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1889, July, Gibson, Kansas. — c< Hot winds on the 26th and 27th (on the 
27th they came from the north), the heat coming in puffs and rolls.” 
Chas. M. Bell, voluntary observer. 
1889, July, Tribune, Kansas. —“The hot winds of the 22d, 26th, and 
'27th burned the corn.” S. B. Jackson, voluntary observer. 
1889, July, Shocky, Kansas. —“The hottest wind of the season prevailed 
from 9 a. m. to late in the evening of the 27th. The peculiarity of this 
wind was that it was from the north, and was so hot that it heated all 
metals and solid substances so as to make them uncomfortably hot to the 
touch.” T. R. Hornady, voluntary observer. 
1889, July, Kansas, Morton County. —“Hot winds from the north and 
northeast were reported as prevailing each day from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. 
Vegetation wdlted, but not so badly as in the case of hot winds from the 
south. The hot winds were not steady, but came in frequently recurring 
waves; do not remember to have ever experienced hot winds from the 
north, and certainly not so notably warm as on this occasion.”* 
1889, July, Kansas, Greeley County. — “ Hot wind from the north each day 
from 10 a. m. until 5 p. m.”* 
1889, July , Indian Territory, Fort Supply —“ Hot winds on the 26th from 
8 a. m. until 6 p. m. Direction south until 4 p. m., then changed to 
north. Vegetation already about all dried up, so not much affected. Max¬ 
imum temperature, 111 0 ; temperature reached maximum about 2 p. m. 
and remained above 100° until 5 p. m.”* 
1889, July, Indian Territory, Fort Sill. —“ Hot winds from 10 a. m. until 
9 p. m. of the 27th—direction south. The south wind blew with increas¬ 
ing force and rising temperature. Leaves of plants dropped. At 4 p. m. 
(sun time) calmed down suddenly and a strong north wind set in with 
thunder and lightning. Temperature fell in twenty minutes from 104° to 
84°. Force of wind 6 to 8 on a scale of 10, and duration two hours. North 
wind wore gradually to west, with increase of temperature to 96°. At 6:30 
p. m. wind turned to southwest, decreasing in force; temperature at 9 
p. m., 90°. Wind suffocating to man and beast.”* 
1889, July, Indian Territory, Anadarka. —“ Hot w r inds from 9:45 to 10:05 
p. m. (railroad time) on the 27th. Direction, northwest; temperature, 
106.”* 
1889, July, Northwestern Texas. —“ Several counties in the panhandle suf¬ 
fered from hot winds on the 26th, 27th, and 28th.” I. M. Cline. 
This period of hot winds accompanied an area of low 
pressure which appeared to the north of Montana on the 
morning of the 23d, moved eastward and extended south¬ 
ward over the eastern slope, covering that territory during 
the 25th, 26th, and 27th, after which it moved rapidly to 
* G. E. Curtis, op. cit., p. 172. 
