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Show METEOROLOGICAL. On Friday last the heat was very oppressive. The Leader thermometer indicating 102 [degree sign] at 1:10 p. m. Our thermometer is suspended in the shade, among the branches of a tree, over a running stream, and is a fair test. On Saturday last it was still hotter, the thermometer reaching 103 [degree sign] at about ? o'clock in the afternoon. Saturday evening a hot wind storm blew up which made the dust fly in clouds. On Sunday evening a dust storm rolled up from the north over this city, and was followed by rain. We also had rain on Tuesday and Wednesday, which made the air clear but none too cool. |