Show Old Sol Really Meant Business When He Turned Record-Breaking Record Heat on S. S L. L This Year Records for hot days fell Cell like old marks at a II track meet Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day as attaches at the U. U U U. S S. w weather ather ath- ath er bureau in Salt Lake City Cily mused over their charts The score Thursday was the day this year with temperature of oC 90 de de- grecs grees or more highest number inthe inthe in inthe the 67 years covered by records Previous high was 58 such da days s 's in m 1933 Thursday was the consecutive consecutive consecutive tive day in August with a temperature tempera tempera- ture of 90 00 or more breaking the theold theold theold old August record of 21 days set in 1937 and equaled in 1939 The time all-time high for Cor consecutive degree 90 days in any anyone one calendar calendar calen calen- dar month is 27 set et in July 1933 so the city can still break this record record record rec rec- ord if Il the heat continues six more days Not only all the days in August have ha reached or bettered 90 but the current consecutive day stretch of ol such temperatures stood Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day at 26 since it began on July 28 That's a record-breaker record also the previous consecutive day stretch being 25 days between July 8 and August 1 in 1933 The city was nearing a record too loo in consecutive da days s 's without measurable rainfall Only a trace fell Cell in Wednesday ni nights night's ht's brief shower so Thursday stood as the day The record is 43 43 set in 1904 1904 1901 |