h/t to Jody
Extreme weather events that were signals of global warming at the end of the Little Ice Age?
If thermometer is accurate, that would be hotter than anything in the 1930’s. Any other supporting evidence of such extreme heat?