Heat Misses Record, Partial Relief Today; Hazel Offers No Help

Tuesday's temperature of 90 degrees only managed to tie the record set in 1881 for the same day. Yesterday's 89 degrees, even more of a failure, approached no records.

It all started with a high pressure area from Alaska, which centered in New England over the weekend, and another high pressure area from the tropic which attracted a low pressure area in their wakes, according to Dr. Charles F. Brook of the Blue Hills Observatory. This low pressure area is responsible for the extreme heat and humidity which have plagued New England this week.

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Some relief can be expected today, but weather experts are not sure when a return to more seasonal climate will take place. New England meteorologists are satisfied that there have been no torrential rain storms, which this low pressure area has caused to strike in New Mexico.

Dr. Brook said that New England weather has become slightly warmer in the last few years. But when asked if New England weather were particularly erratic, he replied, "I guess you have never been to Chicago."

Hurricane Hazel was too far away for Dr. Brook to determine her chances of reaching this area. Even it Hazel were to come, the necessary heat and humidity to keep her going would probably be lacking; and instead of a third hurricane, New England would have to content itself with nothing more than a strong gale and heavy rain.