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which moved eastward on the 7th. Similar depressions also 
prevailed over the eastern slope from the 9th to the 14th. 
The pressure was about 30 inches along the Pacific coast, 
with cloudy and showery weather during this time, and the 
eastward tendency of the atmosphere from the Pacific across 
the divide toward the low pressure area was well defined. 
Generally cloudless weather prevailed from Texas to Ne¬ 
braska at the time hot winds were reported. 
1890, July, Alton, Kansas. —“ Hot winds occurred on the 26th, 27th, 
28th, 29th, and 30th; crops all burned up in this locality.” A. H. God¬ 
dard, voluntary observer. 
1890, July, Manhattan, Kansas. — “29th, hot winds from the south.” 
Prof. C. M. Breese. 
1890, July,. Downs, Kansas. —“ It has been so hot this month that there 
will be no corn harvested in this county this fall.” J. B. Handy, volun¬ 
tary observer. 
This period of hot winds accompanied an area of low 
pressure which appeared to the northwest of Montana on 
the afternoon of July 23 and moved slowly eastward, reach¬ 
ing North Dakota on the 26th and extending southward 
over the central slope, where it remained nearly stationary 
until the 30th, after which it moved off rapidly to the north¬ 
east. During this time an area of high pressure was central 
in the Pacific off the coast of Oregon and Washington, and. 
the general tendency of the atmosphere was from the Pacific 
across the divide toward the low pressure area. The weather 
to the west of the divide w T as generally cloudy, with some 
rain. Cloudless weather prevailed during the greater part 
of the time over the central and southeastern slopes. 
1890, August 1 to 2, Alton, Kansas. —“ Hot winds on August 1 continued 
all night.” A. H. Goddard, voluntary observer. 
1890, August 1 to 2, Cunningham, Kansas. —“August 1 and 2, very hot 
and dry, with hot winds.” E. Shaw, voluntary observer. 
1890, August 1 to 2, Manhattan, Kansas. —“August 1 and 2, hot winds.” 
C. M. Breese. 
This period of hot winds accompanied an area of low 
pressure which appeared to the north of Washington on 
